SAP BAPILOCATIONDESCRIPTION Location description table for event message input Table data and field list

BAPILOCATIONDESCRIPTION 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 "Location description table for event message input" 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_BAPILOCATIONDESCRIPTION TYPE BAPILOCATIONDESCRIPTION.

The BAPILOCATIONDESCRIPTION table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Location description table for event message input data available in SAP. These include LCDESC (Description of Location), LCDRFP (Point of Reference for Location Description), LCDDST (Distance to Reference Location), LCDUNT (Unit of Measure for Distance to Point of Ref.)... 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. .

BAPILOCATIONDESCRIPTION structure Technical Details:

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


SAP BAPILOCATIONDESCRIPTION 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 BAPILOCATIONDESCRIPTION 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
DESNUMDescription Number /SAPTRX/DESNUMNUMC10NUM10
LCDESCDescription of Location /SAPTRX/EV_LCDESCCHAR100/SAPTRX/TEXT100
LCDRFPPoint of Reference for Location Description /SAPTRX/EV_LCDRFPCHAR50/SAPTRX/TEXT50
LCDDSTDistance to Reference Location /SAPTRX/EV_LCDDSTQUAN13(3) MENG13
LCDUNTUnit of Measure for Distance to Point of Ref. /SAPTRX/EV_LCDUNTUNIT3Assigned to domainCUNITMEINS
LCDDIRLocation Description from Point of Reference /SAPTRX/EV_LCDDIRCHAR10/SAPTRX/TEXT10
LCDRFTLine of Reference for Location Description /SAPTRX/EV_LCDRFTCHAR35/SAPTRX/TEXT35

Key field Non-key field



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

As BAPILOCATIONDESCRIPTION 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 BAPILOCATIONDESCRIPTION as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BAPILOCATIONDESCRIPTION

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

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