SLANTEXT SAP (Structure for Standard Texts) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Structure for Standard Texts




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

SLANTEXT 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 "Structure for Standard Texts" 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_SLANTEXT TYPE SLANTEXT.

The SLANTEXT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure for Standard Texts data available in SAP. These include TEXT (Text), HIDE (Information for HIDE area).. 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 SLANTEXT 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
TYPELanguage Transport Type SLANTYPCHAR1
TEXT Text0
HIDE Information for HIDE area0

Key field Non-key field



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

As SLANTEXT 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 SLANTEXT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SLANTEXT

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