SPH_IOCONT SAP (SAPphone: Container for information object) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: SAPphone: Container for information object




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

SPH_IOCONT 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 "SAPphone: Container for information object" 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_SPH_IOCONT TYPE SPH_IOCONT.

The SPH_IOCONT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about SAPphone: Container for information object data available in SAP. These include INSTANCE (SAPphone: Info object number), KEYNAME (SAPphone: Info object information - name), VALUE (SAPphone: Info object information - value).. 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 SPH_IOCONT 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
OBJNAMESAPphone: Info object name SP_IONAMCHAR32CHAR32
INSTANCESAPphone: Info object number SP_IONUMNUMC4NUMC4
KEYNAMESAPphone: Info object information - name SP_IOKNAMCHAR32CHAR32
VALUESAPphone: Info object information - value SP_IOKVALCHAR255TEXT255

Key field Non-key field



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

As SPH_IOCONT 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 SPH_IOCONT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SPH_IOCONT

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