SXMS_FCATS SAP (Structure for Field Attributes) Structure details
Description: Structure for Field Attributes
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SXMS_FCATS 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 Field Attributes" 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_SXMS_FCATS TYPE SXMS_FCATS.
The SXMS_FCATS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure for Field Attributes data available in SAP. These include INTTYPE (ABAP data type (C,D,N,...)), INTLENGHT (Internal Length in Bytes), OUTLENGHT (ALV control: Output length in characters), DECIMALS (Number of Decimal Places).. 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 SXMS_FCATS 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 |
FLD_NAME | ALV control: Field name of internal table field | LVC_FNAME | CHAR | 30 | CHAR30 | ||||
INTTYPE | ABAP data type (C,D,N,...) | INTTYPE | CHAR | 1 | INTTYPE | ||||
INTLENGHT | Internal Length in Bytes | INTLEN | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG | ||||
OUTLENGHT | ALV control: Output length in characters | LVC_DDLEN | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG | ||||
DECIMALS | Number of Decimal Places | DECIMALS | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG | ||||
ICON | ALV control: Output as icon | LVC_ICON | CHAR | 1 | XFLAG | ||||
COLTEXT | ALV control: Column heading | LVC_TXTCOL | CHAR | 40 | TEXT40 |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SXMS_FCATS using ABAP code?
As SXMS_FCATS 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 SXMS_FCATS as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SXMS_FCATS
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SXMS_FCATS 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