SMPOSCOL SAP (Contains all Fields for Defining Variable Columns) Structure details
Description: Contains all Fields for Defining Variable Columns
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SMPOSCOL 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 "Contains all Fields for Defining Variable Columns" 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_SMPOSCOL TYPE SMPOSCOL.
The SMPOSCOL table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Contains all Fields for Defining Variable Columns data available in SAP. These include COL_ALIGNMENT (Natural Number), COL_WIDTH (Natural Number), COL_WIDTH_CHAR (Flag (X or Blank)), COL_HIDDEN (Flag (X or Blank)).. 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 SMPOSCOL 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 |
| COL_NAME | Tree Control: Column Name / Item Name | TV_ITMNAME | CHAR | 12 | TM_CHAR12 | ||||
| COL_ALIGNMENT | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
| COL_WIDTH | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
| COL_WIDTH_CHAR | Flag (X or Blank) | AS4FLAG | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| COL_HIDDEN | Flag (X or Blank) | AS4FLAG | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| COL_SELECTABLE | Flag (X or Blank) | AS4FLAG | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| ITEM_NODE_KEY | Tree Control: Node Key | TV_NODEKEY | CHAR | 12 | TM_CHAR12 | ||||
| ITEM_ITEM_NAME | Tree Control: Column Name / Item Name | TV_ITMNAME | CHAR | 12 | TM_CHAR12 | ||||
| ITEM_CLASS | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
| ITEM_FONT | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
| ITEM_DISABLED | Flag (X or Blank) | AS4FLAG | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| ITEM_EDITABLE | Flag (X or Blank) | AS4FLAG | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| ITEM_HIDDEN | Flag (X or Blank) | AS4FLAG | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| ITEM_ALIGNMENT | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
| ITEM_T_IMAGE | Tree Control: Icon / Image | TV_IMAGE | CHAR | 46 | TV_IMAGE | ||||
| ITEM_CHOSEN | Flag (X or Blank) | AS4FLAG | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| ITEM_TOGG_RIGHT | Flag (X or Blank) | AS4FLAG | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| ITEM_STYLE | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
| ITEM_LENGTH | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
| ITEM_LENGTH_PIX | Flag (X or Blank) | AS4FLAG | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| ITEM_IGNOREIMAG | Flag (X or Blank) | AS4FLAG | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| ITEM_USEBGCOLOR | Flag (X or Blank) | AS4FLAG | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| ITEM_TEXT | CHAR72 in Screen Painter | SCRPCHA72 | CHAR | 72 | SYCHAR72 | ||||
| HDR_NAME | Header name in a tree control (FuGr CNT4) | TV_HDRNAME | CHAR | 72 | TM_CHAR72 | ||||
| HDR_END_COL | Tree Control: Column Name / Item Name | TV_ITMNAME | CHAR | 12 | TM_CHAR12 | ||||
| HDR_T_IMAGE | Tree Control: Icon / Image | TV_IMAGE | CHAR | 46 | TV_IMAGE | ||||
| HDR_HEADING | Tree Control: Text in Length 132 | TV_HEADING | CHAR | 132 | TM_CHAR132 | ||||
| HDR_WIDTH | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
| HDR_WIDTH_PIX | Flag (X or Blank) | AS4FLAG | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| HDR_TYPE | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
| HDR_ALIGNMENT | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
| NUMBEROFROW | Row Index of Internal Tables | SYTABIX | INT4 | 10 | SYST_LONG |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SMPOSCOL using ABAP code?
As SMPOSCOL 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 SMPOSCOL as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SMPOSCOL
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SMPOSCOL and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects