SOTR_IFTX SAP (Extended Transfer Structure for Texts) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Extended Transfer Structure for Texts




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

SOTR_IFTX 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 "Extended Transfer Structure for Texts" 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_SOTR_IFTX TYPE SOTR_IFTX.

The SOTR_IFTX table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Extended Transfer Structure for Texts data available in SAP. These include CONCEPT (Key for Logical Object in the OTR), LFD_NUM (Sequence Number in the OTR), ALIAS_NAME (Unique Alias Name for OTR Concept), LENGTH (Length of a Text in the OTR).. 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 SOTR_IFTX 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
CONCEPTKey for Logical Object in the OTR SOTR_CONCCHAR32SYSUUID_C
LFD_NUMSequence Number in the OTR SOTR_NUMNUMC4
ALIAS_NAMEUnique Alias Name for OTR Concept SOTR_ALIASCHAR50SYCHAR50
LENGTHLength of a Text in the OTR SOTR_LENGNUMC3NUM3
LANGULanguage Key SYLANGULANG1ISOLASYLANGU
TEXTText Field in the OTR SOTR_TXTCHAR255SOTR_TXT
MODIFIABLEGeneral Flag FLAGCHAR1FLAG

Key field Non-key field



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

As SOTR_IFTX 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 SOTR_IFTX as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SOTR_IFTX

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