SAP CIF_NODES Deltareport3: Container Structure for Data Transfer I/ONodes Table data and field list

CIF_NODES 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 "Deltareport3: Container Structure for Data Transfer I/ONodes" 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_CIF_NODES TYPE CIF_NODES.

The CIF_NODES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Deltareport3: Container Structure for Data Transfer I/ONodes data available in SAP. These include ORDNR (Order Number), RSNUM (Number of Reservation/Dependent Requirement), RSPOS (Item Number of Reservation/Dependent Requirement), RSART (Record type)... 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. .

CIF_NODES structure Technical Details:

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

SAP CIF_NODES 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 CIF_NODES 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
ORDNR	Order Number	AUFNR	CHAR	12	Assigned to domain	ALPHA	AUFNR	ANR
RSNUM	Number of Reservation/Dependent Requirement	RSNUM	NUMC	10	Assigned to domain		RSNUM	RES
RSPOS	Item Number of Reservation/Dependent Requirement	RSPOS	NUMC	4			RSPOS	RPO
RSART	Record type	RSART	CHAR	1			RSART
IO_NODE	Delta Report 3: Indicator for Components/Receipts	CIF_IO_KZ	CHAR	1			CIF_IO_KZ
MATERIAL	Material Number	CIFMATNR	CHAR	40			CIFMATNR
PLANT	Plant	CIFPLANT	CHAR	20			CIFPLANT
STORAGELOC	Storage Location	CIFSTORLOC	CHAR	4	Assigned to domain		LGORT
ORG_QUAN	Total Order Quantity in APO Format	CIFGAMNG	QUAN	15(3)			MENGV15
REAL_QUAN	Total Order Quantity in APO Format	CIFGAMNG	QUAN	15(3)			MENGV15
CONFM_QUAN	Confirmed Quantity	CIFCONQUAN	QUAN	15(3)			MENGV15
UNITOFMEAS	Base Unit of Measure	CIFUNOFMEA	UNIT	3	Assigned to domain	CUNIT	MEINS
UOM_ISO	ISO Code for Quantity Unit	CIFUOM_ISO	CHAR	3	Assigned to domain		ISOCD_UNIT
IO_DATE	Requirements Date	CIFREQTST	DEC	15			DECV15
ATPCAT	ATP Category in APO	CIFATPCAT	CHAR	2			CIFATPCAT
IGNOREPEG	Is Component NOT Relevant for Pegging?	CIFNOPEG	CHAR	1			CHAR1
PHANTOMFLG	Checkbox	XFELD	CHAR	1			XFELD
POSITIONNO	Item Number of an I/O Node in APO	POSITIONNO	CHAR	6			POSITIONNO
EXT_VORID	Operation Counter	CIFEXVORID	NUMC	8	Assigned to domain		CO_APLZL
MATCO	Type of Material Consumption During Activity	CIFMATCO	CHAR	1			CIFMATCO
SPECIALSTO	Special Stock Indicator	CIFSPECSTO	CHAR	1	Assigned to domain		SOBKZ
SPECSTOKEY	Key for Special Stock Section	CIFSSKEY	CHAR	16			CIFSSKEY
LOGSYSK	Logical System in Which Account Assignment Was Generated	LOGSYSK	CHAR	10	Assigned to domain	ALPHA	LOGSYS
CUOBJ_ID	External Identification of CUOBJ	CIFCUOBJID	CHAR	32			CIFGUID32
HAS_CHAR	Indicator for Existence of Characteristics	CIFHASCHAR	INT1	3			CIFHASCHAR
OPRNR	Operation/Activity Number	VORNR	CHAR	4		NUMCV	VORNR	VGN

Key field

Non-key field

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

As CIF_NODES 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 CIF_NODES as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table CIF_NODES

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

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