SOFDSOFA SAP (SAPoffice: Structure for hierarchy data) Structure details
Description: SAPoffice: Structure for hierarchy data
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SOFDSOFA 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: Structure for hierarchy 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_SOFDSOFA TYPE SOFDSOFA.
The SOFDSOFA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about SAPoffice: Structure for hierarchy data data available in SAP. These include FOLYR (Object folder: Year from ID), FOLNO (Object folder: Number from ID), PARTP (Parent object type from ID), PARYR (Parent object 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 SOFDSOFA 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 |
| FOLTP | Object folder: Object type from ID | SO_FOL_TP | CHAR | 3 | Assigned to domain | SO_OBJ_TP | |||
| FOLYR | Object folder: Year from ID | SO_FOL_YR | CHAR | 2 | SO_OBJ_YR | ||||
| FOLNO | Object folder: Number from ID | SO_FOL_NO | CHAR | 12 | Assigned to domain | SO_OBJ_NO | |||
| PARTP | Parent object type from ID | SO_PAR_TP | CHAR | 3 | Assigned to domain | SO_OBJ_TP | |||
| PARYR | Parent object year from the ID | SO_PAR_YR | CHAR | 2 | SO_OBJ_YR | ||||
| PARNO | Parent object number from the ID | SO_PAR_NO | CHAR | 12 | Assigned to domain | SO_OBJ_NO | |||
| OBJNAM | Name of document, folder or distribution list | SO_OBJ_NAM | CHAR | 12 | SO_OBJ_NAM | ||||
| OBJDES | Short description of contents | SO_OBJ_DES | CHAR | 50 | SO_OBJ_DES | ||||
| LAFDAT | Date of last access | SO_DAT_LA | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| ABO | Search of private or shared folders | SO_FLAG | CHAR | 1 | SO_FLAG | ||||
| FOLSIZ | Number of documents stored in this folder | SO_FOL_SIZ | NUMC | 5 | SO_OBJ_SIZ | ||||
| FOLCNT | Number of documents stored in this folder | SO_FOL_SIZ | NUMC | 5 | SO_OBJ_SIZ |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SOFDSOFA using ABAP code?
As SOFDSOFA 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 SOFDSOFA as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SOFDSOFA
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SOFDSOFA 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