MSSHELP SAP (Structure for Data Elements Holding F1 Help Documentation) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Structure for Data Elements Holding F1 Help Documentation




ABAP Code to SELECT data from MSSHELP
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

MSSHELP 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 "Structure for Data Elements Holding F1 Help Documentation" 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_MSSHELP TYPE MSSHELP.

The MSSHELP table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure for Data Elements Holding F1 Help Documentation data available in SAP. These include HPID_TEXT (MS SQL-Server host process ID (decimal)), HPID_DEC (MS SQL-Server host process ID (decimal)), FROM_TSTMP (MS SQL Server timestamp for begin of a selected time period), TO_TSTMP (MS SQL Server timestamp of the end of a selected time period).. 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 MSSHELP 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
SPID_TEXTMS SQL Server process ID MSSSPIDTXTCHAR20CHAR20
HPID_TEXTMS SQL-Server host process ID (decimal) MSSHPIDTXTCHAR20CHAR20
HPID_DECMS SQL-Server host process ID (decimal) MSSHPIDDECINT410INT4
FROM_TSTMPMS SQL Server timestamp for begin of a selected time period MSSFRTSTMPCHAR14CHAR14
TO_TSTMPMS SQL Server timestamp of the end of a selected time period MSSTOTSTMPCHAR14CHAR14
LAST_TSTMPMS SQL Server timestamp for last counted entry MSSLATSTMPCHAR14CHAR14
MIRRFLAGMS SQL Server mirror flag (shows that a device is mirrored) MSSMIRRFLGCHAR1CHAR1
DUMPCODEMS SQL Server database backup code MSSBACKCODINT25INT2
MAIN_VERSMS SQL Server database version (main number) MSSMAINVERCHAR2TEXT2
SUB_VERSMS SQL Server sub version number MSSSUBVERCHAR2TEXT2
SP_VERSMS SQL Server build number MSSSPVERCHAR4TEXT4
SP_PARAMSMS SQL Server parameter list of a stored procedure call MSSSPPARSCHAR8192TEXT8192
DBVERSIONMS SQL Server: Version string MSSDBVERSCHAR50TEXT50
DIR_FREEMS SQL Server: Available partition size in KB MSSDIRFREEINT410INT4
DLMODETable control: Download mode MSSDLMODECHAR1CHAR1
PFDURATIONProfiler max or min duration filter MSQPFDURINT410INT4
PFTRACELOCMS SQL Server profiler trace location MSQPFLOCCHAR128CHAR128

Key field Non-key field



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

As MSSHELP 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 MSSHELP as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table MSSHELP

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