SAP ABAP Data Element TYPGENERIC (Generic table type)
Hierarchy
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   BC-DWB-DIC-AC (Application Component) Activation Program, Conversion Program, DB Utility, MC, SPDD
     SDTT (Package) DD: Table types
Basic Data
Data Element TYPGENERIC
Short Description Generic table type  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type DDBOOL    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 1    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 1    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
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Search Help: Parameters    
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Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short
Medium Ge 
Long Generic 
Heading Gen 
Documentation

Generic table types are table types that define only some of the attributes of an internal table in the ABAP Dictionary and leave the others open. They have at least one generic attribute:

Use

Generic table types define the type of generic table parameters in function modules and forms, and thus provide a degree of freedom for the arguments passed in the corresponding calls. For example, if "index table" is defined as access mode in the generic table type of a parameter, either a sorted table or a standard table can be passed in the call.

Since generic table types only partly specify the table properties, they cannot be used to define data objects or types.

Rules for the generic attributes

  • A table type with generic access mode (that is, any table or index table) always has the key category "not specified".
  • A table type with a non-specified key always has the key category "not specified".

ABAP Keyword Documentation

Table key Definition

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19990505 
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