VIMDESCC SAP (Control Block Structure for View Maintenance) Structure details
Description: Control Block Structure for View Maintenance
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
VIMDESCC 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_VIMDESCC TYPE VIMDESCC.
The VIMDESCC 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: Not classified
SAP VIMDESCC 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 |
VIEWNAME | Name of SAP table view | VIEWNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | VIEWNAME | DVI | ||
MAINTVIEW | Name of SAP table view | VIEWNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | VIEWNAME | DVI | ||
AREA | Name of function group | AREA | CHAR | 26 | Assigned to domain | AREA | |||
DEVCLASS | Package | DEVCLASS | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | DEVCLASS | DVC | DEVCLASS | |
TYPE | Maint. type: Single-level or two-level view/table maint. | MAINT_TYPE | CHAR | 1 | VIM_MTYPE | ||||
LISTE | Table maintenance dialog overview screen number | LIST_SCR | NUMC | 4 | DYNPRONR | ||||
DETAIL | Number of table maintenance dialog single screen | SINGLE_SCR | NUMC | 4 | DYNPRONR | ||||
OCCURS | Estimated number of entries to keep in storage | SIZE_ESTIM | NUMC | 4 | SYNUM04 | ||||
CLTCODE | Transaction for view maintenance | CLTCODE | CHAR | 20 | Assigned to domain | TCODE | |||
BASTAB | Flag: X -> Structure is table, ' ' -> Structure is view | BASTAB | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
NEWGENER | Regeneration required due to change in DDIC | NEWGENER | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
GENDATE | (8-character) Date for SYST | SYDATS | DATS | 8 | SYDATS | ||||
GENTIME | TIME Data Element for SYST | SYTIME | TIMS | 6 | SYTIME | ||||
FLAG | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
EXISTENCY | Read-Only Flag for Views (old) | MCROFLAG | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
SELECTION | CHAR01 data element for SYST | SYCHAR01 | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
DDTEXT | Short Description of Repository Objects | AS4TEXT | CHAR | 60 | AS4TEXT | ||||
CLIDEP | Flag indicating client-specific entries | CLIDEP | CHAR | 1 | CLIDEP | ||||
TEXTCLIDEP | Flag indicating client-specific entries | CLIDEP | CHAR | 1 | CLIDEP | ||||
KEYLEN | Data Object Length | SYFLENG | INT4 | 10 | SYST_SHORT | ||||
TEXTKEYLEN | Data Object Length | SYFLENG | INT4 | 10 | SYST_SHORT | ||||
TABLEN | Data Object Length | SYFLENG | INT4 | 10 | SYST_SHORT | ||||
TEXTTABLEN | Data Object Length | SYFLENG | INT4 | 10 | SYST_SHORT | ||||
MAXTRKEYLN | Data Object Length | SYFLENG | INT4 | 10 | SYST_SHORT | ||||
TRGKEYPOS | Data Object Length | SYFLENG | INT4 | 10 | SYST_SHORT | ||||
MAXTRTXKLN | Data Object Length | SYFLENG | INT4 | 10 | SYST_SHORT | ||||
TRTXGKPOS | Data Object Length | SYFLENG | INT4 | 10 | SYST_SHORT | ||||
CUSTOMAUTH | Customer authorization for view customizing | CUSTOMAUTH | CHAR | 1 | CUSTOMAUTH | ||||
AUTHCLASS | Activation type | AUTHCLASS_ | NUMC | 2 | AUTHCLASS | ||||
SUBSETFLAG | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
RDONLYFLAG | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
ADRNBRFLAG | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
USREXIFLAG | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
HIDDENFLAG | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
DELMDTFLAG | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
TEXTTBEXST | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
PTFRKYEXST | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
GENERICTRP | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
GENERTXTRP | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
FIELDORDER | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
TEXTTAB | Table Name | TABNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | DTB | ||
SPRASFIELD | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
SPRASFDPOS | Offset of a field | DOFFSET | NUMC | 6 | DOFFSET | ||||
ROOTTAB | Primary table of an aggregate | ROOTTAB | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | |||
GUI_PROG | ABAP Program Name | PROGRAMM | CHAR | 40 | Assigned to domain | PROGRAMM | RID | ||
CURSETTING | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
SCRFRMFLAG | CHAR01 data element for SYST | SYCHAR01 | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
FPOOLNAME | ABAP Program Name | PROGRAMM | CHAR | 40 | Assigned to domain | PROGRAMM | RID | ||
FRM_BF_SAV | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_AF_SAV | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_BF_DEL | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_AF_DEL | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_ON_NEW | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_AF_ORG | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_BF_RPL | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_AF_RPL | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_RP_ORG | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_RP_GET | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_RP_UPD | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_RP_CPL | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_ON_ORG | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_E071 | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_E071KS | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_E071KA | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_BF_END | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_AF_ENQ | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_BF_UDL | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_AF_UDL | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_BF_PRN | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_AF_CHK | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_AF_INI | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_IN_DSS | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_H_FLDS | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_RP_POS | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_TL_GET | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_TL_ORG | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_TL_UPD | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
FRM_TLTEXT | Name of FORM routine (extended table maintenance) | VIMFRMNAME | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure VIMDESCC using ABAP code?
As VIMDESCC 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 VIMDESCC as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table VIMDESCC
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about VIMDESCC 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