MDG_GN_TEXTS SAP (Texts of a Data Element) Structure details
Description: Texts of a Data Element
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
MDG_GN_TEXTS 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 "Texts of a Data Element" 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_GN_TEXTS TYPE MDG_GN_TEXTS.
The MDG_GN_TEXTS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Texts of a Data Element data available in SAP. These include BUSINESS_NAME (Business Name of an Object (Generator)), REPTEXT (Heading), SCRTEXT_S (Short Field Label), SCRTEXT_M (Medium Field Label).. 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_GN_TEXTS 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 |
| LANGUAGE | Language Key | SPRAS | LANG | 1 | T002 | ISOLA | SPRAS | SPR | H_T002 |
| BUSINESS_NAME | Business Name of an Object (Generator) | MDG_GN_BUSINESS_NAME | CHAR | 60 | CHAR60K | ||||
| REPTEXT | Heading | REPTEXT | CHAR | 55 | REPTEXT | ||||
| SCRTEXT_S | Short Field Label | SCRTEXT_S | CHAR | 10 | SCRTEXT_S | ||||
| SCRTEXT_M | Medium Field Label | SCRTEXT_M | CHAR | 20 | SCRTEXT_M | ||||
| SCRTEXT_L | Long Field Label | SCRTEXT_L | CHAR | 40 | SCRTEXT_L |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure MDG_GN_TEXTS using ABAP code?
As MDG_GN_TEXTS 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_GN_TEXTS as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table MDG_GN_TEXTS
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about MDG_GN_TEXTS 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