SAP COPA_YS_CHARACTERISTIC CO-PA: Characteristic + Characteristic Value Table data and field list

COPA_YS_CHARACTERISTIC 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 "CO-PA: Characteristic + Characteristic Value" 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_YS_CHARACTERISTIC TYPE COPA_YS_CHARACTERISTIC.

The COPA_YS_CHARACTERISTIC table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about CO-PA: Characteristic + Characteristic Value data available in SAP. These include VALUE (CO-PA characteristic value), TEXT_M (Medium Field Label), TEXT_L (KE 60-character description in RKB1T), LINE (Row Index of Internal Tables)... 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_YS_CHARACTERISTIC structure Technical Details:

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

SAP COPA_YS_CHARACTERISTIC 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_YS_CHARACTERISTIC table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.

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Non-key field

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

As COPA_YS_CHARACTERISTIC 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_YS_CHARACTERISTIC as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table COPA_YS_CHARACTERISTIC

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

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