SAP CIF_PPMKEY External PPM Key (Production Version) Table data and field list

CIF_PPMKEY 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 PPM Key (Production Version)" 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_PPMKEY TYPE CIF_PPMKEY.

The CIF_PPMKEY table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about External PPM Key (Production Version) data available in SAP. These include MATNR (Material Number), WERKS (Plant), VERID (Production Version), PLNTY (Task List 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_PPMKEY structure Technical Details:

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

SAP CIF_PPMKEY 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_PPMKEY 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
VERSNR	Version Number for External Object Key	CIF_VERSNR	NUMC	3			NUMC3
MATNR	Material Number	MATNR	CHAR	18	Assigned to domain	MATN1	MATNR	MAT	S_MAT1
WERKS	Plant	WERKS_D	CHAR	4	Assigned to domain		WERKS	WRK	H_T001W_C
VERID	Production Version	VERID	CHAR	4	Assigned to domain		VERID	VER
PLNTY	Task List Type	PLNTY	CHAR	1	Assigned to domain		PLNTY	PTY	H_TCA01
PLNNR	Key for Task List Group	PLNNR	CHAR	8		ALPHA	PLNNR	PLN	PLKS
PLNAL	Group Counter	PLNAL	CHAR	2		ALPHA	ALTNR	PAL
ZAEHL	Internal counter	CIM_COUNT	NUMC	8			CIM_COUNT
STLTY	BOM category	STLTY	CHAR	1			STLTY
STLNR	Bill of material	STNUM	CHAR	8		NUMCV	STNUM		STLNR
STLAL	Alternative BOM	STALT	CHAR	2		ALPHA	ALTNR
STKOZ	Internal counter	CIM_COUNT	NUMC	8			CIM_COUNT

Key field

Non-key field

< CIF_PPE_PROD_VERSION - Identification of Production Version for iPPE Distribution CIF_PPMT - PPM: PPM Texts >

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

As CIF_PPMKEY 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_PPMKEY as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table CIF_PPMKEY

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

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