RRT_SELCAT SAP (Directory of the selections in an MDX$) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Directory of the selections in an MDX$




ABAP Code to SELECT data from RRT_SELCAT
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

RRT_SELCAT 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 "Directory of the selections in an MDX$" 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_RRT_SELCAT TYPE RRT_SELCAT.

The RRT_SELCAT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Directory of the selections in an MDX$ data available in SAP. These include TYPE (Type of an entry in the catalog of selection elements), SETORDINAL (Ordinal number of a set), DIMENSION (Characteristic), DEL (Deletion flag for reducing T_SEL).. 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 RRT_SELCAT 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
ORDINALBW: General reference field for internal IDs RSIDN4NUMC4NUMC4
TYPEType of an entry in the catalog of selection elements RRTSELCATTPINT410RRTSELCATTP
SETORDINALOrdinal number of a set RRTSETORDINALNUMC4NUMC4
DIMENSIONCharacteristic RSCHANMCHAR30RSIOBJNMRSC
DELDeletion flag for reducing T_SEL RSRSELDELCHAR1RSRSELDEL
SIGNSIGN field in creation of SELECT-OPTIONS tables RALDB_SIGNCHAR1RALDB_SIGN
OPTOperator in Select Options and other Expressions RSZ_OPERATORCHAR2RSZ_OPERATOR_DOMAIN
LOWDim: Field for a User-Defined Characteristic Value RSCHAVLSSTR1333RSCHAVL
HIGHDim: Field for a User-Defined Characteristic Value RSCHAVLSSTR1333RSCHAVL
SEL1General reference field for numbering RRTORDINALNUMC6NUMC6
SEL2General reference field for numbering RRTORDINALNUMC6NUMC6
INDEXNatural Number INT4INT410INT4
NUM_VAL_EXPRNatural Number INT4INT410INT4
LEVEL_NUMBERDistance of a level from the root, root level is zero RRTHLEVELNUMC2NUMC2

Key field Non-key field



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

As RRT_SELCAT 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 RRT_SELCAT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table RRT_SELCAT

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