MDG_DT_S_GEN_STRUCTURE SAP (Generated structures) Structure details
Description: Generated structures
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Access table MDG_DT_S_GEN_STRUCTURE
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
MDG_DT_S_GEN_STRUCTURE 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 "Generated structures" 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_S_GEN_STRUCTURE TYPE MDG_DT_S_GEN_STRUCTURE.
The MDG_DT_S_GEN_STRUCTURE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Generated structures data available in SAP. These include USMD_ENTITY (Entity Type), USMD_STRUC_USAGE (Where-Used List of Structure), USMD_NAMESPACE (Prefix/Namespace), USMD_STRUCTURE (Name of Structure).. 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_S_GEN_STRUCTURE 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 |
| USMD_MODEL | Data Model | USMD_MODEL | CHAR | 2 | Assigned to domain | USMD_MODEL | |||
| USMD_ENTITY | Entity Type | USMD_ENTITY | CHAR | 9 | Assigned to domain | USMD_ENTITY | |||
| USMD_STRUC_USAGE | Where-Used List of Structure | USMD_STRUC_USAGE | NUMC | 2 | USMD_STRUC_USAGE | ||||
| USMD_NAMESPACE | Prefix/Namespace | USMD_NAMESPACE | CHAR | 10 | USMD_NAMESPACE | ||||
| USMD_STRUCTURE | Name of Structure | USMD_STRUCTURE | CHAR | 20 | USMD_STRUCTURE | ||||
| USMD_STRUC_COUNT | Counter for Structure | USMD_STRUC_COUNT | NUMC | 3 | NUMC3 | ||||
| USMD_DEVCLASS | Package for Structure Generation | USMD_DEVCLASS | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | DEVCLASS |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure MDG_DT_S_GEN_STRUCTURE using ABAP code?
As MDG_DT_S_GEN_STRUCTURE 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_S_GEN_STRUCTURE as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table MDG_DT_S_GEN_STRUCTURE
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about MDG_DT_S_GEN_STRUCTURE 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