SAP BAPI_RCOFVAPI BAPI PI-PCS Interface: Ctrl Recipe - Instr. Characteristics Table data and field list

BAPI_RCOFVAPI 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: Ctrl Recipe - Instr. Characteristics" 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_RCOFVAPI TYPE BAPI_RCOFVAPI.

The BAPI_RCOFVAPI table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about BAPI PI-PCS Interface: Ctrl Recipe - Instr. Characteristics 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), NAME_CHAR (Characteristic Name), CHAR_VALUE (Characteristic Value)... 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_RCOFVAPI structure Technical Details:

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

SAP BAPI_RCOFVAPI 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_RCOFVAPI 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_ID	Control recipe number	CO_CRID	NUMC	18	COCH	ALPHA	CO_CRID
PROC_INSTR_NUMBER	Sequence number of process instruction in recipe	FTNO	NUMC	8	Assigned to domain		FTNO
CHAR_LINE_NUMBER	Sequence number of proc.instruction characteristic in recipe	FVNO	NUMC	4			NUMC4
NAME_CHAR	Characteristic Name	ATNAM	CHAR	30			ATNAM	FEA
CHAR_VALUE	Characteristic Value	ATWRT	CHAR	30			ATWRT
DATA_TYPE	Data type of characteristic	ATFOR	CHAR	4			ATFOR
INSTR_CHAR_LINE_NUMBER	Line Number of Process Instruction Characteristic	R_FVNR	CHAR	4		NUMCV	VORNR

Key field

Non-key field

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

As BAPI_RCOFVAPI 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_RCOFVAPI as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BAPI_RCOFVAPI

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

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