VIMDESC SAP (Control block structure for view maintenance) Structure details

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

VIMDESC 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 block structure for view maintenance" 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_VIMDESC TYPE VIMDESC.

The VIMDESC table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Control block structure for view maintenance data available in SAP. These include MAINTVIEW (Name of SAP table view), AREA (Name of function group), DEVCLASS (Package), TYPE (Maint. type: Single-level or two-level view/table maint.).. 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 VIMDESC structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Key field

Non-key field

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

As VIMDESC 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 VIMDESC as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table VIMDESC

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