SSFPATT SAP (Smart Forms: Output Table Pattern) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Smart Forms: Output Table Pattern




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

SSFPATT 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 "Smart Forms: Output Table Pattern" 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_SSFPATT TYPE SSFPATT.

The SSFPATT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Smart Forms: Output Table Pattern data available in SAP. These include BORDER (Frames around output table), FRAME (Boxes and lines: Line width), U_FRAME (Boxes and lines: Line thickness unit of measurement).. 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 SSFPATT 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
PATTNUMNumber of pattern for display table TDPATTNUMNUMC4TDPATTNUM
BORDERFrames around output table TDTBORDERCHAR1TDBOOL
FRAMEBoxes and lines: Line width TDSFFRAMEDEC7(2) TDSFSIZE
U_FRAMEBoxes and lines: Line thickness unit of measurement TDFRAMEUCHAR2TDUNIT

Key field Non-key field



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

As SSFPATT 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 SSFPATT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SSFPATT

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