SETST SAP (Set Table for Set Manager) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Set Table for Set Manager




ABAP Code to SELECT data from SETST
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

SETST 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 Table for Set Manager" 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_SETST TYPE SETST.

The SETST table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Set Table for Set Manager data available in SAP. These include LINE (Assignment line), LEVEL (Level of the entry), FIELD (Field name), SETNR (Identification of a set).. 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 SETST 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
SEQNRLine number in set SETSQNINT410SETSQN
LINEAssignment line SETLINCHAR3SETLIN
LEVELLevel of the entry SETLEVINT410SETLEV
FIELDField name SETFLDCHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAMEGSF
SETNRIdentification of a set SETIDCHAR34SETIDGSI
TYPESet type STYPECHAR1STYPEGST
XDYNAMICFlag: Dynamic set SETFLGDYNCHAR1CHAR1
XSINGLEVALFlag: Single set with values SETFLGSVALCHAR1CHAR1
FLAGInd.: Suppress interval/hierarchy (Report Writer) SETFLGSUPCHAR1XFELD
UNIQUEX flag: Must be unique SETFLGSUQCHAR1XFELD
PTUPPointer type: Up SETPTYUPCHAR1SETPTY
PUPPointer: Higher level SETPTRUPINT410SETPTR
PTDOWNPointer type: Down SETPTYDWNCHAR1SETPTY
PDOWNPointer: Down SETPTRDWNINT410SETPTR
PNEXTPointer: Next SETPTRNXTINT410SETPTR
PPREVPointer: Predecessors SETPTRPRVINT410SETPTR
VCOUNTCounter: Value table SETCNTVALINT410SETCNT
MINFrom Value SETVALMINCHAR24SETVAL
MAXTo value SETVALMAXCHAR24SETVAL
MAXPTUPPointer type: Up to top SETPTYUPTCHAR1SETPTY
MAXPUPPointer: Up to top SETPTRUPTINT410SETPTR
MAXLINEMaximum set line upwards SETSQNTOPINT410SETSQN
TABLETable Name TABNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TABDTB
OPDOWNPointer: Operands SETPTROPDINT410SETPTR
OCOUNTCounter: Operands SETCNTOPDINT410SETCNT
PUSEDPointer: Operands SETPTROPDINT410SETPTR
ISUNIQUEX flag: Is unique SETFLGIUQCHAR1CHAR1
IFLAGX flag: Set replaces a set variable SETFLGINVCHAR1XFELD
LNAMESymbolic name (Report Writer) SETSYNCHAR8SYNAM
SNAMESymbolic name (Report Writer) SETSYNCHAR8SYNAM
SLEVELTotals level for Report Writer SETSUMLEVCHAR2SLEVEL
PRTCLASSFormat group PCLASSCHAR1PCLASS
PMFLAG+/- sign indicator (Report Writer) DCINDCHAR1DCIND
TEXTNRText number SETTXTNUMCHAR8CHAR8
RVALUERepresentative value of a set SETVALREPCHAR24SETVAL
AUTHGRAuthorization group AUTHGRCHAR4Assigned to domainBRGRU
SEARCHFLDSearch help field for set SETSEARCHCHAR10CHAR10

Key field Non-key field



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

As SETST 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 SETST as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SETST

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