SHLP_DESCR SAP (Description of Search Help) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Description of Search Help




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

SHLP_DESCR 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 "Description of Search Help" 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_SHLP_DESCR TYPE SHLP_DESCR.

The SHLP_DESCR table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Description of Search Help data available in SAP. These include SHLPTYPE (Type of an input help (see fixed values)), INTDESCR (), ISSIMPLE (Flag if a search help is an elementary search help), HOTKEY (Hot key for a search help).. 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 SHLP_DESCR 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
SHLPNAMEName of a Search Help SHLPNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainSHLPNAMESHLPDD_SHLP
SHLPTYPEType of an input help (see fixed values) DDSHLPTYPCHAR2DDSHLPTYP
INTDESCR 0
ISSIMPLEFlag if a search help is an elementary search help DDSHSIMPLECHAR1DDBOOL
HOTKEYHot key for a search help DDSHHOTKEYCHAR1CHAR1
SELMTYPECat. of selection method of an elementary search help SELMTYPECHAR1SELMTYPE
SELMETHODSelection method of an elementary search help SELMETHODCHAR30REFSHLPDD_SELMETHOD
TEXTTABText table for selection method SELMETHTXTCHAR30AS4TAB
SELMEXITSearch help exit DDSHSELEXTCHAR30FUNCNAMEDD_SELMEXIT
DIALOGTYPEDialog type DDSHDIATYPCHAR1DDSHDIATYPDD_DDSHDIATYP
DDLANGUAGELanguage Key DDLANGUAGELANG1ISOLASPRAS
DDTEXTExplanatory short text DDTEXTCHAR60DDTEXT
DIALOGINFO Flag: SELFIELDS and LISTFIELDS already read0
F4STATE Do not set manually!!!0
TABNAMETable Name TABNAMECHAR30AS4TABDTB
FIELDNAMEField Name FIELDNAMECHAR30FDNAMEDFD
TITLEExplanatory short text DDTEXTCHAR60DDTEXT
HISTORY Do not use!!!!0
HANDLE Reference to Further Information0
AUTOSUGGESTProposal Search for Input Fields DDAUTOSUGGESTCHAR1DDAUTOSUGGEST
FUZZY_SEARCHFull Text Fuzzy Search DDFUZZY_SEARCHCHAR1DDFUZZY_SEARCH
FUZZY_SIMILARITYAccuracy Value for Error-Tolerant Full Text Search DDFUZZY_SIMILARITYDEC2(1) DDFUZZY_SIMILARITY
INTERFACE 0
FIELDDESCR 0
FIELDPROP 0
SELOPT 0
TEXTSEARCH 0
REQUESTDictionary Search Help: Text Search Request DDSH_TEXTSEARCH_REQUESTCHAR60DDSH_TEXTSEARCH_REQUEST
FIELDS 0

Key field Non-key field



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

As SHLP_DESCR 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 SHLP_DESCR as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SHLP_DESCR

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