RCLAS SAP (Header table for class descriptions) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Header table for class descriptions




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

RCLAS 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 "Header table for class descriptions" 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_RCLAS TYPE RCLAS.

The RCLAS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Header table for class descriptions data available in SAP. These include LITLID (Name of Class: Index in Load Table LITLINDEX), CREFME (Index in Load Table CREF: Entry for This Class), CREFSUPER (Index in Load Table CREF: Entry for Superclass), INHERITLEV (Inheritance Depth).. 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 RCLAS 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
CLASNAME Name of Class0
LITLID Name of Class: Index in Load Table LITLINDEX0
CREFME Index in Load Table CREF: Entry for This Class0
CREFSUPER Index in Load Table CREF: Entry for Superclass0
INHERITLEV Inheritance Depth0
PUBSTAMP Version of Public Interface0
PRVSTAMP Version of Non-Public Interface0
VTABPUBIND Index in Load-Tabelle VTAB: Start of Public Section0
VTABPPAIND Index in Load Table VTAB: Start of Non-Public Section0
VTABPRTIND Index in Load Table VTAB: Start of Protected Section0
VTABPRVIND Index in Load Table VTAB: Start of Private Section0
VTABSEGIND Index in Load-Tabelle VTAB: Last Entry in this Class0
INTIRUDI Index in Load Table INTI: Start of INTI Area0
INTILEN Length of INTI area0
CLSATTRXTP Index in Load Table TYPE: Type of Class Attributes0
CLSCNSTXTP Index in Load Table TYPE: Type of Constants0
INSTXTYP Index in Load Table TYPE: Type of Instance0
INSTMEXTYP Index in Load Table TYPE: Type of ME0
PUBOFFS Offset of Public Data in Instance0
EVTDESCOFF Index in Load Table EVNT: Start of Area for This Class0
EVTDESCEND Index in Load Table EVNT: Index of Last Entry0
EVTIPUBCNT Number of Public Instance Events0
EVTIPRVCNT Number of Non-Public Instance Events0
EVTCPUBCNT Number of Public Class Events0
EVTCPRVCNT Number of Non-Public Class Events0
CLFRID Index in load table CLFR: start of area for this class0
CLFRNO Size of area in the load table CLFR0
DSTRFUNCID Index of C Destructor in Destructor Table0
DSTRARGOFF Offset of Destructor Argument in Instance0
LOCALCLASS Flag: Classe is local?0
CONSTR Flag: Has class constructor?0
CLCONSTR Flag: Has class class constructor?0
CLDESTR Flag: Has class class destructor?0
DESTR Flag: Class has C destructor?0
DESTISPUB Flag: Destructor argument is public?0
DESTENDMOD Flag: Destructor also runs at end of mode0
ABSTRACT Flag: Class is abstract?0
FINAL Flag: Classe is final?0
CREATEPROT Flag: create protected?0
CREATEPRIV Flag: create private?0
ISFORTESTING Flag: Test Class0

Key field Non-key field



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

As RCLAS 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 RCLAS as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table RCLAS

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