RSDHIE SAP (Hierarchy information on basic characteristics) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Hierarchy information on basic characteristics




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

RSDHIE 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 "Hierarchy information on basic characteristics" 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_RSDHIE TYPE RSDHIE.

The RSDHIE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Hierarchy information on basic characteristics data available in SAP. These include HIEVERFL (Hierarchies can have several versions), HIENMTFL (Entire hierarchy is time-dependent), HIENDTFL (Hierarchy structure is time-dependent), HIEINTFL (Intervals permitted in hierarchy).. 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 RSDHIE 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
HIETABFLCharacteristic with hierarchies RSHIETABFLCHAR1XFELD
HIEVERFLHierarchies can have several versions RSHIEVERFLCHAR1XFELD
HIENMTFLEntire hierarchy is time-dependent RSDHIENMTFLCHAR1XFELD
HIENDTFLHierarchy structure is time-dependent RSHIENDTFLCHAR1XFELD
HIEINTFLIntervals permitted in hierarchy RSHIEINTFLCHAR1XFELD
HIESIGNCHReverse Sign for Hierarchy Nodes RSSHSIGNCHCHAR1RSSHSIGNCH
HIETJOINFLUse Temporal Hierarchy Join RSHIETJOINFLCHAR1XFELD
HIETPType of Characteristic Related to Hierarchy RSHIETPCHAR3RSHIETP
HIECLNMName of Remote Hierarchy RSHIECLNMCHAR30SEOCLSNAME
HIECLPAParameters for Remote Hierarchy Class RSHIECLPACHAR100CHAR100

Key field Non-key field



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

As RSDHIE 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 RSDHIE as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table RSDHIE

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