ACE_KEY SAP (Accrual Engine: Key Fields) Structure details
Description: Accrual Engine: Key Fields
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
ACE_KEY 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 "Accrual Engine: Key Fields" 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_ACE_KEY TYPE ACE_KEY.
The ACE_KEY table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Accrual Engine: Key Fields data available in SAP. These include COMP (Accrual Engine Application Component), BUKRS (Company Code), REF_KEY (Unique External Reference for Accrual Object), REF_SUBKEY (Unique Reference for an Accrual Subobject).. 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 ACE_KEY 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 |
| COMP | Accrual Engine Application Component | ACE_COMP | CHAR | 4 | TACECOMP | ACE_COMP | ACE_COMP | ||
| BUKRS | Company Code | ACE_BUKRS | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | ACE_BUKRS | ACE_BUKRS | ACE_BUKRS | |
| REF_KEY | Unique External Reference for Accrual Object | ACE_REF_KEY | CHAR | 32 | ACE_REF_KEY | ACE_REF_KEY | |||
| REF_SUBKEY | Unique Reference for an Accrual Subobject | ACE_REF_SUBKEY | CHAR | 32 | ACE_REF_SUBKEY | ACE_REF_SUBKEY | |||
| OBJID | Accrual Object (Internal Display in Form of a GUID) | ACE_GUID | RAW | 16 | Assigned to domain | ACE_GUID | ACE_OBJID | ||
| SUBID | Accrual Subobject (Internal Display, Sequence Number) | ACE_SUBID | NUMC | 5 | ACE_SUBID | ||||
| ACRTYPE | Accrual Type | ACE_ACRTYPE | CHAR | 6 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | ACE_ACRTYPE | ACE_ACRTYPE | ACE_ACRTYPES_GET |
| ACCRULE | Accounting Principle | ACCOUNTING_PRINCIPLE | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | ACCOUNTING_PRINCIPLE | ACCOUNTING_PRINCIPLE | ||
| ACRMETHOD | Accrual/Deferral Method | ACEDS_ACRMETHOD | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ACE_ACCMETHOD | ACEDS_ACRMETHOD | ACEDS_ACRMETHODS_GET |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure ACE_KEY using ABAP code?
As ACE_KEY 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 ACE_KEY as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table ACE_KEY
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about ACE_KEY 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