SQLSTRUCT SAP (SQL Statement Structure) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: SQL Statement Structure




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




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

SQLSTRUCT 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 "SQL Statement Structure" 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_SQLSTRUCT TYPE SQLSTRUCT.

The SQLSTRUCT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about SQL Statement Structure data available in SAP. These include KEY (SQL key word(SELECT, UPDATE, FROM, WHERE, ....)), TEXTLENGTH (Text length), TEXT (SQL statement text).. 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 SQLSTRUCT 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
LEVELHierarchy level SQLLEVELINT410INT4
KEYSQL key word(SELECT, UPDATE, FROM, WHERE, ....) SQLKEYCHAR20CHAR20
TEXTLENGTHText length SQLLENGTHINT410INT4
TEXTSQL statement text SQLTEXT_DCHAR64CHAR64

Key field Non-key field



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

As SQLSTRUCT 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 SQLSTRUCT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SQLSTRUCT

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