SAP COPA_COPY_HELP F1 Help Structure for Copying Operating Concern Table data and field list

COPA_COPY_HELP 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 "F1 Help Structure for Copying Operating Concern" 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_COPA_COPY_HELP TYPE COPA_COPY_HELP.

The COPA_COPY_HELP table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about F1 Help Structure for Copying Operating Concern data available in SAP. These include TEST (CO-PA copy: test mode), OVWRT (CO-PA Copy: Overwrite Settings), VERKRS (Sample Operating Concern), SERKRS (Source operating concern)... 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. .

COPA_COPY_HELP structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified


SAP COPA_COPY_HELP 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 COPA_COPY_HELP 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
MANDTClient MANDTCLNT3T000MANDT
TESTCO-PA copy: test mode COPA_CP_01CHAR1XFELD
OVWRTCO-PA Copy: Overwrite Settings COPA_CP_02CHAR1XFELD
VERKRSSample Operating Concern COPA_CP_VERKRSCHAR4TKEBBRKE_TERKRS
SERKRSSource operating concern COPA_CP_SERKRSCHAR4TKEBERKRS
TERKRSTarget operating concern COPA_CP_TERKRSCHAR4TKEBERKRS
DDICCO-PA Copy: Data Structures COPA_CP_03CHAR1XFELD
CUSTCO-PA Copy: Customizing COPA_CP_04CHAR1XFELD
GEN_ENVCO-PA Copy: Generate Environment after Copying COPA_CP_05CHAR1XFELD

Key field Non-key field



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

As COPA_COPY_HELP 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 COPA_COPY_HELP as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table COPA_COPY_HELP

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

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