DEPT_CN SAP (Description of Department for China) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Description of Department for China




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




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

DEPT_CN 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 "Description of Department for China" 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_DEPT_CN TYPE DEPT_CN.

The DEPT_CN table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Description of Department for China data available in SAP. These include DEP_DESC (Long Text), SUP_CODE (Supevisory department code).. 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 DEPT_CN 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
DEP_CODECost Center KOSTLCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHAKOSTLKOS
DEP_DESCLong Text LTEXTCHAR40TEXT40
SUP_CODESupevisory department code SUP_CODECHAR60

Key field Non-key field



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

As DEPT_CN 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 DEPT_CN as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DEPT_CN

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

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


Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects



Comments on this SAP object

What made you want to lookup this SAP object? Please tell us what you were looking for and anything you would like to be included on this page!