RFIELDLIST SAP (ABAP/4: List of global fields of a program) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: ABAP/4: List of global fields of a program




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

RFIELDLIST 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 "ABAP/4: List of global fields of a program" 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_RFIELDLIST TYPE RFIELDLIST.

The RFIELDLIST table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about ABAP/4: List of global fields of a program data available in SAP. These include TYPE (ABAP: Data type of an object in the ABAP program load), LENG (ABAP: Length of an Object in Program Load (in Bytes)), OLEN (ABAP: Output length of an object in the ABAP program load), DECS (ABAP/4: Decimal places of a field in the ABAP/4 program load).. 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 RFIELDLIST 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
NAMECHAR30 for SYST SYCHAR30CHAR30SYCHAR30
TYPEABAP: Data type of an object in the ABAP program load RDATA_TYPECHAR1SYCHAR01
LENGABAP: Length of an Object in Program Load (in Bytes) RDATA_LENGNUMC5SYNUM05
OLENABAP: Output length of an object in the ABAP program load RDATA_OLENNUMC3SYNUM03
DECSABAP/4: Decimal places of a field in the ABAP/4 program load RDATA_DECSNUMC3SYNUM03
FLITLABAP: Read only object ? RDATA_LITLCHAR1SYCHAR01
REFTYPELOCDefinition point of ABAP type RTYPE_LOCCHAR4RTYPE_LOC
REFTYPENAMABAP: Dictionary type help ID RTYPE_NAMECHAR61RTYPE_NAME

Key field Non-key field



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

As RFIELDLIST 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 RFIELDLIST as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table RFIELDLIST

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