ACHEAD SAP (Fields for Document Header Entry Screen) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Fields for Document Header Entry Screen




ABAP Code to SELECT data from ACHEAD
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

ACHEAD 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 "Fields for Document Header Entry Screen" 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_ACHEAD TYPE ACHEAD.

The ACHEAD table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Fields for Document Header Entry Screen data available in SAP. These include BUDAT (Posting Date in the Document), XBLNR (Reference Document Number), BKTXT (Document Header Text), BLART (Document Type).. 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 ACHEAD 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
BLDATDocument Date in Document BLDATDATS8DATUM
BUDATPosting Date in the Document BUDATDATS8DATUM
XBLNRReference Document Number XBLNR1CHAR16XBLNR1
BKTXTDocument Header Text BKTXTCHAR25TEXT25
BLARTDocument Type BLARTCHAR2Assigned to domainBLARTBAR
BUKRSCompany Code BUKRSCHAR4Assigned to domainBUKRSBUKC_T001
XINVR_CURVIndicator: Calculation allowed with inverted exchange rate ? XINVR_CURVCHAR1XFELD
KURSFExchange rate KURSFDEC9(5) EXCRTKURSF
WAERSCurrency Key WAERSCUKY5Assigned to domainWAERSFWS
WWERTTranslation Date WWERT_DDATS8DATUM
BVORGNumber of Cross-Company Code Posting Transaction BVORGCHAR16BVORG
BELNRAccounting Document Number BELNR_DCHAR10ALPHABELNRBLN
NUMPGNumber of pages of invoice J_1ANOPGNUMC3J_1ANOPG
MONATFiscal Period MONATNUMC2MONAT
BRNCHBank Branch BRNCHCHAR40TEXT40
BLART_TXT 0
BUKRS_TXT 0
WAERS_TXT 0
XMWSTCalculate tax automatically XMWSTCHAR1XFELDXTX
GJAHRFiscal Year GJAHRNUMC4GJAHRGJAHRGJR

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure ACHEAD using ABAP code?

As ACHEAD 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 ACHEAD as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table ACHEAD

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about ACHEAD and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).


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