SMT_S_STRUCTURE_FIELD SAP (Structure field data) Structure details
Description: Structure field data
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Access table SMT_S_STRUCTURE_FIELD
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SMT_S_STRUCTURE_FIELD 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 field data" 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_STRUCTURE_FIELD TYPE SMT_S_STRUCTURE_FIELD.
The SMT_S_STRUCTURE_FIELD table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure field data data available in SAP. These include NAME (Field Name), FIELD_PATH (Field path), TYPE (Field type), COMPONENT_TYPE (DD: Component Type).. 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_STRUCTURE_FIELD 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 |
| ID | Structure field ID | SMT_STRUCTURE_FIELD_ID | CHAR | 32 | SYSUUID_C | ||||
| NAME | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| FIELD_PATH | Field path | SMT_FIELD_PATH | STRG | 0 | |||||
| TYPE | Field type | FIELD_TYPE | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | ROLLNAME | ROL | ||
| COMPONENT_TYPE | DD: Component Type | COMPTYPE | CHAR | 1 | COMPTYPE | ||||
| PARENT | Structure field ID | SMT_STRUCTURE_FIELD_ID | CHAR | 32 | SYSUUID_C | ||||
| DATA_TYPE | Data Type in ABAP Dictionary | DATATYPE_D | CHAR | 4 | DTYPE | DATATYPE | |||
| LENGTH | Length (No. of Characters) | DDLENG | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG | ||||
| DECIMAL | Number of Decimal Places | DECIMALS | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG | ||||
| POSITION | Position of the field in the table | TABFDPOS | NUMC | 4 | AS4POS | ||||
| DESCRIPTION | Short Description of Repository Objects | AS4TEXT | CHAR | 60 | AS4TEXT | ||||
| REFERENCE | Boolean value | SMT_BOOLEAN | CHAR | 1 | SMT_BOOLEAN | ||||
| READ_ONLY | Boolean value | SMT_BOOLEAN | CHAR | 1 | SMT_BOOLEAN | ||||
| USAGE_COUNT | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
| EXT_NAME | String | SMT_STRING | STRG | 0 | |||||
| EXT_FIELD_PATH | Field path | SMT_FIELD_PATH | STRG | 0 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SMT_S_STRUCTURE_FIELD using ABAP code?
As SMT_S_STRUCTURE_FIELD 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_STRUCTURE_FIELD as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SMT_S_STRUCTURE_FIELD
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SMT_S_STRUCTURE_FIELD 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