SOFAD SAP (SAPoffice: user-specific folder authorization (data div.)) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: SAPoffice: user-specific folder authorization (data div.)




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




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

SOFAD 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 "SAPoffice: user-specific folder authorization (data div.)" 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_SOFAD TYPE SOFAD.

The SOFAD table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about SAPoffice: user-specific folder authorization (data div.) data available in SAP. These include FLAG1 (Search of private or shared folders), FLAG2 (Search of private or shared folders).. 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 SOFAD 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
USRACCAuthorizations for shared folders SO_AUT_FOLCHAR1SO_FOL_AUT
FLAG1Search of private or shared folders SO_FLAGCHAR1SO_FLAG
FLAG2Search of private or shared folders SO_FLAGCHAR1SO_FLAG

Key field Non-key field



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

As SOFAD 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 SOFAD as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SOFAD

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