SAP EQKT Equipment Short Texts Table data and field list

EQKT is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Equipment Short Texts data in SAP systems, such as SAP R/3, S/4HANA, depending on the version and release level.

The EQKT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Equipment Short Texts data available in SAP. These include EQUNR (Equipment Number), SPRAS (Language Key), EQKTX (Description of technical object), KZLTX (Long Text Indicator)... 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. .

EQKT table Technical Details:

Delivery Class: A - Application table (master and transaction data)
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can be enhanced (character-type)

Text table for: EQUI


SAP EQKT table 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 EQKT table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.
Field Description Data Element Data Type length (Dec) Check table Conversion Routine Domain Name MemoryID SHLP
MANDTClient MANDTCLNT3T000MANDT
EQUNREquipment Number EQUNRCHAR18EQUIALPHAEQUNREQNEQUI
SPRASLanguage Key SPRASLANG1T002ISOLASPRASSPRH_T002
EQKTXDescription of technical object KTX01CHAR40TEXT40
KZLTXLong Text Indicator KZLTACHAR1XFELD
TXASPPrimary language indicator for text segment KZMLACHAR1CHAR1
EQKTUEquipment description in capital letters EQKTUCHAR40CHAR40

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP table EQKT using ABAP code

The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on EQKT to SELECT all data from the table
DATA: WA_EQKT TYPE EQKT.

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM EQKT
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_EQKT
WHERE...

How to access SAP table EQKT

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

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