SOFAVDES SAP (Class and Description of PC Documents) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Class and Description of PC Documents




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

SOFAVDES 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 "Class and Description of PC Documents" 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_SOFAVDES TYPE SOFAVDES.

The SOFAVDES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Class and Description of PC Documents data available in SAP. These include DESCRIPT (Name of PC document).. 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 SOFAVDES 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
FILE_EXTFile extension for PC application SO_FILEEXTCHAR3CHAR3
DESCRIPTName of PC document SO_PC_DESCHAR40SO_TXT40

Key field Non-key field



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

As SOFAVDES 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 SOFAVDES as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SOFAVDES

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