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- consist of a sequence of [components](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abencomponent_glosry.htm "Glossary Entry") of any data type, that is, the components of a structure can be, for example, [elementary data objects](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abenelementary_data_object_glosry.htm), structures themselves, [internal tables](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abeninternal_table_glosry.htm "Glossary Entry") or [references](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abenreference_glosry.htm).
- are used to combine different data objects that belong together. A typical example is an address. It has several components, such as name, street, city, and so on, that belong together.
- play an important role in the context of internal tables and [database tables](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abendatabase_table_glosry.htm "Glossary Entry"). Structured types serve as [line types](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abenrow_type_glosry.htm) for these tables. Most internal tables across [ABAP programs](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abenabap_program_glosry.htm) may have structured line types. For database tables, there is no alternative to structured line types.
- can be created locally in an ABAP program. You can also create them as a global [DDIC structures](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abenddic_structure_glosry.htm) in the [ABAP Dictionary](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abenabap_dictionary_glosry.htm). Such a DDIC structure defines a globally available structured type ([DDIC type](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abenddic_type_glosry.htm)).
- can be created locally in an ABAP program. You can also create them as global [DDIC structures](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abenddic_structure_glosry.htm) in the [ABAP Dictionary](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abenabap_dictionary_glosry.htm). Such a DDIC structure defines a globally available structured type ([DDIC type](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abenddic_type_glosry.htm)).
- Note: There are other structured types available globally, which may be the structured types most commonly used in ABAP programs:
- [Database tables](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abenddic_db_table_glosry.htm) defined in the ABAP Dictionary can be used as data types just like DDIC structures in an ABAP program. This means that when you create a structure in your ABAP program, for example, you can simply use the name of a database table to address the line type of the table. The structure you created will then have the same structured type as the database table. Typically, you use the database tables to create structures of such a type, or internal tables of such a structured line type, to process data read from the database table in structures or internal tables.
- A [CDS entity](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abencds_entity_glosry.htm) such as a [CDS view](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abencds_view_glosry.htm) also represents a structured data type and can be used as such in ABAP programs (but not in the ABAP Dictionary). The same applies to [DDIC views](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abenddic_view_glosry.htm) that are only available in [Standard ABAP](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abenstandard_abap_glosry.htm).
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- As mentioned above, the components can be of any type, i.e. they can be of structured types themselves, internal table types, or [reference types](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abenreference_type_glosry.htm).
- You can use the [`TYPE`](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abapdata_simple.htm)
and [`LIKE`](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/index.htm?file=abapdata_referring.htm) additions for the types of the components.
You can use the [`LINE OF`] addition to refer to a table type or an internal table.
You can use the `LINE OF` addition to refer to a table type or an internal table.
``` abap
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CLEAR structure-component.
CLEAR structure.
"Note: Watch out when using the VALUE operator. An assignment as follows also
"clears the structure.
structure = VALUE #( ).
```
## Processing Structures