topic Re: what is flat structure in Application Development and Automation Discussions https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/what-is-flat-structure/m-p/1840203#M357145 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Flatstructures contain only elementary data types of fixed length (no internal tables, reference types, or strings). The term flat structure can apply regardless of whether the structure is nested or not. Nested structures are flat so long as none of the specified types is contained in any nesting level.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:03:10 GMT Former Member 2007-01-05T08:03:10Z what is flat structure https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/what-is-flat-structure/m-p/1840201#M357143 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>what is flat structure</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 05 Jan 2007 07:59:18 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/what-is-flat-structure/m-p/1840201#M357143 laxman_sankhla3 2007-01-05T07:59:18Z Re: what is flat structure https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/what-is-flat-structure/m-p/1840202#M357144 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>A structure which has just fields and NO NESTED structures is called a FLAT structure.</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Ravi</P><P>Note - Please mark all the helpful answers</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:03:06 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/what-is-flat-structure/m-p/1840202#M357144 Former Member 2007-01-05T08:03:06Z Re: what is flat structure https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/what-is-flat-structure/m-p/1840203#M357145 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Flatstructures contain only elementary data types of fixed length (no internal tables, reference types, or strings). The term flat structure can apply regardless of whether the structure is nested or not. Nested structures are flat so long as none of the specified types is contained in any nesting level.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:03:10 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/what-is-flat-structure/m-p/1840203#M357145 Former Member 2007-01-05T08:03:10Z Re: what is flat structure https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/what-is-flat-structure/m-p/1840204#M357146 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>hi laxman,</P><P></P><P>Flatstructures contain only elementary data types of fixed length (no internal tables, reference types, or strings). The term flat structure can apply regardless of whether the structure is nested or not. Nested structures are flat so long as none of the specified types is contained in any nesting level.</P><P></P><P></P><P>check the below link</P><P></P><P><A href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/fc/eb2fcc358411d1829f0000e829fbfe/content.htm" target="test_blank">http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/fc/eb2fcc358411d1829f0000e829fbfe/content.htm</A></P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>GUDURI</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:04:34 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/what-is-flat-structure/m-p/1840204#M357146 Former Member 2007-01-05T08:04:34Z Re: what is flat structure https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/what-is-flat-structure/m-p/1840205#M357147 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P>Flat structure is one which references elementary types.Flatstructures contain only elementary data types of fixed length (no internal tables, reference types, or strings). The term flat structure can apply regardless of whether the structure is nested or not.Only in the case of flat structures is the data content of the structure actually within the memory of the structure itself. Assignments, offset and length specifications and other operations are handled differently from flat structures.</P><P></P><P>reward if helpful.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:14:08 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/what-is-flat-structure/m-p/1840205#M357147 Former Member 2007-01-05T08:14:08Z Re: what is flat structure https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/what-is-flat-structure/m-p/1840206#M357148 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>hi,</P><P></P><P>Flat structures contain only fields of the elementary types C, N, D, T, F, I, P, and X, or structures containing these types.</P><P></P><P>Deep structures contain strings, internal tables and field or object references in addition to the elementary types. </P><P></P><P>Nested structures are structures that contain substructures as components. </P><P></P><P>Non-nested structures are structures that do not contain any substructures.</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Sourabh</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:42:18 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/what-is-flat-structure/m-p/1840206#M357148 sourabhshah 2007-01-05T08:42:18Z