BAPIPCHEAD SAP (BAPI communication structure: product catalog header data) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: BAPI communication structure: product catalog header data




ABAP Code to SELECT data from BAPIPCHEAD
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Access table BAPIPCHEAD




Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

BAPIPCHEAD 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: product catalog header data" 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_BAPIPCHEAD TYPE BAPIPCHEAD.

The BAPIPCHEAD table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about BAPI communication structure: product catalog header data data available in SAP. These include LAYOUT (Layout), VALID_FROM (Product catalog valid from), VALID_TO (Product catalog valid to), REF_CUSTOMER (Reference customer).. 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)


SAP BAPIPCHEAD 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
PRODCATProduct catalog number WMINRCHAR10WWMIWMINRWMIWPC1
LAYOUTLayout LAYVARCHAR10TWGVLAYVAR
VALID_FROMProduct catalog valid from WMDATABDATS8DATUM
VALID_TOProduct catalog valid to WMDATBISDATS8DATUM
REF_CUSTOMERReference customer REFKUNNRCHAR10KNA1ALPHAKUNNR
SALESORGSales Organization VKORGCHAR4TVKOVKORGVKOC_VKORG
DISTR_CHANDistribution Channel VTWEGCHAR2TVTWVTWEGVTWC_VTWEG
DIVISIONDivision SPARTCHAR2TSPASPARTSPAC_SPART
R_PROMOCOUPON WAKTIONCHAR10WAKHALPHAWAKTIONWAK
UNIT_SHARESUnit of measure for display size in product catalog W_KMEANTUNIT3Assigned to domainCUNITMEINS
PCTYPEProduct catalog type W_PC_PCTYPCHAR4TWPCTYPEW_PC_PCTYP
CATALOGCODECatalog code W_PC_CCODECHAR4W_PC_CCODE
AUTH_GROUPAuthorization group product catalog PCBEGRUCHAR4BEGRU
UNIT_SHARES_ISOISO code for unit of measurement ISOCD_UNITCHAR3Assigned to domainISOCD_UNIT
COPIESNo. of copies AUFLHOENUMC10AUFLHOE

Key field Non-key field



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

As BAPIPCHEAD 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 BAPIPCHEAD as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BAPIPCHEAD

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