SAP SIMAFLDSDUMMY IO: Work and Screen Fields: Dummy Fields for Hiding Table data and field list

SIMAFLDSDUMMY 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 "IO: Work and Screen Fields: Dummy Fields for Hiding" 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_SIMAFLDSDUMMY TYPE SIMAFLDSDUMMY.

The SIMAFLDSDUMMY table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about IO: Work and Screen Fields: Dummy Fields for Hiding data available in SAP. These include TEXT_PROZFROM (Text for Screen: Percent (from)), TEXT_PROZTO (Text on Screen: Percent (to)), TEXT_PKEYVALID (Text for Screen: Payment Plan Key Valid from), TEXT_GLKONT (Text for Screen: Addtl Acct Assignment for Insurance (G/L))... 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. .

SIMAFLDSDUMMY structure Technical Details:

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


SAP SIMAFLDSDUMMY 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 SIMAFLDSDUMMY 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
TEXT_GRACE Text for Screen: Shifted Due Date0
TEXT_PROZFROM Text for Screen: Percent (from)0
TEXT_PROZTO Text on Screen: Percent (to)0
TEXT_PKEYVALID Text for Screen: Payment Plan Key Valid from0
TEXT_GLKONT Text for Screen: Addtl Acct Assignment for Insurance (G/L)0
TEXT_BPKONT Text for Screen: Addtl Acct Assignment for Insurance (BP)0
TEXT_VTRE3Long Field Label SCRTEXT_LCHAR40SCRTEXT_L
TEXT_VGPART3Long Field Label SCRTEXT_LCHAR40SCRTEXT_L
TABLE_TITLE_OP Title for Outgoing Payments for Table Control0
TABLE_TITLE_BROK Title for Broker History Table Control0
TABLE_TITLE_CORR Title for Alternative Correspondence Recipient Table Control0
TABLE_TITLE_WHV Title for TableControl Valid Variable Withholding Tax Supp.0
TABLE_TITLE_PP Title for Payment Plan Changes Table Control0
TABLE_TITLE_PPP Title for Payment Plan Items Table Control0
TABLE_TITLE_MANDIST Title for Manual Distribution Table Control0
FRAME_GLPOS Text for Frame Business Partner Item0
FRAME_BPPOS Text for Frame G/L Item0
F1_VTRE3Target Insurance Object for Cross-Company Code Postings VTRE3_SCCHAR20ALPHAVTREF_KK
F1_VGPART3Target Business Partner for Cross-Company Code Posting VGPART3_SCCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHABU_PARTNER
F1_VTREF_TRANSPOSTTarget Insurance Object for Subledger Transfer Posting VTREF_TRANSPOST_SCCHAR20ALPHAVTREF_KK
F1_VGPART_TRANSPOSTTarget Business Partner for Subledger Transfer Posting VGPART_TRANSPOST_SCCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHABU_PARTNER

Key field Non-key field



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

As SIMAFLDSDUMMY 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 SIMAFLDSDUMMY as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SIMAFLDSDUMMY

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

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