How to locate table names from a known-field name

When you want to write a functional specification for a customized report in SAP, it is necessary to clearlly specify program logic and also detailed technical information so that it will be easily understood by your ABAP programmer. One of technical information required to be provided is a set of technical field names of relevant SAP tables that will be used in your report.

If you know certain technical field name but forget in which table it is located, then you can use transaction SE15 to locate it.

Go to Objects --> ABAP Dictionary --> Fields --> Table Fields



Specify field name that you what to find out table names



Execute it and following list of tables which contain field name that you have specified will be displayed. You can directly click on table name to get into the table structure.