S38E SAP (ABAP Editor) Structure details
Description: ABAP Editor
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
S38E 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 "ABAP Editor" 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_S38E TYPE S38E.
The S38E table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about ABAP Editor data available in SAP. These include APP_ID (EDIC: Editor interface), APP_FUNC (EDIC: Function code), APP_PARAM (EDIC: Function parameters), APP_MSG (EDIC message).. 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 S38E 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 |
| APP_OPEN | EDIC: Application opened | EDOPEN | CHAR | 1 | EDBOOL | ||||
| APP_ID | EDIC: Editor interface | EDEDITORIF | CHAR | 2 | EDEDITORIF | ||||
| APP_FUNC | EDIC: Function code | EDFCODE | CHAR | 4 | EDFCODE | ||||
| APP_PARAM | EDIC: Function parameters | EDPARAM | CHAR | 80 | EDDYNPLINE | ||||
| APP_MSG | EDIC message | EDMESSAGE | CHAR | 240 | EDMESSAGE | ||||
| APP_DISP | EDIC: Display only, no editing | EDDISPLAY | CHAR | 1 | TDBOOL | ||||
| APP_OBJ | EDIC: Editor object | EDEDOBJECT | CHAR | 4 | EDEDOBJECT | ||||
| APP_ABAP | ABAP/4 Editor: ABAP/4 Syntax | EDAPPABAP | CHAR | 1 | EDBOOL | ||||
| BUF_NEW | EDIC: New editor contents | EDCONTNEW | CHAR | 1 | EDBOOL | ||||
| BUF_NAME | Object identifier | EDOBJECT | CHAR | 60 | EDOBJECT | ||||
| FB_NAME | Name of Function Module | RS38L_FNAM | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FUNCNAME | LIB | ||
| BUF_NUM | EDIC: Editor contents with line numbers | EDCONTNUM | CHAR | 1 | EDBOOL | ||||
| BUF_VARIED | EDIC: Editor contents was changed | EDCHANGED | CHAR | 1 | EDBOOL | ||||
| BUF_CUNEW | EDIC: Cursor reset | EDCURSNEW | CHAR | 1 | EDBOOL | ||||
| BUF_CULINE | EDIC Cursor Line | EDCURSLINE | NUMC | 6 | EDCURSLINE | ||||
| BUF_SCLINE | EDIC: Cursor Line on Screen | EDDISPLINE | NUMC | 6 | EDCURSLINE | ||||
| BUF_CUOFFS | EDIC: Line Offset | EDLINEOFFS | NUMC | 3 | EDLINEOFFS | ||||
| BUF_CUWORD | EDIC: Word under cursor | EDCURSWORD | CHAR | 79 | EDCURSTRNG | ||||
| BUF_CUSTRG | EDIC: String under cursor | EDCURSTRNG | CHAR | 79 | EDCURSTRNG | ||||
| LINE_SIZE | EDIC: Line width | EDLINESIZE | NUMC | 3 | EDLINESIZE | ||||
| SCR_NULL | EDIC SET FILL ZERO | EDFILLNULL | CHAR | 1 | EDBOOL | ||||
| LINE | SEDT: Text line | EDLINE | CHAR | 253 | EDCHAR253 | ||||
| TITLE | EDIC: Short text (meaning) | EDTEXT | CHAR | 30 | EDTEXT | ||||
| APP_PROG | ABAP/4 Editor: EDITOR-CALL for program | EDAPP_PROG | CHAR | 1 | EDBOOL | ||||
| INCLS_ENQD | EDIC: Sequence of locked includes | EDENQUED | CHAR | 240 | EDENQUED | ||||
| EXTEND_MOD | EDIC: Display only, no editing | EDDISPLAY | CHAR | 1 | TDBOOL | ||||
| STATUS_FLG | Editor status (active or inactive) | EDACTIVE | CHAR | 1 | EDACTIVE | ||||
| SAVED | EDIC: Editor contents was changed | EDCHANGED | CHAR | 1 | EDBOOL | ||||
| TEXTTYPE | Text Type | EDTEXTTYPE | CHAR | 20 | EDTEXTTYPE |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure S38E using ABAP code?
As S38E 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 S38E as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table S38E
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about S38E 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