BABT SAP (Table for Overview Screen for Debiting/Crediting Material) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Table for Overview Screen for Debiting/Crediting Material




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

BABT 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 "Table for Overview Screen for Debiting/Crediting Material" 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_BABT TYPE BABT.

The BABT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Table for Overview Screen for Debiting/Crediting Material data available in SAP. These include BSCHL (Posting Key), KONTO (Material Number), BWKEY (Field for entering valuation area), SGTXT (Item Text).. 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 BABT 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
BUZEINumber of Line Item Within Accounting Document BUZEINUMC3BUZEIBUZ
BSCHLPosting Key BSCHLCHAR2TBSLBSCHL
KONTOMaterial Number MATNRCHAR18MARAMATN1MATNRMATS_MAT1
BWKEYField for entering valuation area BWKRSCHAR4BWKRSBWK
SGTXTItem Text SGTXTCHAR50TEXT50
MEINSBase Unit of Measure MEINSUNIT3T006CUNITMEINS
MENGEQuantity MENGE_DQUAN13(3) MENG13
WRBTRAmount in document currency WRBTRCURR13(2) WERT7
FLAGCheckbox XFELDCHAR1XFELD
BWTARValuation Type BWTAR_DCHAR10T149DBWTARBWT
SELKZIndicator: selected XSELFCHAR1XRADI
WAARTIndicates that material is a value-only material WAARTCHAR1XFELD

Key field Non-key field



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

As BABT 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 BABT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BABT

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