SAP FMDI_HEADER Direct Input from Budget: Document Header Data Table data and field list

FMDI_HEADER 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 "Direct Input from Budget: Document Header Data" 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_FMDI_HEADER TYPE FMDI_HEADER.

The FMDI_HEADER table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Direct Input from Budget: Document Header Data data available in SAP. These include TCODE (Char 20), FM_AREA (Financial Management Area), VERSION (Planning/budgeting version), FISC_YEAR (Character field, length 4)... 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. .

FMDI_HEADER structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified

SAP FMDI_HEADER structure 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 FMDI_HEADER 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
RCTYPE	Character field of length 1	CHAR_LG_01	CHAR	1			CHAR_LG_01
TCODE	Char 20	CHAR20	CHAR	20			CHAR20
FM_AREA	Financial Management Area	FIKRS	CHAR	4	Assigned to domain		FIKRS	FIK
VERSION	Planning/budgeting version	BP_VERSION	CHAR	3	Assigned to domain	ALPHA	BP_VERSION	BP2
FISC_YEAR	Character field, length 4	CHAR_LG_04	CHAR	4			CHAR_LG_04
PERIOD	3-Byte field	CHAR3	CHAR	3			CHAR3
FUND	Fund	BP_GEBER	CHAR	10	Assigned to domain		BP_GEBER	FIC
BDGT_SUBTYPE	Budget Subtype	BP_SUBVO	CHAR	4	Assigned to domain		BP_SUBVO
OVERALL	Overall values too	BP_WGES	CHAR	1			X
AUTORELEASE	Automatic Release	FM_BK_AUTORELEASE	CHAR	1			X
RESPONSIBLE	Person Responsible for Planning/Budgeting	BP_VERANT	CHAR	20			VERAB	BPV
DOC_DATE	Character Field Length = 10	CHAR10	CHAR	10			CHAR10
DOC_TEXT	Item Text	SGTXT	CHAR	50			TEXT50
TEXT_NAME	Text Name	BP_TDNAM	CHAR	32			CHAR32
TRANS_CURR	Transaction Currency	TWAER	CUKY	5	Assigned to domain		WAERS	FWS
POSTING_DATE	Character Field Length = 10	CHAR10	CHAR	10			CHAR10
POSTING_PERIOD	3-Byte field	CHAR3	CHAR	3			CHAR3
RPUBLAW	Character field, length 7	CHAR7	CHAR	7			CHAR7
RLEGIS	Character field of length 1	CHAR_LG_01	CHAR	1			CHAR_LG_01
RCOHORT	Character field, length 4	CHAR_LG_04	CHAR	4			CHAR_LG_04
VALUE_DATE	Character Field Length = 10	CHAR10	CHAR	10			CHAR10
VALKEY	Character Field Length = 10	CHAR10	CHAR	10			CHAR10
DOCTYPE	Budget entry document type	BUED_DOCTYPE	CHAR	4	Assigned to domain		BUED_DOCTYPE	DOTY

Key field

Non-key field

< FMDISTCK - Distribution Checks FMDI_ITEMS - Direct Input from Budget: Document Line Items >

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

As FMDI_HEADER 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 FMDI_HEADER as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table FMDI_HEADER

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

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