API_EMARA SAP (API Structure for Instantiated Material Data) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: API Structure for Instantiated Material Data




ABAP Code to SELECT data from API_EMARA
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Access table API_EMARA




Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

API_EMARA 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 "API Structure for Instantiated Material Data" 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_API_EMARA TYPE API_EMARA.

The API_EMARA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about API Structure for Instantiated Material Data data available in SAP. These include MATNR (Material Number), MBRSH (Industry sector), MTART (Material Type), VMATN (Material 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. .

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified


SAP API_EMARA 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
CUOBJConfiguration (internal object number) CUOBJNUMC18CUOBJCUX
MATNRMaterial Number MATNRCHAR18Assigned to domainMATN1MATNRMATS_MAT1
MBRSHIndustry sector MBRSHCHAR1Assigned to domainMBRSHMTP
MTARTMaterial Type MTARTCHAR4Assigned to domainMTARTMTA
VMATNMaterial Number MATNRCHAR18Assigned to domainMATN1MATNRMATS_MAT1

Key field Non-key field



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

As API_EMARA 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 API_EMARA as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table API_EMARA

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about API_EMARA 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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