SEGMENTS SAP (Segment Name Structure) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Segment Name Structure




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




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

SEGMENTS 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 "Segment Name Structure" 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_SEGMENTS TYPE SEGMENTS.

The SEGMENTS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Segment Name Structure data available in SAP. These include SEGMENT (Segment type).. 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: Can be enhanced (character-type)


SAP SEGMENTS 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
SEGMENTSegment type EDILSEGTYPCHAR27Assigned to domainEDILSEGTYPSEG

Key field Non-key field



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

As SEGMENTS 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 SEGMENTS as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SEGMENTS

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