RRWS_S_TEXT_SYMBOLS SAP (Text Symbol) Structure details
Description: Text Symbol
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Access table RRWS_S_TEXT_SYMBOLS
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
RRWS_S_TEXT_SYMBOLS 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 Symbol" 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_RRWS_S_TEXT_SYMBOLS TYPE RRWS_S_TEXT_SYMBOLS.
The RRWS_S_TEXT_SYMBOLS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Text Symbol data available in SAP. These include SYM_TYPE (Type of text symbol), SYM_TIMEDEP (Symbol is time-dependent (e.g. sy-date, sy-time)), SYM_NAME (ID of a text symbol), SYM_FS (Next record no. of an entry in the symbol table).. 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 RRWS_S_TEXT_SYMBOLS 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 |
| SYM_TYPE | Type of text symbol | RRXSYMTYPE | CHAR | 1 | RRXSYMTYPE | ||||
| SYM_TIMEDEP | Symbol is time-dependent (e.g. sy-date, sy-time) | RRXSYMTIMEDEP | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| SYM_NAME | ID of a text symbol | RRXSYMNAME | CHAR | 40 | CHAR40 | ||||
| SYM_FS | Next record no. of an entry in the symbol table | RRXSYMFS | NUMC | 2 | NUMC2 | ||||
| SYM_BEGIN_GROUP | Indicator, that a group starts with this menu entry | RRXBEGINGRP | CHAR | 1 | RSBOOL | ||||
| SYM_CAPTION | Long description | RSTXTLG | CHAR | 60 | TEXT60 | ||||
| SYM_VALUE_TYPE | Type of symbol value | RRXSYMVALTYP | CHAR | 2 | RRXSYMVALTYP | ||||
| SYM_VALUE | Value of a text symbol | RRXSYMVALUE | CHAR | 132 | RRXSYMVALUE | ||||
| SYM_OUTPUTLEN | Output Length | OUTPUTLEN | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure RRWS_S_TEXT_SYMBOLS using ABAP code?
As RRWS_S_TEXT_SYMBOLS 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 RRWS_S_TEXT_SYMBOLS as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table RRWS_S_TEXT_SYMBOLS
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about RRWS_S_TEXT_SYMBOLS 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