PNGEN_DB SAP (Update Structure for GEN Node) Structure details
Description: Update Structure for GEN Node
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
PNGEN_DB 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 "Update Structure for GEN Node" 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_PNGEN_DB TYPE PNGEN_DB.
The PNGEN_DB table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Update Structure for GEN Node data available in SAP. These include MANDT (Client), PNGUID (Internal Number of iPPE Node), PNCNT (Internal Counter for iPPE Objects), AENNR (Change Number in iPPE).. 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: Can be enhanced (character-type or numeric)
SAP PNGEN_DB 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 |
| MANDT | Client | MANDT | CLNT | 3 | Assigned to domain | MANDT | |||
| PNGUID | Internal Number of iPPE Node | PVS_PNGUID | RAW | 16 | SYSUUID | ||||
| PNCNT | Internal Counter for iPPE Objects | PVS_COUNT | NUMC | 8 | NUMC8 | ||||
| AENNR | Change Number in iPPE | PVS_AENNR | CHAR | 12 | ALPHA | PPE_AENNR | |||
| DELFLG | Deletion Indicator | PVS_DELFLG | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| PNTXCNT | Counter for Text Tables | PVS_TXTCOUNT | NUMC | 5 | NUMC5 | ||||
| DBOP | Update indicator | PVS_DBOP | CHAR | 1 | PVS_VERBUCHER |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure PNGEN_DB using ABAP code?
As PNGEN_DB 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 PNGEN_DB as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table PNGEN_DB
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about PNGEN_DB 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