SETMAINT_PARENT SAP (Fields of Superior Group in the Hierarchy Maintenance) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Fields of Superior Group in the Hierarchy Maintenance




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

SETMAINT_PARENT 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 "Fields of Superior Group in the Hierarchy Maintenance" 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_SETMAINT_PARENT TYPE SETMAINT_PARENT.

The SETMAINT_PARENT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Fields of Superior Group in the Hierarchy Maintenance data available in SAP. These include LNAME (Symbolic name (Report Writer)), FLAG (Ind.: Suppress interval/hierarchy (Report Writer)), PMFLAG (+/- sign indicator (Report Writer)).. 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 SETMAINT_PARENT 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
PRTCLASSFormat group PCLASSCHAR1PCLASS
LNAMESymbolic name (Report Writer) SETSYNCHAR8SYNAM
FLAGInd.: Suppress interval/hierarchy (Report Writer) SETFLGSUPCHAR1XFELD
PMFLAG+/- sign indicator (Report Writer) DCINDCHAR1DCIND

Key field Non-key field



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

As SETMAINT_PARENT 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 SETMAINT_PARENT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SETMAINT_PARENT

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