MDNOREAD SAP (Internal Table of the Databases Not Required) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Internal Table of the Databases Not Required




ABAP Code to SELECT data from MDNOREAD
Related tables to MDNOREAD
Access table MDNOREAD




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

MDNOREAD 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 "Internal Table of the Databases Not Required" 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_MDNOREAD TYPE MDNOREAD.

The MDNOREAD table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Internal Table of the Databases Not Required data available in SAP. These include TABNAME (Table Name).. 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: Can be enhanced (character-type)


SAP MDNOREAD 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
WERKSPlant WERKS_DCHAR4Assigned to domainWERKSWRKH_T001W_C
TABNAMETable Name TABNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TABDTB

Key field Non-key field



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

As MDNOREAD 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 MDNOREAD as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table MDNOREAD

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about MDNOREAD 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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