SAP ALM_ME_PM_ORDER_HEADER Order Header for PM/CS Table data and field list

ALM_ME_PM_ORDER_HEADER 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 "Order Header for PM/CS" 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_ALM_ME_PM_ORDER_HEADER TYPE ALM_ME_PM_ORDER_HEADER.

The ALM_ME_PM_ORDER_HEADER table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Order Header for PM/CS data available in SAP. These include ORDER_TYPE (Order Type), SHORT_TEXT (Description), PRIORITY (Priority), EQUIPMENT (Equipment Number)... 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. .

ALM_ME_PM_ORDER_HEADER structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can be enhanced (character-type)

SAP ALM_ME_PM_ORDER_HEADER structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the ALM_ME_PM_ORDER_HEADER table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.

Field	Description	Data Element	Data Type	length (Dec)	Check table	Conversion Routine	Domain Name	MemoryID	SHLP
ORDERID	Order Number	AUFNR	CHAR	12	Assigned to domain	ALPHA	AUFNR	ANR
ORDER_TYPE	Order Type	AUFART	CHAR	4	Assigned to domain		AUFART	AAT
SHORT_TEXT	Description	AUFTEXT	CHAR	40			TEXT40
PRIORITY	Priority	PRIOK	CHAR	1	Assigned to domain		PRIOK	PRIOK
EQUIPMENT	Equipment Number	EQUNR	CHAR	18	Assigned to domain	ALPHA	EQUNR	EQN	EQUI
ASSEMBLY	Assembly	BAUTL	CHAR	18	Assigned to domain	MATN1	MATNR	MAT
SYSTCOND	Syst.Condition	ANLZU	CHAR	1	Assigned to domain		ANLZU
COMP_CODE	Company Code	BUKRS	CHAR	4	Assigned to domain		BUKRS	BUK	C_T001
PLANPLANT	Maintenance Planning Plant	IWERK	CHAR	4	Assigned to domain		WERKS	IWK
CUSTOMER	Customer Number	KUNUM	CHAR	10	Assigned to domain	ALPHA	KUNNR	KUN
MAINTPLAN	Maintenance Plan	WARPL	CHAR	12	Assigned to domain	ALPHA	WARPL	MPL	MPLAL
MAINTITEM	Maintenance item	WAPOS	CHAR	16		ALPHA	POSNU	MPS	MPOSL
REVISION	Revision for Plant Maintenance and Customer Service	REVNI	CHAR	8	Assigned to domain		REVNI
FUNCT_LOC	Functional Location	TPLNR	CHAR	30	Assigned to domain	TPLNR	TPLNR	IFL	IFLM
FINISH_DATE	Basic finish date	CO_GLTRP	DATS	8			DATUM
START_DATE	Basic start date	CO_GSTRP	DATS	8			DATUM
S_STATUS	System status line	J_STEXT	CHAR	40			TEXT40
U_STATUS	User Status Line	J_ATEXT	CHAR	40			TEXT40
REFERENCE_DATE	PM Order: Reference Date	ADDAT	DATS	8			DATUM
REFERENCE_TIME	Time of Reference Date	ADUHR	TIMS	6			UZEIT
MAINTACTTYPE	Maintenance activity type	ILA	CHAR	3	Assigned to domain		ILART		H_T350I
NOTIF_NO	Notification No	QMNUM	CHAR	12	Assigned to domain	ALPHA	QMNUM	IQM
FINISH_TIME	Basic finish (time)	CO_GLUZP	TIMS	6			UHRZT
START_TIME	Basic start time	CO_GSUZP	TIMS	6			UHRZT
SERMAT	Material Number	MATNR	CHAR	18	Assigned to domain	MATN1	MATNR	MAT	S_MAT1
SERIALNO	Serial Number	GERNR	CHAR	18		GERNR	GERNR	SER
DEVICEID	Additional Device Data	DEVICEID	CHAR	40			DEVICEID
SALES_ORD	Sales Order Number	KDAUF	CHAR	10	Assigned to domain	ALPHA	VBELN	AUN
S_ORD_ITEM	Item Number in Sales Order	KDPOS	NUMC	6			NUM06	KPO
RESP_WORKCENTER	Main work center for maintenance tasks	GEWRK	CHAR	8			ARBPL	VAP
PLANGROUP	Planner Group for Customer Service and Plant Maintenance	INGRP	CHAR	3	Assigned to domain		INGRP	IHG
NOTIF_TEXT	Short Text	QMTXT	CHAR	40			TEXT40
EQUIDESCR	Description of technical object	KTX01	CHAR	40			TEXT40
FUNCLDESCR	Description of functional location	PLTXT	CHAR	40			TEXT40
MATL_DESC	Material Description (Short Text)	MAKTX	CHAR	40			TEXT40
CNTR_DESCR	Short description	CR_KTEXT	CHAR	40			TEXT40
CALC_MOTIVE	Accounting Indicator	BEMOT	CHAR	2	Assigned to domain		BEMOT
CREATE_DATE	Date on Which Record Was Created	ERDAT	DATS	8			DATUM
CHANGE_DATE	Changed On	AEDAT	DATS	8			DATUM

Key field

Non-key field

< ALM_ME_PM_OPERATION_SPLIT - Maintenance Operation Split (KBED) ALM_ME_PM_ORDER_SELECTION - Order Selection Paramter >

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

As ALM_ME_PM_ORDER_HEADER 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 ALM_ME_PM_ORDER_HEADER as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table ALM_ME_PM_ORDER_HEADER

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

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