RSDB_FIELDS SAP (Description of a DB Field) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Description of a DB Field




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

RSDB_FIELDS 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 "Description of a DB Field" 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_RSDB_FIELDS TYPE RSDB_FIELDS.

The RSDB_FIELDS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Description of a DB Field data available in SAP. These include FIELDNAME (Field Name), POSITION (Position of the field in the table), KEYFLAG (Identifies a key field of a table), DATATYPE (Data Type in ABAP Dictionary).. 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 RSDB_FIELDS 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
FIELDNAMEField Name FIELDNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAMEDFD
POSITIONPosition of the field in the table TABFDPOSNUMC4AS4POS
KEYFLAGIdentifies a key field of a table KEYFLAGCHAR1KEYFLAG
DATATYPEData Type in ABAP Dictionary DATATYPE_DCHAR4DTYPEDATATYPE
LENGLength (No. of Characters) DDLENGNUMC6DDLENG
DECIMALSNumber of Decimal Places DECIMALSNUMC6DDLENG
NULLABLENull values allowed NULLABLECHAR1AS4FLAG
DBTYPEDatabase type DBTYPECHAR20DBTYPE

Key field Non-key field



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

As RSDB_FIELDS 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 RSDB_FIELDS as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table RSDB_FIELDS

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