SAP SIMP000 IMP: Application Classes - Basic Data - Screen Structure Table data and field list

SIMP000 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 "IMP: Application Classes - Basic Data - Screen Structure" 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_SIMP000 TYPE SIMP000.

The SIMP000 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about IMP: Application Classes - Basic Data - Screen Structure data available in SAP. These include APPLCLASS (IMP: Application Class), LANGU (Language Key), SHORT (IMP: Short Text - General)... 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. .

SIMP000 structure Technical Details:

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


SAP SIMP000 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 SIMP000 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
APPLCLASSIMP: Application Class IMP_APPLCLASSCHAR6Assigned to domainIMP_APPLCLASS
LANGULanguage Key SYLANGULANG1ISOLASYLANGU
SHORTIMP: Short Text - General IMP_SHORT_TEXTCHAR80IMP_SHORT_TEXT

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SIMP000 using ABAP code?

As SIMP000 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 SIMP000 as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SIMP000

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SIMP000 and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

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