SPFST SAP (Startup: Input fields for programs to be started) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Startup: Input fields for programs to be started




ABAP Code to SELECT data from SPFST
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Access table SPFST




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

SPFST 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 "Startup: Input fields for programs to be started" 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_SPFST TYPE SPFST.

The SPFST table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Startup: Input fields for programs to be started data available in SAP. These include PROGNR (Startup; Sequence number of the program to be started.), LOCALE (System start; Location where a program is started.), PROGRM (System start; Program to be started), SYSTEMNR (System start; SAP system number of the program to be started).. 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 SPFST 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
PFNAMEName of a profile PFEFNAMECHAR14TEXT14
PROGNRStartup; Sequence number of the program to be started. PFESTPRNRNUMC2NUM02
LOCALESystem start; Location where a program is started. PFESTLOCLCHAR8TEXT8
PROGRMSystem start; Program to be started PFESTPROGCHAR40TEXT40
SYSTEMNRSystem start; SAP system number of the program to be started PFESTSYNRNUMC2NUM02
SYSTEMNAMESystem start; SAP system name of the program to be started PFESTSYNACHAR3CHAR3
PROFILESystem start; Profile name of the program to be started PFESTPRFLCHAR40TEXT40
HOSTSystemstart; Host, to which a program connects. PFESTHOSTCHAR8TEXT8
CMDARGSStartup; Other command line parameters in a program PFESTCMDPCHAR40TEXT40
USERNAMEStartup; User name, under which program is started. PFESTUSERCHAR12TEXT12
PASSWORDStartup; Password of startup user of a program PFESTPASSCHAR20TEXT20

Key field Non-key field



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

As SPFST 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 SPFST as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SPFST

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