SPRK SAP (ABAP PRK editor) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: ABAP PRK editor




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




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

SPRK 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 "ABAP PRK editor" 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_SPRK TYPE SPRK.

The SPRK table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about ABAP PRK editor data available in SAP. These include OBJECT_CLS (EDIC: Function code), ROW (EDIC: Cursor Line on Screen), COL (EDIC: Line Offset), MODE (Editing mode).. 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 SPRK 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
OBJECTObject identifier EDOBJECTCHAR60EDOBJECT
OBJECT_CLSEDIC: Function code EDFCODECHAR4EDFCODE
ROWEDIC: Cursor Line on Screen EDDISPLINENUMC6EDCURSLINE
COLEDIC: Line Offset EDLINEOFFSNUMC3EDLINEOFFS
MODEEditing mode EDMODECHAR6EDMODE
VERSIONVersion Management: Version Number VERSNONUMC5VERSNO
MODIFIEDEDIC: Editor contents was changed EDCHANGEDCHAR1EDBOOL
OBJECTNAMEEDIC: Name of edited object EDOBJNAMECHAR30EDTEXT
OBJECTTYPEObject type SEU_OBJCHAR15Assigned to domainSEU_OBJ
EVENTEDIC: Name of edited object EDOBJNAMECHAR30EDTEXT
EVENTTYPEObject type in navigation EDTYPECHAR1EDTYPE
LOCALArea of validity of an object EDLOCALCHAR1EDLOCAL
OPERATIONAction when navigating EDOPERCHAR10EDOPER
ERRMESSAGECHAR255 data element for SYST SYCHAR255CHAR255SYCHAR255
FINDSTRINGEDIC: Find Parameters EDFINDCHAR79EDCURSTRNGUFI
REPLSTRINGEDIC: Replace parameter EDREPLACECHAR79EDCURSTRNGURP
SRCHMETHODMethod for global search EDMETHODCHAR8CHAR8
MESSAGETXTMessage text EDMESSTXTCHAR160EDMESSTXT
DYNPROPARTScreen part: L=Logic, F=Field list, B=L+F, A=Attributes EDDYNPPARTCHAR1EDTYPE
SERVICEEditor action EDSERVICECHAR2EDSERVICE

Key field Non-key field



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

As SPRK 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 SPRK as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SPRK

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