SSTMNT SAP (Description of an ABAP/4 Source Analysis Statement) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Description of an ABAP/4 Source Analysis Statement




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

SSTMNT 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 "Description of an ABAP/4 Source Analysis Statement" 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_SSTMNT TYPE SSTMNT.

The SSTMNT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Description of an ABAP/4 Source Analysis Statement data available in SAP. These include STRUC (Index of current block in the struc table), FROM (Index of first token of statement in token table), TO (Index of last token of statement in token table), NUMBER (Statement counter within source code unit).. 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 SSTMNT 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
LEVELIndex of current source code unit in level table STMNT_LEVLINT410SABP_INT4
STRUCIndex of current block in the struc table STMNT_STRUINT410SABP_INT4
FROMIndex of first token of statement in token table STMNT_FROMINT410SABP_INT4
TOIndex of last token of statement in token table STMNT_TOINT410SABP_INT4
NUMBERStatement counter within source code unit STMNT_NRINT410SABP_INT4
COLONROWLine number of colon (for chain statements) STMNT_CROWINT410SABP_INT4
TROWLine number of end ID (>= 1) STMNT_TROWINT410SABP_INT4
COLONCOLColumn position of colon (for chain statements) (>= 0) STMNT_CCOLINT25SABP_INT2
TCOLColumn position of end ID (>= 0) STMNT_TCOLINT25SABP_INT2
PREFIXLENNumber of tokens before colon (for chain statements) STMNT_PLENINT25SABP_INT2
TYPEType of statement (EXEC SQL, INCLUDE, macro, ..., rest) STMNT_TYPECHAR1SYCHAR01
TERMINATOREnd ID of a statement (period or comma) STMNT_TERMCHAR1SYCHAR01
ENHMT Enhancement Index0

Key field Non-key field



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

As SSTMNT 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 SSTMNT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SSTMNT

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