SMT_S_ELEMENT_INSTANCE SAP (Element instance and status) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Element instance and status




ABAP Code to SELECT data from SMT_S_ELEMENT_INSTANCE
Related tables to SMT_S_ELEMENT_INSTANCE
Access table SMT_S_ELEMENT_INSTANCE




Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

SMT_S_ELEMENT_INSTANCE 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 "Element instance and status" 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_SMT_S_ELEMENT_INSTANCE TYPE SMT_S_ELEMENT_INSTANCE.

The SMT_S_ELEMENT_INSTANCE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Element instance and status data available in SAP. These include STATUS (Object status).. 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: Can Be Enhanced (Deep)


SAP SMT_S_ELEMENT_INSTANCE 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
STATUSObject status SMT_OBJECT_STATUSNUMC2SMT_OBJECT_STATUS

Key field Non-key field



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

As SMT_S_ELEMENT_INSTANCE 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 SMT_S_ELEMENT_INSTANCE as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SMT_S_ELEMENT_INSTANCE

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