PDSYS SAP (Text Key for DSYS Indexing) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Text Key for DSYS Indexing




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




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

PDSYS 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 "Text Key for DSYS Indexing" 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_PDSYS TYPE PDSYS.

The PDSYS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Text Key for DSYS Indexing data available in SAP. These include DOKNAME (Documentation Object Name), DOKLANGU (Documentation language), DOKASPCT (Aspect of documentation), DOKVERSION (Version of Documentation Module).. 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: Not classified


SAP PDSYS 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
DOKCLASSHypertext: Object Class DOKU_CLASSCHAR4Assigned to domainDOKU_CLSDSK
DOKNAMEDocumentation Object Name DOKU_ONAMECHAR20DOKU_ONAME
DOKLANGUDocumentation language DOKU_LANGULANG1T002ISOLASPRAS
DOKASPCTAspect of documentation DOKU_ASPCTCHAR1CHAR1
DOKVERSIONVersion of Documentation Module DOKU_VERSNUMC4AS4VERS

Key field Non-key field



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

As PDSYS 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 PDSYS as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table PDSYS

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