SAP BAPI_RCOCRTXT BAPI PI-PCS Interface: Texts for Control Recipe Charact. Table data and field list

BAPI_RCOCRTXT 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 "BAPI PI-PCS Interface: Texts for Control Recipe Charact." 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_BAPI_RCOCRTXT TYPE BAPI_RCOCRTXT.

The BAPI_RCOCRTXT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about BAPI PI-PCS Interface: Texts for Control Recipe Charact. data available in SAP. These include PROC_INSTR_NUMBER (Sequence number of process instruction in recipe), CHAR_LINE_NUMBER (Sequence number of proc.instruction characteristic in recipe), TDFORMAT (Tag column), TDLINE (Text Line)... 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. .

BAPI_RCOCRTXT structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP BAPI_RCOCRTXT 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 BAPI_RCOCRTXT 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
CNTL_REC_IDControl recipe number CO_CRIDNUMC18COCHALPHACO_CRID
PROC_INSTR_NUMBERSequence number of process instruction in recipe FTNONUMC8Assigned to domainFTNO
CHAR_LINE_NUMBERSequence number of proc.instruction characteristic in recipe FVNONUMC4NUMC4
TDFORMATTag column TDFORMATCHAR2TDELEMSTYL
TDLINEText Line TDLINECHAR132TDSTXLLINE

Key field Non-key field



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

As BAPI_RCOCRTXT 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 BAPI_RCOCRTXT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BAPI_RCOCRTXT

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

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