SAP SIC_FIELDS_FOR_INDEXING Fields to be indexed and used for searching Table data and field list

SIC_FIELDS_FOR_INDEXING 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 "Fields to be indexed and used for searching" 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_SIC_FIELDS_FOR_INDEXING TYPE SIC_FIELDS_FOR_INDEXING.

The SIC_FIELDS_FOR_INDEXING table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Fields to be indexed and used for searching data available in SAP. These include NODE_NAME (Node Name), COUNTER (Counter), TABLENAME (Table Name), FIELDNAME (Field Name)... 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. .

SIC_FIELDS_FOR_INDEXING structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced

SAP SIC_FIELDS_FOR_INDEXING structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the SIC_FIELDS_FOR_INDEXING table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.

Field	Description	Data Element	Data Type	length (Dec)	Check table	Conversion Routine	Domain Name	MemoryID	SHLP
SERVICE_PROFILE	Service Profile	SIC_SERVICE_PROFILE	CHAR	30			CHAR30
NODE_NAME	Node Name	SIC_NODE_NAME	CHAR	30			CHAR30
COUNTER	Counter	SIC_COUNTER	NUMC	4			NUMC4
TABLENAME	Table Name	TABNAME	CHAR	30	Assigned to domain		AS4TAB	DTB
FIELDNAME	Field Name	FIELDNAME	CHAR	30	Assigned to domain		FDNAME	DFD
NORM_TYPE	Normalization Type	SIC_NORM_TYPE	CHAR	20			SIC_NORM_TYPE
LFIELDNAME	Field name	FNAM_____4	CHAR	132			DYNFNAM

Key field

Non-key field

< SIC_CUR_RELEASE - Current releases SIC_FIELDS_GROUPS - Fields and groups to be indexed and used for searching >

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

As SIC_FIELDS_FOR_INDEXING 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 SIC_FIELDS_FOR_INDEXING as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SIC_FIELDS_FOR_INDEXING

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SIC_FIELDS_FOR_INDEXING and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).