CIF_PLNACZ SAP (PPM: Structure for Planned Activities, External Key) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: PPM: Structure for Planned Activities, External Key




ABAP Code to SELECT data from CIF_PLNACZ
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Access table CIF_PLNACZ




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

CIF_PLNACZ 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 "PPM: Structure for Planned Activities, External Key" 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_PLNACZ TYPE CIF_PLNACZ.

The CIF_PLNACZ table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about PPM: Structure for Planned Activities, External Key data available in SAP. These include VORNR_EX (Operation Number), AKTNR_EX (Activity Number), METHOD (Method to be Executed During the Transfer of an Object), PLNKN (Number of the task list node).. 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: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP CIF_PLNACZ 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
PLANKEY_EXExternal Plan Key, as of APO Release 3.0 CIFPLNKEYECHAR60CHAR60
VORNR_EXOperation Number CIFVORNRCHAR12CHAR12
AKTNR_EXActivity Number CIFACTNRCHAR40CHAR40
METHODMethod to be Executed During the Transfer of an Object CIFMETHODCHAR1CIFMETHOD
PLNKNNumber of the task list node PLNKNNUMC8KNTNR
ZAEHLInternal counter CIM_COUNTNUMC8CIM_COUNT
PHASENROperation/Activity Number VORNRCHAR4NUMCVVORNRVGN
UVORNSuboperation UVORNCHAR4NUMCVVORNR

Key field Non-key field



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

As CIF_PLNACZ 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_PLNACZ as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table CIF_PLNACZ

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