BAPIBUILDING SAP (Transfer Structure for Building) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Transfer Structure for Building




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

BAPIBUILDING 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 "Transfer Structure for Building" 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_BAPIBUILDING TYPE BAPIBUILDING.

The BAPIBUILDING table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Transfer Structure for Building data available in SAP. These include BUKRS (Company Code), SWENR (Site Number), SGENR (Number of Building), XGETXT (Description of Building).. 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: Can be enhanced (character-type or numeric)


SAP BAPIBUILDING 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
INTRENOInternal Key of Real Estate Object RECAINTRENOCHAR13RECAINTRENO
BUKRSCompany Code BUKRSCHAR4Assigned to domainBUKRSBUKC_T001
SWENRSite Number REBDBENOCHAR8Assigned to domainSWENRREBDBENOREBDBENOREBDBENO
SGENRNumber of Building REBDBUNOCHAR8SGENRREBDBUNOREBDBUNOREBDBUNO
XGETXTDescription of Building REBDXBUCHAR60RECAXLDESCRIPTION
XADDRESSCompact Display of Address REBPXADDRESSCHAR80REBPXADDRESS

Key field Non-key field



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

As BAPIBUILDING 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 BAPIBUILDING as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BAPIBUILDING

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