SHLPOBJ SAP (Object description for help system output) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Object description for help system output




ABAP Code to SELECT data from SHLPOBJ
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Access table SHLPOBJ




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

SHLPOBJ 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 "Object description for help system output" 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_SHLPOBJ TYPE SHLPOBJ.

The SHLPOBJ table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Object description for help system output data available in SAP. These include DE_ZUSATZ (Data element supplement).. 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 SHLPOBJ 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
DE_ZUSATZData element supplement DIDENTNUMC4NUMC4

Key field Non-key field



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

As SHLPOBJ 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 SHLPOBJ as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SHLPOBJ

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