SOSTK SAP (Key structure of SOST) Structure details
Description: Key structure of SOST
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SOSTK is a standard SAP Structure so does not store data like a database table does. It can be used to define the fields of other actual tables or to process "Key structure of SOST" Information within sap ABAP programs.
This is done by declaring abap internal tables, work areas or database tables based on this Structure. These can then be used to store and process the required data appropriately.
i.e. DATA: wa_SOSTK TYPE SOSTK.
The SOSTK table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Key structure of SOST data available in SAP. These include OBJYR (Object: Year from ID), OBJNO (Object: Number from ID), FORTP (Forwarder: Object type from ID), FORYR (Forwarder: year from the ID).. See below for full list along with technical details, documentation, text table, check tables, foreign key relationships, conversion routines, relevant tcodes and example ABAP select code etc. .
Delivery Class:Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified
SAP SOSTK structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary
| Field | Description | Data Element | Data Type | length (Dec) | Check table | Conversion Routine | Domain Name | MemoryID | SHLP |
| OBJTP | Code for document class | SO_OBJ_TP | CHAR | 3 | SO_OBJ_TP | ||||
| OBJYR | Object: Year from ID | SO_OBJ_YR | CHAR | 2 | SO_OBJ_YR | ||||
| OBJNO | Object: Number from ID | SO_OBJ_NO | CHAR | 12 | SO_OBJ_NO | ||||
| FORTP | Forwarder: Object type from ID | SO_FOR_TP | CHAR | 3 | SO_OBJ_TP | ||||
| FORYR | Forwarder: year from the ID | SO_FOR_YR | CHAR | 2 | SO_OBJ_YR | ||||
| FORNO | Forwarder: number from the ID | SO_FOR_NO | CHAR | 12 | SO_OBJ_NO | ||||
| RECTP | Recipient type from ID | SO_REC_TP | CHAR | 3 | SO_OBJ_TP | ||||
| RECYR | Recipient year from the ID | SO_REC_YR | CHAR | 2 | SO_OBJ_YR | ||||
| RECNO | Recipient number from ID | SO_REC_NO | CHAR | 12 | SO_OBJ_NO | ||||
| COUNTER | Counter for status entries for this send process | SO_STA_CNT | CHAR | 5 | SO_NUMC005 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SOSTK using ABAP code?
As SOSTK is a database structure and not a table it does not store any data in the SAP data dictionary. The ABAP SELECT statement is therefore not appropriate and can not be performed on SOSTK as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SOSTK
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SOSTK and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects