SETVALUES SAP (Interface Structure: Values in Set Hierarchy) Structure details
Description: Interface Structure: Values in Set Hierarchy
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SETVALUES 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 "Interface Structure: Values in Set Hierarchy" 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_SETVALUES TYPE SETVALUES.
The SETVALUES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Interface Structure: Values in Set Hierarchy data available in SAP. These include FROM (From Value), TO (To value), OLD_LINE (Set line counter), XSUPPRESS (Ind.: Suppress interval/hierarchy (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 SETVALUES 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 |
| FROM | From Value | SETVALMIN | CHAR | 24 | SETVAL | ||||
| TO | To value | SETVALMAX | CHAR | 24 | SETVAL | ||||
| OLD_LINE | Set line counter | SETLINE | NUMC | 10 | SETLINE | ||||
| XSUPPRESS | Ind.: Suppress interval/hierarchy (Report Writer) | SETFLGSUP | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| PMFLAG | +/- sign indicator (Report Writer) | DCIND | CHAR | 1 | DCIND | ||||
| LNAME | Symbolic name (Report Writer) | SETSYN | CHAR | 8 | SYNAM | ||||
| PFLAG | Indicator: Additional check (Report Writer) | SETFLGCHCK | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| PRTCLASS | Format group | PCLASS | CHAR | 1 | PCLASS | ||||
| FORMULA | Formula in set line | SETFORMULA | CHAR | 240 | CHAR240 | ||||
| PFEED | Page break | PFEED | CHAR | 2 | PFEED | ||||
| LFIELDNAME | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| DESCRIPT | Short text for a set line | SETLINTEXT | CHAR | 40 | TEXT40 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SETVALUES using ABAP code?
As SETVALUES 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 SETVALUES as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SETVALUES
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SETVALUES 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