COPA_NEW_MATERIAL_WAO SAP (Transfer Structure for New Materials) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Transfer Structure for New Materials




ABAP Code to SELECT data from COPA_NEW_MATERIAL_WAO
Related tables to COPA_NEW_MATERIAL_WAO
Access table COPA_NEW_MATERIAL_WAO




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

COPA_NEW_MATERIAL_WAO 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 "Transfer Structure for New Materials" 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_NEW_MATERIAL_WAO TYPE COPA_NEW_MATERIAL_WAO.

The COPA_NEW_MATERIAL_WAO table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Transfer Structure for New Materials data available in SAP. These include MAKTX (Material Description (Short Text)), MTART (Material Type), MTBEZ (Description of material type), MBRSH (Industry sector).. 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: Not classified


SAP COPA_NEW_MATERIAL_WAO 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
MATNRMaterial Number MATNRCHAR18Assigned to domainMATN1MATNRMATS_MAT1
MAKTXMaterial Description (Short Text) MAKTXCHAR40TEXT40
MTARTMaterial Type MTARTCHAR4Assigned to domainMTARTMTA
MTBEZDescription of material type MTBEZCHAR25TEXT25
MBRSHIndustry sector MBRSHCHAR1Assigned to domainMBRSHMTP
MBBEZIndustry sector description MBBEZCHAR25TEXT25
ERNAMName of Person who Created the Object ERNAMCHAR12USNAM
ERSDACreated On ERSDADATS8DATUM
HANDLENatural Number INT4INT410INT4

Key field Non-key field



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

As COPA_NEW_MATERIAL_WAO 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_NEW_MATERIAL_WAO as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table COPA_NEW_MATERIAL_WAO

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