SELC SAP (ABAP/4: Old structure of selection table) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: ABAP/4: Old structure of selection table




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




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

SELC 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/4: Old structure of selection table" 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_SELC TYPE SELC.

The SELC table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about ABAP/4: Old structure of selection table data available in SAP. These include OPTION (CHAR04 data element for SYST), LOW (CHAR40 for SYST), HIGH (CHAR40 for SYST).. 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 SELC 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
NAMECHAR08 data element for SYST SYCHAR08CHAR8SYCHAR08
OPTIONCHAR04 data element for SYST SYCHAR04CHAR4SYCHAR04
LOWCHAR40 for SYST SYCHAR40CHAR40SYCHAR40
HIGHCHAR40 for SYST SYCHAR40CHAR40SYCHAR40

Key field Non-key field



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

As SELC 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 SELC as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SELC

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