PT1218 SAP (Fields for Table Part of Infotype 1218) Structure details
Description: Fields for Table Part of Infotype 1218
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
PT1218 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 "Fields for Table Part of Infotype 1218" 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_PT1218 TYPE PT1218.
The PT1218 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Fields for Table Part of Infotype 1218 data available in SAP. These include ELEMENT (Element), TAB_INDEX (Index for table element), REFTYPE (Dictionary), REFOBJTYPE (Object Type).. 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 PT1218 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 |
| DATAFLOW | Workflow Binding: Binding Time | SWA_DAFLOW | CHAR | 1 | SWA_DAFLOW | ||||
| ELEMENT | Element | SWC_ELEM | CHAR | 32 | SWC_ELEM | ||||
| TAB_INDEX | Index for table element | SWC_INDEX | NUMC | 6 | SWC_INDEX | ||||
| REFTYPE | Dictionary | SWC_REFTYP | CHAR | 1 | SWC_REFTYP | ||||
| REFOBJTYPE | Object Type | SWO_OBJTYP | CHAR | 10 | TOJTB | OJ_NAME | OBJ | ||
| REFSTRUCT | Reference table | SWC_REFSTR | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | |||
| REFFIELD | Reference field | SWC_REFFLD | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | |||
| ATTRTYPE | Attribute type | SWO_ATTYPE | CHAR | 1 | SWO_ATTYPE | ||||
| ELEMLENGTH | Length of the field in bytes | SWC_LENGTH | NUMC | 3 | SWC_LENGTH | ||||
| TYPE | ABAP Type of element | SWC_TYPE | CHAR | 1 | INTTYPE | ||||
| FLENG | Length of the field in bytes | SWC_LENGTH | NUMC | 3 | SWC_LENGTH | ||||
| EXPR_LOW | Expression in a Responsibility | RO_EXPR | CHAR | 120 | CHAR120 | ||||
| EXPR_HIGH | Expression in a Responsibility | RO_EXPR | CHAR | 120 | CHAR120 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure PT1218 using ABAP code?
As PT1218 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 PT1218 as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table PT1218
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about PT1218 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