SAP FILESYS Table – Definition of File Description Syntax Groups

The FILESYS table in SAP ERP or S/4HANA stores Definition of File Description Syntax Groups data. There are total 4 fields in FILESYS table. The Definition of File Description Syntax Groups table is available in all major SAP S/4HANA versions, is implemented as a Column Store table within the SAP HANA database. Additionally we provide an overview of the structure and fields of FILESYS table. It is in Platform-Independent File Names (SFIL) ABAP package and is part of the Platform-Independent File Names (BC-CCM-FIL) module.

SAP FILESYS Table Fields

Following is the list of fields that are available in SAP FILESYS table. The primary key fields of the table are FILESYS (Syntax group for file and path names).

Field Description Data Element Check Table Data Type
FILESYS Syntax group for file and path names FILESYS_D CHAR (10)
NAMELEN Maximum length of file name NAMELEN INT1 (3)
FILEEXT Flag indicating whether file name extension is permitted FILEEXT CHAR (1)
FSYSACTIV Flag indicating whether syntax group is relevant FSYSACTIV CHAR (1)