CATS_EXTEN SAP (CATS: Derived Account Assignment Information) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: CATS: Derived Account Assignment Information




ABAP Code to SELECT data from CATS_EXTEN
Related tables to CATS_EXTEN
Access table CATS_EXTEN




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

CATS_EXTEN 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 "CATS: Derived Account Assignment Information" 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_CATS_EXTEN TYPE CATS_EXTEN.

The CATS_EXTEN table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about CATS: Derived Account Assignment Information data available in SAP. These include UVORN (Suboperation), BEDID (ID of the capacity requirements record), KAPAR (Capacity category), ARBPL (Work center).. 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 CATS_EXTEN 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
VORNROperation/Activity Number VORNRCHAR4NUMCVVORNRVGN
UVORNSuboperation UVORNCHAR4NUMCVVORNR
BEDIDID of the capacity requirements record BEDIDNUMC12Assigned to domainBEDID
KAPARCapacity category KAPARTCHAR3Assigned to domainKAPARTCAA
ARBPLWork center ARBPLCHAR8ARBPLAGR
POSIDWork Breakdown Structure Element (WBS Element) PS_POSIDCHAR24PROJNPS_POSIDPRO

Key field Non-key field



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

As CATS_EXTEN 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 CATS_EXTEN as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table CATS_EXTEN

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