VIMSELLIST SAP (Selection range for view maintenance) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Selection range for view maintenance




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

VIMSELLIST 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 "Selection range 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_VIMSELLIST TYPE VIMSELLIST.

The VIMSELLIST table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Selection range for view maintenance data available in SAP. These include NEGATION (NOT operator in selection conditions), LEFTPAR (Row Index of Internal Tables), OPERATOR (Operator in a selection condition), VALUE (Data buffer for view maintenance function modules).. 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 VIMSELLIST 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
VIEWFIELDABAP Dictionary: Name of view field VIEWFIELDCHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAME
NEGATIONNOT operator in selection conditions VSNEGATIONCHAR3VSNEGATION
LEFTPARRow Index of Internal Tables SYTABIXINT410SYST_LONG
OPERATOROperator in a selection condition VSOPERATORCHAR2VSOPERATOR
VALUEData buffer for view maintenance function modules BUFFERCHAR255TEXT255
RIGHTPARRow Index of Internal Tables SYTABIXINT410SYST_LONG
AND_ORAND/OR link in a selection condition VSCONJCHAR3VSCONJ
TABIXRow Index of Internal Tables SYTABIXINT410SYST_LONG
DDICCheckbox XFELDCHAR1XFELD
INITIALCheckbox XFELDCHAR1XFELD
COND_KINDCHAR01 data element for SYST SYCHAR01CHAR1SYCHAR01
FLTP_VALUEFloating point value FLTP_VALUEFLTP16(16) FLTP
INT1_VALUEBIN1 data element for SYST SYBIN1INT13SYBIN1
INT2_VALUEBIN2 data element for SYST SYBIN2INT25SYBIN2
INT4_VALUEBIN4 data element for SYST SYBIN4INT410SYBIN4
RAW_VALUEHexadecimal, 25 characters RAW_25RAW25RAW_25
DATE_VALUEDate DATUMDATS8DATUM
TIME_VALUETime UZEITTIMS6UZEIT
PCKD_VALUECHAR(25) for view maintenance VIM_CHAR25CHAR25VIM_CHAR25
NUMC_VALUE50-digit NUMC_50NUMC50NUMC_50
INVD_VALUEData buffer for view maintenance function modules BUFFERCHAR255TEXT255
CONVERTEDCHAR01 data element for SYST SYCHAR01CHAR1SYCHAR01
FROM_AUTHCheckbox XFELDCHAR1XFELD

Key field Non-key field



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

As VIMSELLIST 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 VIMSELLIST as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table VIMSELLIST

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