SE16N_SEL_OPTION SAP (Selection Options) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Selection Options




ABAP Code to SELECT data from SE16N_SEL_OPTION
Related tables to SE16N_SEL_OPTION
Access table SE16N_SEL_OPTION




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

SE16N_SEL_OPTION 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 "Selection Options" 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_SE16N_SEL_OPTION TYPE SE16N_SEL_OPTION.

The SE16N_SEL_OPTION table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Selection Options data available in SAP. These include OPTION (Table display: OPTION for selection), ICON (Table display: Icon), TEXT (Table display: Text).. 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 SE16N_SEL_OPTION 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
SIGNTable display: SIGN for selection SE16N_SIGNCHAR1SE16N_SIGN
OPTIONTable display: OPTION for selection SE16N_OPTIONCHAR2CHAR2
ICONTable display: Icon SE16N_ICONCHAR40CHAR40
TEXTTable display: Text SE16N_TEXTCHAR40CHAR40

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SE16N_SEL_OPTION using ABAP code?

As SE16N_SEL_OPTION 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 SE16N_SEL_OPTION as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SE16N_SEL_OPTION

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SE16N_SEL_OPTION 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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