NODE_DESCRIPTIONWA SAP (Language-Dependent Name of a Hierarchy Node) Structure details
Description: Language-Dependent Name of a Hierarchy Node
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Access table NODE_DESCRIPTIONWA
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
NODE_DESCRIPTIONWA 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 "Language-Dependent Name of a Hierarchy Node" 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_NODE_DESCRIPTIONWA TYPE NODE_DESCRIPTIONWA.
The NODE_DESCRIPTIONWA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Language-Dependent Name of a Hierarchy Node data available in SAP. These include NODE (Hierarchy Node), SPRAS (Language Key), LTEXT (Description), CHANGE_MODE (Change Mode).. 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 or numeric)
SAP NODE_DESCRIPTIONWA 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 |
| HIER_ID | Hierarchy ID | HIER_CNT | CHAR | 2 | HIERCNT | HIER | HIERID | ||
| NODE | Hierarchy Node | STRUC_NODE | CHAR | 18 | NODES | NODE_STRUC | |||
| SPRAS | Language Key | SPRAS | LANG | 1 | Assigned to domain | ISOLA | SPRAS | SPR | H_T002 |
| LTEXT | Description | MATGRPTEXT | CHAR | 40 | TEXT40 | HIER | HIERID | ||
| CHANGE_MODE | Change Mode | CHANGE_MODE | CHAR | 1 | CHANGE_MATGRP |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure NODE_DESCRIPTIONWA using ABAP code?
As NODE_DESCRIPTIONWA 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 NODE_DESCRIPTIONWA as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table NODE_DESCRIPTIONWA
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about NODE_DESCRIPTIONWA 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