FIP_S_BAL_MATERIAL_UOM SAP (Unit of measure for material) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Unit of measure for material




ABAP Code to SELECT data from FIP_S_BAL_MATERIAL_UOM
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

FIP_S_BAL_MATERIAL_UOM 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 "Unit of measure for material" 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_FIP_S_BAL_MATERIAL_UOM TYPE FIP_S_BAL_MATERIAL_UOM.

The FIP_S_BAL_MATERIAL_UOM table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Unit of measure for material data available in SAP. These include MSEHL (Unit of Measurement Text (Maximum 30 Characters)), UMREZ (Numerator for Conversion to Base Units of Measure), UMREN (Denominator for conversion to base units of measure), EAN11 (International Article Number (EAN/UPC)).. 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 FIP_S_BAL_MATERIAL_UOM 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
MEINHAlternative Unit of Measure for Stockkeeping Unit FIP_LRMEIUNIT3Assigned to domainCUNITMEINS
MSEHLUnit of Measurement Text (Maximum 30 Characters) MSEHLCHAR30TEXT30
UMREZNumerator for Conversion to Base Units of Measure UMREZDEC5UMBSZ
UMRENDenominator for conversion to base units of measure UMRENDEC5UMBSN
EAN11International Article Number (EAN/UPC) EAN11CHAR18EAN11EAN11EAN
NUMTPCategory of International Article Number (EAN) NUMTPCHAR2Assigned to domainNUMTP
LAENGLength LAENGQUAN13(3) MENG13
BREITWidth BREITQUAN13(3) MENG13
HOEHEHeight HOEHEQUAN13(3) MENG13
MEABMUnit of Dimension for Length/Width/Height MEABMUNIT3Assigned to domainCUNITMEINS
VOLUMVolume VOLUMQUAN13(3) MENG13
VOLEHVolume unit VOLEHUNIT3Assigned to domainCUNITMEINS
BRGEWGross Weight BRGEWQUAN13(3) MENG13
NTGEWNet Weight NTGEWQUAN13(3) MENG13
GEWEIWeight Unit GEWEIUNIT3Assigned to domainCUNITMEINS
MSEH3External Unit of Measurement in Commercial Format (3-Char.) MSEH3CHAR3MSEH3
MSEH6External Unit of Measurement in Technical Format (6-Char.) MSEH6CHAR6MSEH6

Key field Non-key field



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

As FIP_S_BAL_MATERIAL_UOM 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 FIP_S_BAL_MATERIAL_UOM as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table FIP_S_BAL_MATERIAL_UOM

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