WSAF_S_TABLE_DEFINES SAP (Table Fields and Field Descriptions) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Table Fields and Field Descriptions




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

WSAF_S_TABLE_DEFINES 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 Fields and Field Descriptions" 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_WSAF_S_TABLE_DEFINES TYPE WSAF_S_TABLE_DEFINES.

The WSAF_S_TABLE_DEFINES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Table Fields and Field Descriptions data available in SAP. These include FIELDNAME (Field Name), ACTIVESTATUS (Activation Status of a Repository Object), TAB_POSITION (Position of the field in the table), KEYFLAG (Identifies a key field of a table).. 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: Can be enhanced (character-type)


SAP WSAF_S_TABLE_DEFINES 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
TABNAMETable Name TABNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TABDTB
FIELDNAMEField Name FIELDNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAMEDFD
ACTIVESTATUSActivation Status of a Repository Object AS4LOCALCHAR1AS4LOCAL
TAB_POSITIONPosition of the field in the table TABFDPOSNUMC4AS4POS
KEYFLAGIdentifies a key field of a table KEYFLAGCHAR1KEYFLAG
ROLLNAMEData element (semantic domain) ROLLNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainROLLNAMEROLDD_DTEL
INTTYPEABAP data type (C,D,N,...) INTTYPECHAR1INTTYPE
INTLENInternal Length in Bytes INTLENNUMC6DDLENG
DATATYPEData Type in ABAP Dictionary DATATYPE_DCHAR4DTYPEDATATYPE
LENGLength (No. of Characters) DDLENGNUMC6DDLENG
DECIMALSNumber of Decimal Places DECIMALSNUMC6DDLENG
DOMAENEDomain name DOMNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainDOMNAMEDD_DOMA

Key field Non-key field



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

As WSAF_S_TABLE_DEFINES 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 WSAF_S_TABLE_DEFINES as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table WSAF_S_TABLE_DEFINES

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