COBL_EX SAP (Coding Block for External Applications (Not CO/FI)) Structure details
Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Coding Block for External Applications (Not CO/FI)
Description: Coding Block for External Applications (Not CO/FI)
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
COBL_EX 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 "Coding Block for External Applications (Not CO/FI)" 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_COBL_EX TYPE COBL_EX.
The COBL_EX table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Coding Block for External Applications (Not CO/FI) data available in SAP. These include VORGN (Transaction Type for General Ledger), AWTYP (Reference Transaction), AWKEY (Reference Key), AWSYS (Logical system of source document).. 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 or numeric)
SAP COBL_EX 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 |
| GLVOR | Business Transaction | GLVOR | CHAR | 4 | CHAR4 | ||||
| VORGN | Transaction Type for General Ledger | VORGN | CHAR | 4 | VORGN | ||||
| AWTYP | Reference Transaction | AWTYP | CHAR | 5 | Assigned to domain | AWTYP | |||
| AWKEY | Reference Key | AWKEY | CHAR | 20 | AWKEY | ||||
| AWSYS | Logical system of source document | AWSYS | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | LOGSYS | ||
| AWPOS | Reference line item | AWPOS | CHAR | 10 | AWPOS | ||||
| AWID | Reference document: Current identification | AWID | CHAR | 10 | AWID | ||||
| BUDAT | Posting Date in the Document | BUDAT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| BLDAT | Document Date in Document | BLDAT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| BUKRS | Company Code | BUKRS | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | BUKRS | BUK | C_T001 | |
| GSBER | Business Area | GSBER | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | GSBER | GSB | ||
| PARGB | Trading partner's business area | PARGB | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | GSBER | GSB | ||
| VBUND | Company ID of trading partner | RASSC | CHAR | 6 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | RCOMP | PGS | |
| HKONT | General Ledger Account | HKONT | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | SAKNR | ||
| KOART | Account Type | KOART | CHAR | 1 | KOART | ||||
| RMVCT | Transaction Type | RMVCT | CHAR | 3 | Assigned to domain | RMVCT | |||
| KUNNR | Customer Numbers | KUNNR | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | KUNNR | KUN | C_KUNNR |
| LIFNR | Account Number of Vendor or Creditor | LIFNR | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | LIFNR | LIF | KRED_C |
| FKBER | Functional Area | FKBER | CHAR | 16 | Assigned to domain | FKBER | FBE | ||
| PFKBER | Partner Functional Area | SFKBER | CHAR | 16 | Assigned to domain | FKBER | |||
| KOKRS | Controlling Area | KOKRS | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | CACCD | CAC | ||
| KOSTL | Cost Center | KOSTL | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | KOSTL | KOS | |
| LSTAR | Activity Type | LSTAR | CHAR | 6 | Assigned to domain | LSTAR | LAR | LART_EMPTY | |
| AUFNR | Order Number | AUFNR | CHAR | 12 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | AUFNR | ANR | |
| AFPOS | Order Item Number | CO_POSNR | NUMC | 4 | CO_POSNR | ||||
| BEMOT | Accounting Indicator | BEMOT | CHAR | 2 | Assigned to domain | BEMOT | |||
| KSTRG | Cost Object | KSTRG | CHAR | 12 | Assigned to domain | KSTRG | KTR | ||
| PRZNR | Business Process | CO_PRZNR | CHAR | 12 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | CO_PRZNR | KWP | |
| PRCTR | Profit Center | PRCTR | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | PRCTR | PRC | PRCTR_EMPTY |
| PPRCTR | Partner Profit Center | PPRCTR | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | PRCTR | PPC | |
| PS_POSID | Work Breakdown Structure Element (WBS Element) | PS_POSID | CHAR | 24 | PROJN | PS_POSID | PRO | ||
| NPLNR | Network Number for Account Assignment | NPLNR | CHAR | 12 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | AUFNR | NET | |
| VORNR | Operation/Activity Number | VORNR | CHAR | 4 | NUMCV | VORNR | VGN | ||
| ANLN1 | Main Asset Number | BF_ANLN1 | CHAR | 12 | ALPHA | BF_ANLN1 | AN1 | ||
| ANLN2 | Asset Subnumber | BF_ANLN2 | CHAR | 4 | ALPHA | BF_ANLN2 | AN2 | ||
| BZDAT | Reference Date | BF_BZDAT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| ANBWA | Asset Transaction Type | BF_ANBWA | CHAR | 3 | CHAR3 | SSH_TABW | |||
| WERKS | Plant | WERKS_D | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | WERKS | WRK | H_T001W_C | |
| BWTAR | Valuation Type | BWTAR_D | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | BWTAR | BWT | ||
| BWKEY | Valuation Area | BWKEY | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | BWKEY | BWK | ||
| MATNR | Material Number | MATNR | CHAR | 18 | Assigned to domain | MATN1 | MATNR | MAT | S_MAT1 |
| HRKFT | Origin Group as Subdivision of Cost Element | HRKFT | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | HRKFT | |||
| HKMAT | Material-related origin | HKMAT | CHAR | 1 | HKMAT | ||||
| WEUNB | Goods Receipt, Non-Valuated | WEUNB | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| KDAUF | Sales Order Number | KDAUF | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | VBELN | AUN | |
| KDEIN | Delivery Schedule for Sales Order | KDEIN | NUMC | 4 | NUM04 | ||||
| KDPOS | Item Number in Sales Order | KDPOS | NUMC | 6 | NUM06 | KPO | |||
| EBELN | Purchasing Document Number | EBELN | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | EBELN | BES | MEKK_C |
| EBELP | Item Number of Purchasing Document | EBELP | NUMC | 5 | Assigned to domain | EBELP | BSP | ||
| XNOGL | Indicator:Business Transaction Does Not Create Posting in GL | XNOGL | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| VNAME | Joint Venture | JV_NAME | CHAR | 6 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | JV_NAME | JVV | |
| RECID | Recovery Indicator | JV_RECIND | CHAR | 2 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | JV_RECIND | ||
| RECID_MAN | Indicator: Recovery Indicator Set Manually. | JV_RECID_M | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| EGRUP | Equity group | JV_EGROUP | CHAR | 3 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | JV_EGROUP | GJE | |
| ETYPE | Equity type | JV_ETYPE | CHAR | 3 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | JV_ETYPE | ||
| VPTNR | Partner account number | JV_PART | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | KUNNR | ||
| CONDI | Joint Venture Indicator (Condition Key) | JV_CONDCOD | CHAR | 2 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | JV_CONDCOD | ||
| CRPCAL | Flag CRP Calculation: Yes or NO | JV_CRPCAL | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| PRODPER | Joint Venture Production Date | JVA_PROD_DATE | DATS | 8 | DATS | ||||
| FIKRS | Financial Management Area | FIKRS | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | FIKRS | FIK | ||
| FISTL | Funds Center | FISTL | CHAR | 16 | Assigned to domain | FISTL | FIS | ||
| FIPEX | Commitment Item | FM_FIPEX | CHAR | 24 | Assigned to domain | FM_FIPEX | FPS | ||
| FIPOS | Commitment Item | FIPOS | CHAR | 14 | Assigned to domain | FIPOS | FIP | ||
| GEBER | Fund | BP_GEBER | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | BP_GEBER | FIC | ||
| KBLNR | Document Number for Earmarked Funds | KBLNR_FI | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | KBLNR | KBL | |
| KBLPOS | Earmarked Funds: Document Item | KBLPOS | NUMC | 3 | Assigned to domain | KBLPOS | KBP | ||
| ERLKZ | Used earmarked funds set to 'Complete' | REFSETERLK | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1_X | ||||
| XAUTO | Indicator: Line item automatically created | XAUTO | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| XNETB | Indicator: Document posted net ? | XNETB | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| XNEKO | Indicator: 'Auxiliary account assignment' | XNEKO | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| KZBEW | Movement Indicator | KZBEW | CHAR | 1 | KZBEW | ||||
| KZVBR | Consumption Posting | KZVBR | CHAR | 1 | KZVBR | ||||
| VBTYP | SD document category | VBTYP_BV | CHAR | 1 | TEXT1 | ||||
| AUTYP | Order category | AUFTYP | NUMC | 2 | AUFTYP | ||||
| PERNR | Personnel Number | PERNR_D | NUMC | 8 | PERNR | PER | |||
| MAT_POSID | Work Breakdown Structure Element (WBS Element) | PS_POSID | CHAR | 24 | PROJN | PS_POSID | PRO | ||
| MAT_KDAUF | Sales Order Number | KDAUF | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | VBELN | AUN | |
| MAT_KDPOS | Item Number in Sales Order | KDPOS | NUMC | 6 | NUM06 | KPO | |||
| GRANT_NBR | Grant | GM_GRANT_NBR | CHAR | 20 | ALPHA | GM_GRANT_NBR | GM_GRANT_NBR | GRANTS_GENERIC | |
| SEGMENT | Segment for Segmental Reporting | FB_SEGMENT | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | FB_SEGMENT | ||
| PSEGMENT | Partner Segment for Segmental Reporting | FB_PSEGMENT | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | FB_SEGMENT | ||
| XSEGM | Segment Updated in Component | XSEGM | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| XSEG_DER | Coding Block: Segment Derived | XSEG_DERIVE | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| XPSEG_DER | Coding Block: Partner Segment Derived | XPSEG_DERIVE | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| FM_SPLIT | Line is Result of Account Assignment Distribution | FMSP_SPLIT_RESULT_FLAG | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
| FASTPAY | PPA Fast Pay Indicator | FMFG_FASTPAY_FLG | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| PPA_EX_IND | PPA Exclude Indicator | EXCLUDE_FLG | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| PEROP_BEG | Billing Period of Performance Start Date | FM_PEROP_FI_LOW | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| PEROP_END | Billing Period of Performance End Date | FM_PEROP_FI_HIGH | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| PGEBER | Partner Fund | FM_PFUND | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | BP_GEBER | PARTNER_FUND | ||
| PGRANT_NBR | Partner Grant | GM_GRANT_PARTNER | CHAR | 20 | ALPHA | GM_GRANT_NBR | GRANTS_GENERIC | ||
| BUDGET_PD | FM: Budget Period | FM_BUDGET_PERIOD | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | FM_BUDGET_PERIOD | BUDPER | ||
| PBUDGET_PD | FM: Partner Budget Period | FM_PBUDGET_PERIOD | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | FM_BUDGET_PERIOD | BUDPER | ||
| VORNR_AUF | Operation Number | VORNR_AUF | CHAR | 4 | NUMCV | VORNR | |||
| CRM_PAYMENT_TYPE | Payment Type for Grantor | GTR_CRM_PAYMENT_TYPE | CHAR | 4 | GTR_CRM_PAYMENT_TYPE | ||||
| CRM_EXPENSE_TYPE | Expense Type for Grantor | GTR_CRM_EXPENSE_CAT | CHAR | 4 | GTR_CRM_EXPENSE_CAT | ||||
| PROG_PROFILE | Grantor Program Profile | GTR_CRM_PROG_PROFILE | CHAR | 10 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure COBL_EX using ABAP code?
As COBL_EX 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 COBL_EX as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table COBL_EX
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about COBL_EX and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
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