BDIEKPA SAP (Transfer Structure for Table EKPA) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Transfer Structure for Table EKPA




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

BDIEKPA 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 "Transfer Structure for Table EKPA" 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_BDIEKPA TYPE BDIEKPA.

The BDIEKPA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Transfer Structure for Table EKPA data available in SAP. These include MANDT (Client), EBELN (Purchasing Document Number), EBELP (Item Number of Purchasing Document), EKORG (Purchasing Organization).. 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: Not classified


SAP BDIEKPA 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
MANDTClient MANDTCLNT3T000MANDT
EBELNPurchasing Document Number EBELNCHAR10EKKOALPHAEBELNBESMEKK_C
EBELPItem Number of Purchasing Document EBELPNUMC5EKPOEBELPBSP
EKORGPurchasing Organization EKORGCHAR4T024EEKORGEKO
LTSNRVendor Subrange LTSNRCHAR6WYT1LTSNR
WERKSPlant WERKS_DCHAR4T001WWERKSWRKH_T001W_C
PARVWPartner Function PARVWCHAR2TPARPARVWPARVWPAR
PARZAPartner counter PARZANUMC3PARZA
ERNAMName of Person who Created the Object ERNAMCHAR12USNAM
ERDATDate on Which Record Was Created ERDATDATS8DATUM
LIFN2Reference to other vendor LIFN2CHAR10LFA1ALPHALIFNR
DEFPADefault Partner DEFPACHAR1XFELD
HITYPHierarchy category: vendor hierarchy HITYP_LHCHAR1Assigned to domainHITYP_LHHITYP_LH
PARNRNumber of contact person PARNRNUMC10PARNRVPA
PERNRPersonnel Number PERNR_DNUMC8PERNRPER
PRFREIndicator: 'relev. to price determination (vend. hierarchy) PRFRE_LHCHAR1XFELD
BOLREIndicator: vendor subject to subseq. settlement accounting BOLRECHAR1XFELD
HISTUNRLevel number within hierarchy HISTUNRNUMC2NUM2
MSGFNFunction MSGFNCHAR3MSGFN

Key field Non-key field



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

As BDIEKPA 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 BDIEKPA as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BDIEKPA

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