MOD_FIELDS SAP (Modification fields) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Modification fields




ABAP Code to SELECT data from MOD_FIELDS
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Access table MOD_FIELDS




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

MOD_FIELDS 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 "Modification fields" 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_MOD_FIELDS TYPE MOD_FIELDS.

The MOD_FIELDS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Modification fields data available in SAP. These include CDATE (Modification date), CTIME (Modification time), MNAME (Last Changed By), MDATE (Modification date).. 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 MOD_FIELDS 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
CNAMEUser Name in User Master Record XUBNAMECHAR12Assigned to domainXUBNAMEXUS
CDATEModification date XUMODDATEDATS8DATUM
CTIMEModification time XUMODTIMETIMS6UZEIT
MNAMELast Changed By XUMODIFIERCHAR12BNAME
MDATEModification date XUMODDATEDATS8DATUM
MTIMEModification time XUMODTIMETIMS6UZEIT

Key field Non-key field



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

As MOD_FIELDS 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 MOD_FIELDS as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table MOD_FIELDS

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