SAP BAPILAYA BAPI communication structure: layout area Table data and field list

BAPILAYA 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 communication structure: layout area" 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_BAPILAYA TYPE BAPILAYA.

The BAPILAYA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about BAPI communication structure: layout area data available in SAP. These include AREA (Layout area number), PARENT (Higher level layout area), CHILD (Relative grouping number), LEAF (Indicator for base layout area)... 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. .

BAPILAYA 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 BAPILAYA 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 BAPILAYA 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
LAYOUTLayout LAYVARCHAR10TWGVLAYVAR
AREALayout area number LAYPOSNRNUMC10TWGLVNUMC10
PARENTHigher level layout area LBUEBNUMC10TWGLVNUMC10
CHILDRelative grouping number REONRNUMC3NUMC3
LEAFIndicator for base layout area IND_LEAFCHAR1XFELD
DEPTHLayout area level LBLEVELNUMC3NUMC3
.INCLU--AP 0

Key field Non-key field



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

As BAPILAYA 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 BAPILAYA as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BAPILAYA

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

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