MDG_DT_API_S_ENTITY SAP (Enitiy for Design Time API.) Structure details
Description: Enitiy for Design Time API.
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Access table MDG_DT_API_S_ENTITY
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
MDG_DT_API_S_ENTITY is a standard SAP Structure so does not store data like a database table does. It can be used to define the fields of other actual tables or to process "Enitiy for Design Time API." Information within sap ABAP programs.
This is done by declaring abap internal tables, work areas or database tables based on this Structure. These can then be used to store and process the required data appropriately.
i.e. DATA: wa_MDG_DT_API_S_ENTITY TYPE MDG_DT_API_S_ENTITY.
The MDG_DT_API_S_ENTITY table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Enitiy for Design Time API. data available in SAP. These include ENTITY_NAME (Entity Type), USAGE_TYPE (Storage and Use Type), KEY_HANDLING (Type of Key Assignment), VALIDITY_ENTITY (Validity Concept for Entity Type).. See below for full list along with technical details, documentation, text table, check tables, foreign key relationships, conversion routines, relevant tcodes and example ABAP select code etc. .
Delivery Class:Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced
SAP MDG_DT_API_S_ENTITY structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary
| Field | Description | Data Element | Data Type | length (Dec) | Check table | Conversion Routine | Domain Name | MemoryID | SHLP |
| MODEL_NAME | Data Model | USMD_MODEL | CHAR | 2 | Assigned to domain | USMD_MODEL | |||
| ENTITY_NAME | Entity Type | USMD_ENTITY | CHAR | 9 | Assigned to domain | USMD_ENTITY | |||
| USAGE_TYPE | Storage and Use Type | USMD_USAGE_TYPE | CHAR | 1 | USMD_USAGE_TYPE | ||||
| KEY_HANDLING | Type of Key Assignment | USMD_KEY_HANDLING | CHAR | 1 | USMD_KEY_HANDLING | ||||
| VALIDITY_ENTITY | Validity Concept for Entity Type | USMD_VALIDITY_ENTITY_TYPE | CHAR | 1 | USMD_VALIDITY_ENTITY_TYPE | ||||
| ROLLNAME | Data Element (Entity Type) | USMD_ROLLNAME_ENT | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | ROLLNAME | ROL | DD_DTEL | |
| HIERARCHY | Hierarchies | USMD_HRY | CHAR | 1 | USMD_HRY | ||||
| HIERARCHY_VALIDITY | Validity Concept for Hierarchy | USMD_VALIDITY_HRY | CHAR | 1 | USMD_VALIDITY_HRY | ||||
| LANGU_DEP_TEXTS | Language-Dependent Texts | USMD_MULTI_LANGU | CHAR | 1 | USMD_FLG | ||||
| TXTLG_LEN | Long Text: Length | USMD_TXTLG_LEN | NUMC | 2 | USMD_TXTLG_LEN | ||||
| TXTMI_LEN | Medium Text: Length | USMD_TXTMI_LEN | NUMC | 2 | USMD_TXTMI_LEN | ||||
| TXTSH_LEN | Short Text: Length | USMD_TXTSH_LEN | NUMC | 2 | USMD_TXTSH_LEN | ||||
| F_HAS_ATTACHMENT | Attachments (Indicator) | USMD_HAS_ATTACHMENT | CHAR | 1 | USMD_FLG | ||||
| F_HAS_SET | Sets Indicator | USMD_HAS_SET | CHAR | 1 | USMD_FLG | ||||
| USMD_SEARCH_HLP | Search Help | USMD_SEARCH_HLP | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | SHLPNAME | DD_SHLP | ||
| USMD_FLD_TXTSH | Short Text: Source Field | USMD_FLD_TXTSH | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | |||
| USMD_FLD_TXTMI | Medium Text: Source Field | USMD_FLD_TXTMI | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | |||
| USMD_FLD_TXTLG | Long Text: Source Field | USMD_FLD_TXTLG | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | |||
| TMP_KEY_NROBJ | Number Range Object for Temporary Keys | USMD_TMP_KEY_NROBJ | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | NROBJ | |||
| PP_DOMAIN | Active Area | USMD_PP_DOMAIN | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | USMD_PP_DOMAIN | |||
| ENTITY_DELETION | Deletion of Entities | USMD_ENTITY_DELETION | CHAR | 1 | USMD_ENTITY_DELETION | ||||
| USMD_APPL | Application | USMD_APPL | CHAR | 10 | USMD_APPL | ||||
| LONG_TEXT | Description | USMD_MODEL_OBJ_TXT | CHAR | 60 | TEXT60 | ||||
| TAB_SOURCE | ABAP Dictionary Structure/Table | USMD_TAB_SOURCE | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | |||
| FLD_SOURCE | Source Field | USMD_FLD_SOURCE | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | |||
| TAB_XFIELD | ABAP Dictionary Structure for X-Fields | USMD_TAB_XFIELD | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | |||
| GENERATED | Generated Element | USMD_GENERATED | CHAR | 1 | USMD_FLG | ||||
| SAP_DEFAULT | Standard Delivery Status | USMD_SWITCH_DEFAULT | CHAR | 1 | USMD_SWITCH_DEFAULT | ||||
| USER_STATUS | Status | USMD_SWITCH_OVERRIDE | CHAR | 1 | USMD_SWITCH_OVERRIDE |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure MDG_DT_API_S_ENTITY using ABAP code?
As MDG_DT_API_S_ENTITY is a database structure and not a table it does not store any data in the SAP data dictionary. The ABAP SELECT statement is therefore not appropriate and can not be performed on MDG_DT_API_S_ENTITY as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table MDG_DT_API_S_ENTITY
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about MDG_DT_API_S_ENTITY and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects