STEP_INSTANCE SAP (Structure for Transfer of STEP Instances) Structure details
Description: Structure for Transfer of STEP Instances
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Access table STEP_INSTANCE
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
STEP_INSTANCE 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 "Structure for Transfer of STEP Instances" 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_STEP_INSTANCE TYPE STEP_INSTANCE.
The STEP_INSTANCE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure for Transfer of STEP Instances data available in SAP. These include IS_DEFAULT (Boolean (X:=TRUE, SPACE:=FALSE)), ENTITY_NAME (Identifier of STEP Entity), LTEXT (Character 100), STEXT (Character 100).. 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: Can be enhanced (character-type)
SAP STEP_INSTANCE 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 |
| STEP_ID | Identifier of a STEP Instance | STEP_ID | CHAR | 10 | CHAR10 | ||||
| IS_DEFAULT | Boolean (X:=TRUE, SPACE:=FALSE) | STEP_BOOLEAN | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| ENTITY_NAME | Identifier of STEP Entity | STEP_ENT_NAME | CHAR | 32 | CHAR32 | ||||
| LTEXT | Character 100 | CHAR100 | CHAR | 100 | CHAR100 | ||||
| STEXT | Character 100 | CHAR100 | CHAR | 100 | CHAR100 | ||||
| PROPS | List of STEP Property Instances | STEP_PROPS | CHAR | 10 | CHAR10 | ||||
| A1 | Attribute Value of STEP Instance | STEP_ATTR_VAL | CHAR | 40 | CHAR40 | ||||
| A1_DEF | Boolean (X:=TRUE, SPACE:=FALSE) | STEP_BOOLEAN | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| A2 | Attribute Value of STEP Instance | STEP_ATTR_VAL | CHAR | 40 | CHAR40 | ||||
| A2_DEF | Boolean (X:=TRUE, SPACE:=FALSE) | STEP_BOOLEAN | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| A3 | Attribute Value of STEP Instance | STEP_ATTR_VAL | CHAR | 40 | CHAR40 | ||||
| A3_DEF | Boolean (X:=TRUE, SPACE:=FALSE) | STEP_BOOLEAN | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| A4 | Attribute Value of STEP Instance | STEP_ATTR_VAL | CHAR | 40 | CHAR40 | ||||
| A4_DEF | Boolean (X:=TRUE, SPACE:=FALSE) | STEP_BOOLEAN | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| A5 | Attribute Value of STEP Instance | STEP_ATTR_VAL | CHAR | 40 | CHAR40 | ||||
| A5_DEF | Boolean (X:=TRUE, SPACE:=FALSE) | STEP_BOOLEAN | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| A6 | Attribute Value of STEP Instance | STEP_ATTR_VAL | CHAR | 40 | CHAR40 | ||||
| A6_DEF | Boolean (X:=TRUE, SPACE:=FALSE) | STEP_BOOLEAN | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| A7 | Attribute Value of STEP Instance | STEP_ATTR_VAL | CHAR | 40 | CHAR40 | ||||
| A7_DEF | Boolean (X:=TRUE, SPACE:=FALSE) | STEP_BOOLEAN | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| A8 | Attribute Value of STEP Instance | STEP_ATTR_VAL | CHAR | 40 | CHAR40 | ||||
| A8_DEF | Boolean (X:=TRUE, SPACE:=FALSE) | STEP_BOOLEAN | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| A9 | Attribute Value of STEP Instance | STEP_ATTR_VAL | CHAR | 40 | CHAR40 | ||||
| A9_DEF | Boolean (X:=TRUE, SPACE:=FALSE) | STEP_BOOLEAN | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| A10 | Attribute Value of STEP Instance | STEP_ATTR_VAL | CHAR | 40 | CHAR40 | ||||
| A10_DEF | Boolean (X:=TRUE, SPACE:=FALSE) | STEP_BOOLEAN | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure STEP_INSTANCE using ABAP code?
As STEP_INSTANCE 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 STEP_INSTANCE as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table STEP_INSTANCE
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about STEP_INSTANCE and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects