SFILES SAP (Ranges table for S_FILES) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Ranges table for S_FILES




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




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

SFILES 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 "Ranges table for S_FILES" 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_SFILES TYPE SFILES.

The SFILES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Ranges table for S_FILES data available in SAP. These include OPTION (Version Number Component), LOW (Key for Archive File), HIGH (Key for Archive File).. 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: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP SFILES 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
SIGNSingle-Character Indicator CHAR1CHAR1CHAR1
OPTIONVersion Number Component CHAR2CHAR2CHAR2
LOWKey for Archive File ARKEYCHAR20ARKEY
HIGHKey for Archive File ARKEYCHAR20ARKEY

Key field Non-key field



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

As SFILES 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 SFILES as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SFILES

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