MDG_YS_META_DESCRIPT SAP (General Description and Metadata for an Object) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: General Description and Metadata for an Object




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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

MDG_YS_META_DESCRIPT 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 "General Description and Metadata for an Object" 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_YS_META_DESCRIPT TYPE MDG_YS_META_DESCRIPT.

The MDG_YS_META_DESCRIPT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about General Description and Metadata for an Object data available in SAP. These include SCRTEXT_M (Medium Field Label), SCRTEXT_L (Long Field Label), INTLEN (Internal Length in Bytes), INTTYPE (ABAP data type (C,D,N,...)).. 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_YS_META_DESCRIPT 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
FIELDNAMEField Name FIELDNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAMEDFD
SCRTEXT_MMedium Field Label SCRTEXT_MCHAR20SCRTEXT_M
SCRTEXT_LLong Field Label SCRTEXT_LCHAR40SCRTEXT_L
INTLENInternal Length in Bytes INTLENNUMC6DDLENG
INTTYPEABAP data type (C,D,N,...) INTTYPECHAR1INTTYPE
DECIMALSNumber of Decimal Places DECIMALSNUMC6DDLENG
DATATYPEData Type in ABAP Dictionary DATATYPE_DCHAR4DTYPEDATATYPE
LENGLength (No. of Characters) DDLENGNUMC6DDLENG
OUTPUTLENOutput Length OUTPUTLENNUMC6DDLENG
REPTEXTHeading REPTEXTCHAR55REPTEXT
ROLLNAMEData element (semantic domain) ROLLNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainROLLNAMEROLDD_DTEL
UNIT_FNAMEField Name FIELDNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAMEDFD
KEYFIGUREData element for domain BOOLE: TRUE (='X') and FALSE (=' ') BOOLE_DCHAR1BOOLE
HAS_TEXTTABLEData element for domain BOOLE: TRUE (='X') and FALSE (=' ') BOOLE_DCHAR1BOOLE
HAS_CHECKTABLEData element for domain BOOLE: TRUE (='X') and FALSE (=' ') BOOLE_DCHAR1BOOLE
HAS_FIXVALData element for domain BOOLE: TRUE (='X') and FALSE (=' ') BOOLE_DCHAR1BOOLE
TYPE Obsolete (Use KEYFIGURE)0
REGISTRATION Obsolete0
ORIGIN Obsolete0
ROLE Obsolete0
HAS_HIERARCHY Obsolete0

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure MDG_YS_META_DESCRIPT using ABAP code?

As MDG_YS_META_DESCRIPT 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_YS_META_DESCRIPT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table MDG_YS_META_DESCRIPT

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about MDG_YS_META_DESCRIPT and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).


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