EPDECDATA SAP (Communication Structure: External/Internal Procurement) Structure details
Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Communication Structure: External/Internal Procurement
Description: Communication Structure: External/Internal Procurement
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
EPDECDATA 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 "Communication Structure: External/Internal Procurement" 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_EPDECDATA TYPE EPDECDATA.
The EPDECDATA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Communication Structure: External/Internal Procurement data available in SAP. These include ESTKZ (Creation Indicator (Purchase Requisition/Schedule Lines)), MATNR (Material Number), MATKL (Material Group), WERKS ().. 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 EPDECDATA 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 |
| BSART | Order Type (Purchasing) | BSART | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | BSART | BSA | ||
| ESTKZ | Creation Indicator (Purchase Requisition/Schedule Lines) | ESTKZ | CHAR | 1 | ESTKZ | ||||
| MATNR | Material Number | MATNR | CHAR | 18 | Assigned to domain | MATN1 | MATNR | MAT | S_MAT1 |
| MATKL | Material Group | MATKL | CHAR | 9 | Assigned to domain | MATKL | MKL | S_WBWG | |
| WERKS | 0 | ||||||||
| WERKS | Plant | WERKS_D | CHAR | 4 | WERKS | WRK | H_T001W_C | ||
| LGORT | 0 | ||||||||
| ZEILL | Item in Material Document | MBLPO | NUMC | 4 | MBLPO | POS | |||
| XSELP | Item selected (selected, chosen, ...) | XSELP | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| XHELL | Indicator: sequence of screen displays in foreground | XHELL | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| BESTD | Valuated Unrestricted-Use Stock | LABST | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| BESTH | Quantity in Unit of Entry | ERFMG | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13 | ||||
| BESTS | Quantity in Unit of Entry | ERFMG | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13 | ||||
| ERFMG | Quantity in Unit of Entry | ERFMG | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13 | ||||
| ERFME | Unit of Entry | ERFME | UNIT | 3 | CUNIT | MEINS | |||
| MENGE | Quantity | MENGE_D | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13 | ||||
| MEINS | Base Unit of Measure | MEINS | UNIT | 3 | CUNIT | MEINS | |||
| UMREZ | Numerator for Conversion to Base Units of Measure | UMREZ | DEC | 5 | UMBSZ | ||||
| UMREN | Denominator for conversion to base units of measure | UMREN | DEC | 5 | UMBSN | ||||
| MANDT | Client | MANDT | CLNT | 3 | MANDT | ||||
| MATNR | Material Number | MATNR | CHAR | 18 | MATN1 | MATNR | MAT | S_MAT1 | |
| WERKS | Plant | WERKS_D | CHAR | 4 | WERKS | WRK | H_T001W_C | ||
| LGORT | Storage Location | LGORT_D | CHAR | 4 | LGORT | LAG | |||
| CHARG | Batch Number | CHARG_D | CHAR | 10 | CHARG | CHA | |||
| SOBKZ | Special Stock Indicator | SOBKZ | CHAR | 1 | SOBKZ | ||||
| SPERR | Physical Inventory Blocking Indicator | SPERR | CHAR | 1 | SPERR | ||||
| LABST | Valuated Unrestricted-Use Stock | LABST | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| UMLME | Stock in Transfer (Plant to Plant) | UMLME | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| INSME | Stock in Quality Inspection | INSME | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| EINME | Total Stock of All Restricted Batches | EINME | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| SPEME | Blocked Stock | SPEME | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| RETME | Blocked Stock Returns | RETME | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| VMLAB | Valuated unrestricted-use stock in previous period | VMLAB | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| VMUML | Stock in Transfer in Previous Period | VMUML | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| VMINS | Stock in Quality Inspection in Previous Period | VMINS | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| VMEIN | Restricted-Use Stock in Previous Period | VMEIN | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| VMSPE | Blocked stock of previous period | VMSPE | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| VMRET | Blocked Stock Returns in Previous Period | VMRET | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| KZILL | Physical inventory indicator for whse stock in current year | KZILL | CHAR | 3 | INVKZ | ||||
| KZVLL | Physical inventory indicator for whse stock in current year | KZILL | CHAR | 3 | INVKZ | ||||
| KZILQ | Phys. inventory ind. f. stock in qual. insp. in current year | KZILQ | CHAR | 3 | INVKZ | ||||
| KZVLQ | Phys. inventory ind. f. stock in qual. insp. in current year | KZILQ | CHAR | 3 | INVKZ | ||||
| KZILE | Physical inventory indicator for restricted-use stock | KZILE | CHAR | 3 | INVKZ | ||||
| KZVLE | Physical inventory ind. for restricted-use stock, prev.pd | KZVLE | CHAR | 3 | INVKZ | ||||
| KZILS | Physical inventory indicator for blocked stock | KZILS | CHAR | 3 | INVKZ | ||||
| KZVLS | Phys. inventory indicator for blocked stock in prev. period | KZVLS | CHAR | 3 | INVKZ | ||||
| BWTAR | Valuation Type | BWTAR_D | CHAR | 10 | BWTAR | BWT | |||
| VFDAT | Shelf Life Expiration or Best-Before Date | VFDAT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| LWEDT | Date of last goods receipt | LWEDT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| ZUSCH | Batch status key | DZUSCH | CHAR | 1 | ZUSCH | ||||
| ZUSTD | Batch in Restricted-Use Stock | DZUSTD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| CHAME | Unit of issue for batch (deactivated) | CHAME | UNIT | 3 | CUNIT | MEINS | |||
| SPERC | Physical Inventory Blocking Indicator | SPERR | CHAR | 1 | SPERR | ||||
| CLABS | Valuated Unrestricted-Use Stock | LABST | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| CUMLM | Stock in Transfer (Plant to Plant) | UMLME | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| CINSM | Stock in Quality Inspection | INSME | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| CEINM | Total Stock of All Restricted Batches | EINME | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| CSPEM | Blocked Stock | SPEME | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| CRETM | Blocked Stock Returns | RETME | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| CVMLA | Valuated unrestricted-use stock in previous period | VMLAB | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| CVMUM | Stock in Transfer in Previous Period | VMUML | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| CVMIN | Stock in Quality Inspection in Previous Period | VMINS | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| CVMEI | Restricted-Use Stock in Previous Period | VMEIN | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| CVMSP | Blocked stock of previous period | VMSPE | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| CVMRE | Blocked Stock Returns in Previous Period | VMRET | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| KZICL | Physical inventory indicator for whse stock in current year | KZILL | CHAR | 3 | INVKZ | ||||
| KZICQ | Phys. inventory ind. f. stock in qual. insp. in current year | KZILQ | CHAR | 3 | INVKZ | ||||
| KZICE | Physical inventory indicator for restricted-use stock | KZILE | CHAR | 3 | INVKZ | ||||
| KZICS | Physical inventory indicator for blocked stock | KZILS | CHAR | 3 | INVKZ | ||||
| FELDN | Name of field | FELDN | CHAR | 16 | CHAR16 | ||||
| VERAB | Availability date | VERAB | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| LIFNR | Account Number of Vendor or Creditor | LIFNR | CHAR | 10 | ALPHA | LIFNR | LIF | KRED_C | |
| KZCHF | Indicator: Batch determination executed for line item | KZCHF | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| EKGRP | Purchasing Group | EKGRP | CHAR | 3 | Assigned to domain | EKGRP | EKG | ||
| PSTYP | Item Category in Purchasing Document | PSTYP | CHAR | 1 | Assigned to domain | PSTYP | |||
| KNTTP | Account Assignment Category | KNTTP | CHAR | 1 | Assigned to domain | KNTTP | KNT | ||
| DISPO | MRP Controller (Materials Planner) | DISPO | CHAR | 3 | Assigned to domain | DISPO | DGR | HS_T024D | |
| DISGR | MRP Group | DISGR | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | DISGR | |||
| PRVBE | Production Supply Area | PRVBE | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | PRVBE | PVB | ||
| CHARG | 0 | ||||||||
| ZEILC | Line Number | DZEILE | NUMC | 3 | ZEILE | POS | |||
| MATNR | Material Number | MATNR | CHAR | 18 | MATN1 | MATNR | MAT | S_MAT1 | |
| WERKS | Plant | WERKS_D | CHAR | 4 | WERKS | WRK | H_T001W_C | ||
| LGORT | Storage Location | LGORT_D | CHAR | 4 | LGORT | LAG | |||
| CHARG | Batch Number | CHARG_D | CHAR | 10 | CHARG | CHA | |||
| BWTAR | Valuation Type | BWTAR_D | CHAR | 10 | BWTAR | BWT | |||
| CLABS | Valuated Unrestricted-Use Stock | LABST | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13V | ||||
| MENGE | Quantity | MENGE_D | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13 | ||||
| MEINS | Base Unit of Measure | MEINS | UNIT | 3 | CUNIT | MEINS | |||
| ERFMG | Quantity | MENGE_D | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13 | ||||
| ERFME | Base Unit of Measure | MEINS | UNIT | 3 | CUNIT | MEINS | |||
| ZUSTD | Batch in Restricted-Use Stock | DZUSTD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| ZUSCH | Batch status key | DZUSCH | CHAR | 1 | ZUSCH | ||||
| BSTAR | Stock type | BSTAR | CHAR | 1 | BSTAR | ||||
| SPERC | Physical Inventory Blocking Indicator | SPERR | CHAR | 1 | SPERR | ||||
| XSELK | Item selected (selected, chosen, ...) | XSELP | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| KZICL | Physical inventory indicator for whse stock in current year | KZILL | CHAR | 3 | INVKZ | ||||
| KZVCL | Physical inventory indicator for whse stock in current year | KZILL | CHAR | 3 | INVKZ | ||||
| KZICQ | Physical inventory indicator for whse stock in current year | KZILL | CHAR | 3 | INVKZ | ||||
| KZVCQ | Physical inventory indicator for whse stock in current year | KZILL | CHAR | 3 | INVKZ | ||||
| KZICS | Physical inventory indicator for whse stock in current year | KZILL | CHAR | 3 | INVKZ | ||||
| KZVCS | Physical inventory indicator for whse stock in current year | KZILL | CHAR | 3 | INVKZ | ||||
| VERAB | Availability date | VERAB | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| VFDAT | Shelf Life Expiration or Best-Before Date | VFDAT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| LVOCA | Deletion Flag for All Data on a Batch at a Plant | LVOCA | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| HERKR | Region of origin of material (non-preferential origin) | HERKR | CHAR | 3 | REGIO | ||||
| HERKL | Country of origin of the material | HERKL | CHAR | 3 | LAND1 | LND | |||
| MTVER | Export/import material group | MTVER | CHAR | 4 | MTVER | ||||
| LIFCH | Vendor Account Number | ELIFN | CHAR | 10 | ALPHA | LIFNR | LIF | KRED_C | |
| LICHA | Vendor Batch Number | LICHN | CHAR | 15 | LICHN | ||||
| QNDAT | Next Inspection Date | QNPDAT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| ZAEDT | Date of last status change | DZAEDT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| FVDT1 | Date for unrestricted use | FVDAT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| FVDT2 | Date for unrestricted use | FVDAT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| FVDT3 | Date for unrestricted use | FVDAT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| FVDT4 | Date for unrestricted use | FVDAT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| FVDT5 | Date for unrestricted use | FVDAT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| FVDT6 | Date for unrestricted use | FVDAT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| LVOCB | Deletion Flag for All Data on a Batch Stock | LVOCB | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| SOBKZ | Special Stock Indicator | SOBKZ | CHAR | 1 | Assigned to domain | SOBKZ | |||
| BDTER | Requirement Date for the Component | BDTER | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| BDMNG | Requirement Quantity | BDMNG | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13 | ||||
| MEINS | Base Unit of Measure | MEINS | UNIT | 3 | Assigned to domain | CUNIT | MEINS | ||
| AUFNR | Order Number | AUFNR | CHAR | 12 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | AUFNR | ANR | |
| SAKNR | G/L Account Number | SAKNR | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | SAKNR | SAK | C_SAKNR |
| GSBER | Business Area | GSBER | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | GSBER | GSB | ||
| SANKA | Indicator for Relevancy to Costing | CK_SELKZ | CHAR | 1 | Assigned to domain | CK_SELKZ | |||
| NLFZT | Lead-time offset | NLFZT | DEC | 3 | NLFZT | ||||
| SORTF | Sort String | SORTP | CHAR | 10 | CHAR10 | ||||
| SBTER | Latest requirements date | SBTER | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| SCHGT | Indicator: Bulk Material | SCHGT | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| DBSKZ | Direct procurement indicator | DBSKZ | CHAR | 1 | DBSKZ | ||||
| EBELN | Purchasing Document Number | EBELN | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | EBELN | BES | MEKK_C |
| EBELP | Item Number of Purchasing Document | EBELP | NUMC | 5 | Assigned to domain | EBELP | BSP | ||
| PSPEL | WBS Element | PS_POSNR | NUMC | 8 | Assigned to domain | ABPSP | PS_POSNR | ||
| AUFPL | Routing number of operations in the order | CO_AUFPL | NUMC | 10 | AUFPL | ||||
| PLNFL | Sequence | PLNFOLGE | CHAR | 6 | ALPHA | PLNFOLGE | |||
| VORNR | Operation/Activity Number | VORNR | CHAR | 4 | NUMCV | VORNR | VGN | ||
| OBJNR | Object number | J_OBJNR | CHAR | 22 | Assigned to domain | J_OBJNR | ONR | ||
| GPREIS | Price in component currency | PPCOMP | CURR | 15(2) | WERTV8 | ||||
| FPREIS | Fixed Price in Foreign Currency | OPREIFX | CURR | 15(2) | WERTV8 | ||||
| WAERS | Currency Key | WAERS | CUKY | 5 | Assigned to domain | WAERS | FWS | ||
| PEINH | Price Unit | PEINH | DEC | 5 | PACK3 | ||||
| LIFZT | Delivery time in days | LIFZT | DEC | 3 | DEC3 | ||||
| WEMPF | Goods Recipient/Ship-To Party | WEMPF | CHAR | 12 | WEMPF | ||||
| ABLAD | Unloading Point | ABLAD | CHAR | 25 | TEXT25 | ||||
| WEBAZ | Goods Receipt Processing Time in Days | WEBAZ | DEC | 3 | DEC3 | ||||
| LIFNR | Account Number of Vendor or Creditor | LIFNR | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | LIFNR | LIF | KRED_C |
| FLGEX | Indicator: External procurement | FLGEX | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| INFNR | Number of Purchasing Info Record | INFNR | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | INFNR | INF | MEIN_C |
| APLZL | General counter for order | CO_APLZL | NUMC | 8 | Assigned to domain | CO_APLZL | |||
| STEUS | Control key | STEUS | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | STEUS | |||
| PREIS | Price | PREIS | CURR | 11(2) | WERT11 | ||||
| PSPNR | Standard WBS element | PS_SPS_ELE | NUMC | 8 | Assigned to domain | KONPT | PS_SPSNR | ||
| PACKNO | Package number | PACKNO | NUMC | 10 | Assigned to domain | PACKNO | |||
| PRCTR | Profit Center | PRCTR | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | PRCTR | PRC | PRCTR_EMPTY |
| SCHED_END | Ind.: Purchase requisition at activity finish date | SCEND_ACT | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| NETZKONT | Indicator for the account assignment of a network(hdr/act.) | NETZKONT | CHAR | 1 | NETZKONT |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure EPDECDATA using ABAP code?
As EPDECDATA 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 EPDECDATA as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table EPDECDATA
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about EPDECDATA and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
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