SPARENT SAP (Structure to store parents for a node in XML doc) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Structure to store parents for a node in XML doc




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




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

SPARENT 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 "Structure to store parents for a node in XML doc" 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_SPARENT TYPE SPARENT.

The SPARENT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure to store parents for a node in XML doc data available in SAP. These include ELENM (Parent Name).. 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: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP SPARENT 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
ELENM Parent Name0

Key field Non-key field



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

As SPARENT 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 SPARENT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SPARENT

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