SOFAK SAP (SAPoffice: user-specific folder authorization (key part)) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: SAPoffice: user-specific folder authorization (key part)




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

SOFAK 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 (key part)" 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_SOFAK TYPE SOFAK.

The SOFAK table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about SAPoffice: user-specific folder authorization (key part) data available in SAP. These include FOLYR (Object folder: Year from ID), FOLNO (Object folder: Number from ID), USRTP (User type from ID), USRYR (User year from the ID).. 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 SOFAK 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
FOLTPObject folder: Object type from ID SO_FOL_TPCHAR3SO_OBJ_TP
FOLYRObject folder: Year from ID SO_FOL_YRCHAR2SO_OBJ_YR
FOLNOObject folder: Number from ID SO_FOL_NOCHAR12SO_OBJ_NO
USRTPUser type from ID SO_USR_TPCHAR3SO_OBJ_TP
USRYRUser year from the ID SO_USR_YRCHAR2SO_OBJ_YR
USRNOUser number from the ID SO_USR_NOCHAR12SO_USR_NO

Key field Non-key field



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

As SOFAK 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 SOFAK as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SOFAK

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