SAP BPPARTNER_ROLE Business Partner: Partner Number, External Number and Role Table data and field list

BPPARTNER_ROLE 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: Partner Number, External Number and Role" 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_BPPARTNER_ROLE TYPE BPPARTNER_ROLE.

The BPPARTNER_ROLE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Business Partner: Partner Number, External Number and Role data available in SAP. These include BPEXT (Business Partner Number in External System), RLTYP (BP Role Category)... 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. .

BPPARTNER_ROLE 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 BPPARTNER_ROLE 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 BPPARTNER_ROLE 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
PARTNERBusiness Partner Number BU_PARTNERCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHABU_PARTNERBPABUPA
BPEXTBusiness Partner Number in External System BU_BPEXTCHAR20CHAR20
RLTYPBP Role Category BU_PARTNERROLECATCHAR6Assigned to domainBU_ROLECAT

Key field Non-key field



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

As BPPARTNER_ROLE 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 BPPARTNER_ROLE as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BPPARTNER_ROLE

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

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