SETHIERPTR SAP (Set Hierarchy with Pointers (Interface Structure)) Structure details
Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Set Hierarchy with Pointers (Interface Structure)
Description: Set Hierarchy with Pointers (Interface Structure)
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SETHIERPTR 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 "Set Hierarchy with Pointers (Interface 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_SETHIERPTR TYPE SETHIERPTR.
The SETHIERPTR table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Set Hierarchy with Pointers (Interface Structure) data available in SAP. These include LEVEL (Level of the entry), FIELDNAME (Field name), SETID (Identification of a set), TYPE (Set 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: Not classified
SAP SETHIERPTR 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 |
| LEVEL | Level of the entry | SETLEV | INT4 | 10 | SETLEV | ||||
| FIELDNAME | Field name | SETFLD | CHAR | 30 | DD03L | FDNAME | GSF | ||
| SETID | Identification of a set | SETID | CHAR | 34 | Assigned to domain | SETID | GSI | ||
| TYPE | Set type | STYPE | CHAR | 1 | STYPE | GST | |||
| XDYNAMIC | Flag: Dynamic set | SETFLGDYN | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| XSUPPRESS | Ind.: Suppress interval/hierarchy (Report Writer) | SETFLGSUP | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| XUNIQ | X flag: Must be unique | SETFLGSUQ | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| VCOUNT | Counter: Value table | SETCNTVAL | INT4 | 10 | SETCNT | ||||
| TABNAME | Table Name | TABNAME | CHAR | 30 | DD02L | AS4TAB | DTB | ||
| LNAME | Symbolic name (Report Writer) | SETSYN | CHAR | 8 | SYNAM | ||||
| AUTHGR | Authorization group | AUTHGR | CHAR | 4 | TBRG | BRGRU | |||
| CREUSER | Created By | CRNAM | CHAR | 12 | USNAM | ||||
| CREDATE | Creation date | CRDAT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| CRETIME | Creation Time | CR_TIME | TIMS | 6 | T | ||||
| UPDUSER | Last Changed By | UPNAM | CHAR | 12 | USNAM | ||||
| UPDDATE | Date on which object was last changed | UPDAT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| UPDTIME | Time of last change | UP_TIME | TIMS | 6 | T | ||||
| RVALUE | Representative value of a set | SETVALREP | CHAR | 24 | SETVAL | ||||
| SAPRL | Release of SAP System | SYSAPRL | CHAR | 4 | SYCHAR04 | ||||
| SEARCHFLD | Search help field for set | SETSEARCH | CHAR | 10 | CHAR10 | ||||
| VARIABLE | Replaced set variable | SETVARREPL | CHAR | 8 | T802G | GLOBAL | |||
| SNAME | Symbolic name for sets and set lines | SYNAM | CHAR | 8 | SYNAM | ||||
| PRTCLASS | Format group | PCLASS | CHAR | 1 | PCLASS | ||||
| PMFLAG | +/- sign indicator (Report Writer) | DCIND | CHAR | 1 | DCIND | ||||
| DESCRIPT | Short description of a set | SETTEXT | CHAR | 40 | TEXT40 | ||||
| SETCLASS | Set class | SETCLASS | CHAR | 4 | SETCLS | SETCLASS | GSC | ||
| SHORTNAME | Set Name | SETNAMENEW | CHAR | 24 | SETNAME | GSE | |||
| KOKRS | Controlling Area | KOKRS | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | CACCD | CAC | ||
| KTOPL | Chart of Accounts | KTOPL | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | KTOPL | KPL | C_KTOPL | |
| LIB | Library | LIB | CHAR | 3 | Assigned to domain | LIB | GLB | ||
| RNAME | Report | RNAME | CHAR | 8 | Assigned to domain | RNAME | GRP | ||
| ECCS_DIMEN | Dimension | FC_DIMEN | CHAR | 2 | Assigned to domain | FC_DIMEN | DIN | FC_DIMEN | |
| ECCS_ITCLG | Consolidation chart of accounts | FC_ITCLG | CHAR | 2 | Assigned to domain | FC_ITCLG | ITC | FC_ITCLG | |
| ECCS_SITYP | Subitem category | FC_SITYP | CHAR | 3 | Assigned to domain | FC_SITYP | STP | FC_SITYP | |
| FIKRS | Financial Management Area | FIKRS | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | FIKRS | FIK | ||
| SUBCLASS | Organizational Unit as Set Subclass | SETSUBCLS | CHAR | 12 | SETSUBCLS | ||||
| ROLLNAME | Representative data element in a set | SETDTEL_D | CHAR | 30 | DD04L | ROLLNAME | |||
| SET_OLANGU | Original Language for Sets (SAP Internal Only) | SET_OLANGU | LANG | 1 | T002 | ISOLA | SPRAS | ||
| OLD_LINE | Set line counter | SETLINE | NUMC | 10 | SETLINE | ||||
| SETID_REF | Identification of Reference Set | SETID_REF | CHAR | 34 | SETID | GSI | |||
| PUP | Pointer on superior set | SETPTUP | INT4 | 10 | SYST_LONG | ||||
| PNEXT | Pointer on following set at same level | SETPTNEXT | INT4 | 10 | SYST_LONG | ||||
| PPREV | Pointer on preceding set on same level | SETPTPREV | INT4 | 10 | SYST_LONG | ||||
| PDOWN | Pointer on first subordinate object (set or value) | SETPTDOWN | INT4 | 10 | SYST_LONG | ||||
| PTDOWN | Pointer type: Down | SETPTYDWN | CHAR | 1 | SETPTY | ||||
| PVALUES | Pointer: Down | SETPTRDWN | INT4 | 10 | SETPTR |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SETHIERPTR using ABAP code?
As SETHIERPTR 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 SETHIERPTR as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SETHIERPTR
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SETHIERPTR 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