DMKAL SAP (Shortened MKAL Structure for Change Documents) Structure details
Description: Shortened MKAL Structure for Change Documents
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
DMKAL 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 "Shortened MKAL Structure for Change Documents" 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_DMKAL TYPE DMKAL.
The DMKAL table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Shortened MKAL Structure for Change Documents data available in SAP. These include VERID (Production Version), BDATU (Date validity ends), ADATU (Date for beginning of validity), STLAL (Alternative BOM).. 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 DMKAL 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 |
WERKS | Plant | WERKS_D | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | WERKS | WRK | H_T001W_C | |
VERID | Production Version | VERID | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | VERID | VER | ||
BDATU | Date validity ends | BDATU | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
ADATU | Date for beginning of validity | ADATU | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ADT | |||
STLAL | Alternative BOM | STALT | CHAR | 2 | ALPHA | ALTNR | |||
STLAN | BOM Usage | STLAN | CHAR | 1 | Assigned to domain | STLAN | CSV | ||
PLNTY | Task List Type | PLNTY | CHAR | 1 | Assigned to domain | PLNTY | PTY | H_TCA01 | |
PLNNR | Key for Task List Group | PLNNR | CHAR | 8 | ALPHA | PLNNR | PLN | PLKS | |
ALNAL | Group Counter | PLNAL | CHAR | 2 | ALPHA | ALTNR | PAL | ||
BESKZ | Procurement Type | BESKZ | CHAR | 1 | BESKZ | MBS | |||
SOBSL | Special procurement type | SOBSL | CHAR | 2 | Assigned to domain | SOBSL | |||
LOSGR | Lot Size for Product Costing | CK_LOSGR | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13 | ||||
MDV01 | Production line | MDV01 | CHAR | 8 | Assigned to domain | MDVXX | |||
MDV02 | Planning identification 2 | MDV02 | CHAR | 8 | Assigned to domain | MDVXX | |||
TEXT1 | Short text on the production version | VERS_TEXT | CHAR | 40 | TEXT40 | ||||
EWAHR | Usage Probability with Version Control | CK_EWAHR | DEC | 3 | CK_EWAHR | ||||
VERTO | Distribution key for quantity produced | SA_VERTO | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | SA_VERTL | |||
SERKZ | Repetitive manufacturing allowed for version | SA_VERSI | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
BSTMI | Minimum Lot Size | BSTMI | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13 | ||||
BSTMA | Maximum Lot Size | BSTMA | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13 | ||||
RGEKZ | Indicator: backflush for RS header | SA_RGEKZ | CHAR | 1 | CO_RGEKZ | ||||
ALORT | Receiving storage location for repetitive manufacturing | ALORT | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | LGORT | |||
PLTYG | Task List Type | PLNTY | CHAR | 1 | Assigned to domain | PLNTY | PTY | H_TCA01 | |
PLNNG | Key for Task List Group | PLNNR | CHAR | 8 | ALPHA | PLNNR | PLN | PLKS | |
ALNAG | Group Counter | PLNAL | CHAR | 2 | ALPHA | ALTNR | PAL | ||
PLTYM | Task List Type | PLNTY | CHAR | 1 | Assigned to domain | PLNTY | PTY | H_TCA01 | |
PLNNM | Key for Task List Group | PLNNR | CHAR | 8 | ALPHA | PLNNR | PLN | PLKS | |
ALNAM | Group Counter | PLNAL | CHAR | 2 | ALPHA | ALTNR | PAL | ||
CSPLT | Apportionment Structure | CSPLIT | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | CSPLIT | |||
MATKO | Other material for which BOM and task list are maintained | MKAL_MATKO | CHAR | 18 | Assigned to domain | MATN1 | MATNR | ||
ELPRO | Proposed issue storage location for components | SA_ELPRO | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | LGORT | |||
PRVBE | Default supply area for components | SA_PRVBE | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | PRVBE | PVB | ||
MKSP | Production version is locked | MKSP | CHAR | 1 | MKSP |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DMKAL using ABAP code?
As DMKAL 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 DMKAL as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table DMKAL
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DMKAL and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects