RSTRUCINFO SAP (Component description of ABAP/4 types) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Component description of ABAP/4 types




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

RSTRUCINFO 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 "Component description of ABAP/4 types" 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_RSTRUCINFO TYPE RSTRUCINFO.

The RSTRUCINFO table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Component description of ABAP/4 types data available in SAP. These include LEVEL (BIN4 data element for SYST), LENG (ABAP: Length of an Object in Program Load (in Bytes)), TYPE (ABAP: Data type of an object in the ABAP program load), OLEN (ABAP: Output length of an object in the ABAP 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 RSTRUCINFO 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
COMPNAMECHAR30 for SYST SYCHAR30CHAR30SYCHAR30
LEVELBIN4 data element for SYST SYBIN4INT410SYBIN4
LENGABAP: Length of an Object in Program Load (in Bytes) RDATA_LENGNUMC5SYNUM05
TYPEABAP: Data type of an object in the ABAP program load RDATA_TYPECHAR1SYCHAR01
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

Key field Non-key field



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

As RSTRUCINFO 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 RSTRUCINFO as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table RSTRUCINFO

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