USMD_S_ENTITY SAP (Entity Type) Structure details
Description: Entity Type
Related tables to USMD_S_ENTITY
Access table USMD_S_ENTITY
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
USMD_S_ENTITY 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 "Entity Type" 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_USMD_S_ENTITY TYPE USMD_S_ENTITY.
The USMD_S_ENTITY table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Entity Type data available in SAP. These include USAGE_TYPE (Storage and Use Type), KEY_HANDLING (Type of Key Assignment), VALIDITY_CONCEPT (Validity Concept for Entity Type), VALIDITY_HRY (Validity Concept for Hierarchy).. 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: Cannot Be Enhanced
SAP USMD_S_ENTITY 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 |
| USMD_ENTITY | Entity Type | USMD_ENTITY | CHAR | 9 | Assigned to domain | USMD_ENTITY | |||
| USAGE_TYPE | Storage and Use Type | USMD_USAGE_TYPE | CHAR | 1 | USMD_USAGE_TYPE | ||||
| KEY_HANDLING | Type of Key Assignment | USMD_KEY_HANDLING | CHAR | 1 | USMD_KEY_HANDLING | ||||
| VALIDITY_CONCEPT | Validity Concept for Entity Type | USMD_VALIDITY_ENTITY_TYPE | CHAR | 1 | USMD_VALIDITY_ENTITY_TYPE | ||||
| VALIDITY_HRY | Validity Concept for Hierarchy | USMD_VALIDITY_HRY | CHAR | 1 | USMD_VALIDITY_HRY | ||||
| TXTLG | Description (long text) | USMD_TXTLG | CHAR | 60 | TEXT60 | ||||
| F_HAS_HRY | MDGAF: General Indicator | USMD_FLG | CHAR | 1 | USMD_FLG | ||||
| F_HRY_VDEP | MDGAF: General Indicator | USMD_FLG | CHAR | 1 | USMD_FLG | ||||
| F_HRY_NDEP | MDGAF: General Indicator | USMD_FLG | CHAR | 1 | USMD_FLG | ||||
| F_HAS_ATTACHMENT | Attachments (Indicator) | USMD_HAS_ATTACHMENT | CHAR | 1 | USMD_FLG | ||||
| F_HAS_SET | Sets Indicator | USMD_HAS_SET | CHAR | 1 | USMD_FLG | ||||
| F_MULTI_LANGU | Language-Dependent Texts | USMD_MULTI_LANGU | CHAR | 1 | USMD_FLG | ||||
| DATATYPE | Data Type in ABAP Dictionary | DATATYPE_D | CHAR | 4 | DTYPE | DATATYPE | |||
| LENG | Length (No. of Characters) | DDLENG | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure USMD_S_ENTITY using ABAP code?
As USMD_S_ENTITY 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 USMD_S_ENTITY as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table USMD_S_ENTITY
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about USMD_S_ENTITY 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