SAP BAPIEQKT BAPI Structure for Equipment Description Table data and field list

BAPIEQKT 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 Structure for Equipment Description" 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_BAPIEQKT TYPE BAPIEQKT.

The BAPIEQKT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about BAPI Structure for Equipment Description data available in SAP. These include EQUIDESCR (Description of technical object), EQUITYPE (Type of Technical Object), MATERIAL (Material Number), SERIALNO (Serial 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. .

BAPIEQKT structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can be enhanced (character-type)


SAP BAPIEQKT 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 BAPIEQKT 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
EQUIPMENTEquipment Number EQUNRCHAR18EQUIALPHAEQUNREQNEQUI
EQUIDESCRDescription of technical object KTX01CHAR40TEXT40
EQUITYPEType of Technical Object EQARTCHAR10T370KEQART
MATERIALMaterial Number MATNRCHAR18MARAMATN1MATNRMATS_MAT1
SERIALNOSerial Number GERNRCHAR18GERNRGERNRSER
MATERIAL_EXTERNALLong Material Number for MATERIAL Field MGV_MATERIAL_EXTERNALCHAR40MATNR_EXT
MATERIAL_GUIDExternal GUID for MATERIAL Field MGV_MATERIAL_GUIDCHAR32MATNR_EGUID
MATERIAL_VERSIONVersion Number for MATERIAL Field MGV_MATERIAL_VERSIONCHAR10MATNWMATNR_VERS

Key field Non-key field



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

As BAPIEQKT 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 BAPIEQKT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BAPIEQKT

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

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