TABLIN SAP (Table Lines for Short Text Translation) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Table Lines for Short Text Translation




ABAP Code to SELECT data from TABLIN
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

TABLIN 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 "Table Lines for Short Text Translation" 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_TABLIN TYPE TABLIN.

The TABLIN table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Table Lines for Short Text Translation data available in SAP. These include TABLINE (Table Row), TRNSLTABIX (Row Index of Internal Tables), STATUS (Translation status, work lists), TRANSLTAB (Numeric, 1-digit).. 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 TABLIN 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
TABTABIXIndex in table list TABTABIXNUMC1NUM1
TABLINETable Row TABLINECHAR1248TABLINE
TRNSLTABIXRow Index of Internal Tables SYTABIXINT410SYST_LONG
STATUSTranslation status, work lists LWRKSTAT_DCHAR1LWRKSTAT
TRANSLTABNumeric, 1-digit TRMNUM1NUMC1NUMC1BC
FLAG1Single-Character Indicator CHAR1CHAR1CHAR1
FLAG2Single-Character Indicator CHAR1CHAR1CHAR1
FLAG3Single-Character Indicator CHAR1CHAR1CHAR1
OBJTABIXIndex in object list OBJTABIXINT410SYST_LONG
UPPERCASE Upper Case Field Key by Field Key0
ABBR_LONGTXT_AVLVersion Number Component CHAR2CHAR2CHAR2

Key field Non-key field



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

As TABLIN 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 TABLIN as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table TABLIN

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