SFPDATATYPES SAP (Collection of Data Types for Test Purposes) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Collection of Data Types for Test Purposes




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




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

SFPDATATYPES 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 "Collection of Data Types for Test Purposes" 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_SFPDATATYPES TYPE SFPDATATYPES.

The SFPDATATYPES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Collection of Data Types for Test Purposes data available in SAP. These include STRING (Character string of variable length), BYTE (Uninterpreted String of Bytes, Length 8), XSTRING (Byte string of variable length), NUMC (Numeric Character String, Length 10).. 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: Can Be Enhanced (Deep)


SAP SFPDATATYPES 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
CHAR Character String, Length 200
STRING Character string of variable length0
BYTE Uninterpreted String of Bytes, Length 80
XSTRING Byte string of variable length0
NUMC Numeric Character String, Length 100
DEC Counter or amount field with comma and sign0
FLTP Floating point number, accurate to 8 bytes0
INT 4-byte integer, integer number with sign0
CURR Currency field, stored as DEC0
CUKY Currency Key0
QUAN Quantity field0
UNIT Unit key0
DATE Date field (YYYYMMDD) stored as char(8)0
TIME Time field (hhmmss), stored as char(6)0
LANG Language ID (Conversion Exit ISOLA)0

Key field Non-key field



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

As SFPDATATYPES 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 SFPDATATYPES as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SFPDATATYPES

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