GPPDIMENSIONS SAP (Dimensions in the Planning Tool) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Dimensions in the Planning Tool




ABAP Code to SELECT data from GPPDIMENSIONS
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Access table GPPDIMENSIONS




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

GPPDIMENSIONS 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 "Dimensions in the Planning Tool" 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_GPPDIMENSIONS TYPE GPPDIMENSIONS.

The GPPDIMENSIONS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Dimensions in the Planning Tool data available in SAP. These include KEYFIELD (Single-Character Indicator), TEXT (Text (20 Characters)), USED (Single-Character Indicator), NOT_AS_KEYFIELD (Single-Character 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. .

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


SAP GPPDIMENSIONS 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
NAMEField name NAME_FELDCHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAMEDFD
KEYFIELDSingle-Character Indicator CHAR1CHAR1CHAR1
TEXTText (20 Characters) TEXT20CHAR20TEXT20
USEDSingle-Character Indicator CHAR1CHAR1CHAR1
NOT_AS_KEYFIELDSingle-Character Indicator CHAR1CHAR1CHAR1
OBLIGATORYSingle-Character Indicator CHAR1CHAR1CHAR1
NO_INPUTSingle-Character Indicator CHAR1CHAR1CHAR1
FROM_VALUE30 Characters CHAR30CHAR30CHAR30
FROM_ONLYSingle-Character Indicator CHAR1CHAR1CHAR1
FROM_AND_TO_ONLYSingle-Character Indicator CHAR1CHAR1CHAR1
SET_ONLYSingle-Character Indicator CHAR1CHAR1CHAR1
NO_SETSingle-Character Indicator CHAR1CHAR1CHAR1
TO_VALUE30 Characters CHAR30CHAR30CHAR30
SET_VALUE30 Characters CHAR30CHAR30CHAR30

Key field Non-key field



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

As GPPDIMENSIONS 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 GPPDIMENSIONS as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table GPPDIMENSIONS

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