SAP BURS_EI_BUPA_GENERAL_DATA External Interface: Data for Creation of a Relationship Table data and field list

BURS_EI_BUPA_GENERAL_DATA 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 "External Interface: Data for Creation of a Relationship" 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_BURS_EI_BUPA_GENERAL_DATA TYPE BURS_EI_BUPA_GENERAL_DATA.

The BURS_EI_BUPA_GENERAL_DATA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about External Interface: Data for Creation of a Relationship data available in SAP. These include RELATION_KIND (Business partner relationship type), DEFAULTRELATIONSHIP (Standard Relationship), DATE_TO_NEW (Validity Date (Valid To))... 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. .

BURS_EI_BUPA_GENERAL_DATA structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP BURS_EI_BUPA_GENERAL_DATA 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 BURS_EI_BUPA_GENERAL_DATA 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
DATE_FROMValidity Date (Valid From) BU_DATFROMDATS8DATUM
RELATION_KINDBusiness partner relationship type BU_RELKINDCHAR4Assigned to domainBU_RELKIND
DEFAULTRELATIONSHIPStandard Relationship BU_XDFRELCHAR1XFELD
DATE_TO_NEWValidity Date (Valid To) BU_DATTODATS8DATUM

Key field Non-key field



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

As BURS_EI_BUPA_GENERAL_DATA 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 BURS_EI_BUPA_GENERAL_DATA as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BURS_EI_BUPA_GENERAL_DATA

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

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