EDK21 SAP (Key Structure for EDP21) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Key Structure for EDP21




ABAP Code to SELECT data from EDK21
Related tables to EDK21
Access table EDK21




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

EDK21 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 "Key Structure for EDP21" 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_EDK21 TYPE EDK21.

The EDK21 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Key Structure for EDP21 data available in SAP. These include SNDPRN (Partner Number of Sender), SNDPRT (Partner Type of Sender), SNDPFC (Partner function of sender), MESTYP (Message Type).. 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: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP EDK21 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
MANDTClient EDIPMANDTCLNT3T000MANDT
SNDPRNPartner Number of Sender EDIPSNDPRNCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHAEDI_PARNUM
SNDPRTPartner Type of Sender EDIPSNDPRTCHAR2TEDSTEDI_RCVPRT
SNDPFCPartner function of sender EDIPSNDPFCCHAR2EDIPVEDI_PARVW
MESTYPMessage Type EDIPMESTYPCHAR30EDMSGEDI_MESTYP
MESCODMessage code EDIPMESCODCHAR3EDI_MESCOD
MESFCTMessage function EDIPMESFCTCHAR3EDI_MESFCT
TESTFlag for test mode EDIPTESTCHAR1EDI_FLAG

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure EDK21 using ABAP code?

As EDK21 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 EDK21 as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table EDK21

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about EDK21 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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