Structures are useful for painting screen fields, and for manipulating data that has a consistent format defined by a discrete number of fields.
A structure may have only a single record at run-time, but a table can have many records.
Creating a Structure
Step 1 − Go to transaction SE11.
Step 2 − Click on the ‘Data type’ option on the screen. Enter the name 'ZSTR_CUSTOMER1' and click on Create button.
Step 3 − Select the option 'Structure' in the next screen and press Enter. You can see 'Maintain / Change Structure' wizard.
Step 4 − Enter the Short Description as shown in the following snapshot.
Step 5 − Enter the Component (Field Name) and Component Type (Data Element).
Note &minu; Here the component names start with Z as per the SAP recommendation. Let's use data elements that we have already created in the database table.
Step 6 − You need to Save, Check and Activate after providing all the components and component types.
The following screen appears
Step 7 − As this 'ZSTR_CUSTOMER1' is highlighted, click the green tick button. This window disappears and the status bar will display the message ‘Active’.
The structure is now activated as shown in the following snapshot
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