SAP BPI011_ALG Business Partner Master: Employment Data - General Table data and field list

BPI011_ALG 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 "Business Partner Master: Employment Data - General" 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_BPI011_ALG TYPE BPI011_ALG.

The BPI011_ALG table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Business Partner Master: Employment Data - General data available in SAP. These include EMPLOYMENT (Employment Status), EMP_SECTOR (Industry; Only Relevant for Real Estate Business Partner), EMP_SECTOR_ZGP (Industry), EMPLOYER (Name of Employer of a Natural Person)... 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. .

BPI011_ALG 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 BPI011_ALG 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 BPI011_ALG 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
EMPL_UNTILEmployed Until BP_EMP_UNTDATS8DATUM
EMPLOYMENTEmployment Status BP_EMPLOYM_OLDNUMC2TP11BP_EMPLOYM
EMP_SECTORIndustry; Only Relevant for Real Estate Business Partner EMP_SECTORCHAR10Assigned to domainBU_INDSECT
EMP_SECTOR_ZGPIndustry BU_IND_SECTORCHAR10TB038ABU_INDSECTOR
EMPLOYERName of Employer of a Natural Person BU_EMPLOCHAR35BU_EMPLO
PROFESSIONEmployment; Only Relevant for Real Estate Business Partner BP_PROFESSION_OLDCHAR35TEXT35
JOBGR_ZGPOccupation/group BU_JOBGRCHAR4TB028BU_JOBGR

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure BPI011_ALG using ABAP code?

As BPI011_ALG 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 BPI011_ALG as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BPI011_ALG

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about BPI011_ALG and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

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