STOKEN SAP (Description of an ABAP/4 source analysis token) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Description of an ABAP/4 source analysis token




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

STOKEN 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 token" 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_STOKEN TYPE STOKEN.

The STOKEN table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Description of an ABAP/4 source analysis token data available in SAP. These include OVFL (Flag (indicating token sequence does not fit in field STR)), STR (Token sequence), ROW (Number of source line where token appears (>= 1)), COL (Column position of token (>= 0)).. 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 STOKEN 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
TYPEToken type (identifier, literal, list, comment) TOKEN_TYPECHAR1SYCHAR01
OVFLFlag (indicating token sequence does not fit in field STR) TOKEN_OVFLCHAR1SABP_FLAG
STRToken sequence TOKEN_STRCHAR30SYCHAR30
ROWNumber of source line where token appears (>= 1) TOKEN_ROWINT410SABP_INT4
COLColumn position of token (>= 0) TOKEN_COLINT25SABP_INT2
LENLength of token TOKEN_LENINT25SABP_INT2
OFF1Offset of ('A part of) token in overflow area TOKEN_OFF1INT410SABP_INT4

Key field Non-key field



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

As STOKEN 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 STOKEN as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table STOKEN

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