TABLENAME SAP (Control Structure for Testing the Table Name (Apart fr. SAA)) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Control Structure for Testing the Table Name (Apart fr. SAA)




ABAP Code to SELECT data from TABLENAME
Related tables to TABLENAME
Access table TABLENAME




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

TABLENAME 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 "Control Structure for Testing the Table Name (Apart fr. SAA)" 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_TABLENAME TYPE TABLENAME.

The TABLENAME table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Control Structure for Testing the Table Name (Apart fr. SAA) data available in SAP. These include MINLENGTH (Is DD check to be executed/how?), TYPEPOOL (Is DD check to be executed/how?), HDSLASH (Is DD check to be executed/how?).. 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 TABLENAME 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
EXISTSNAMEIs DD check to be executed/how? DD_CHECKCHAR6DD_CHECK
MINLENGTHIs DD check to be executed/how? DD_CHECKCHAR6DD_CHECK
TYPEPOOLIs DD check to be executed/how? DD_CHECKCHAR6DD_CHECK
HDSLASHIs DD check to be executed/how? DD_CHECKCHAR6DD_CHECK

Key field Non-key field



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

As TABLENAME 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 TABLENAME as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table TABLENAME

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