SAP BAPIMAT_PRODH BO Material: Product Hierarchy Nodes Table data and field list

BAPIMAT_PRODH 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 "BO Material: Product Hierarchy Nodes" 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_BAPIMAT_PRODH TYPE BAPIMAT_PRODH.

The BAPIMAT_PRODH table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about BO Material: Product Hierarchy Nodes data available in SAP. These include PARENT_PROD_HIER (Product hierarchy parent nodes), BROTHER_PROD_HIER (Previous product hierarchy nodes (brother)), NODE_LEVEL (Number of the level in the product hierarchy), LANGU (Language Key)... 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. .

BAPIMAT_PRODH structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified


SAP BAPIMAT_PRODH 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 BAPIMAT_PRODH 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
PROD_HIERProduct hierarchy PRODH_DCHAR18T179PRODHVPR
PARENT_PROD_HIERProduct hierarchy parent nodes PARENT_PRODHCHAR18T179PRODH
BROTHER_PROD_HIERPrevious product hierarchy nodes (brother) BROTHER_PRODHCHAR18T179PRODH
NODE_LEVELNumber of the level in the product hierarchy PRODH_STUFNUMC1NUMC1
LANGULanguage Key SPRASLANG1Assigned to domainISOLASPRASSPRH_T002
LANGU_ISO2-Character SAP Language Code LAISOCHAR2LAISO
NODE_TEXTText for current node PRODH_NTEXTCHAR20TEXT20
TEXTConcatenated node text PRODH_CTEXTCHAR20TEXT20

Key field Non-key field



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

As BAPIMAT_PRODH 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 BAPIMAT_PRODH as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BAPIMAT_PRODH

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

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