SAP IBOFDATA IB: Communications Data for Ibase Subscreen Table data and field list

IBOFDATA 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 "IB: Communications Data for Ibase Subscreen" 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_IBOFDATA TYPE IBOFDATA.

The IBOFDATA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about IB: Communications Data for Ibase Subscreen data available in SAP. These include EQUNR (Equipment Number), MATNR (Material Number), SERNR (Serial Number), CLASS (Class number)... 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. .

IBOFDATA structure Technical Details:

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

SAP IBOFDATA 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 IBOFDATA 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
TPLNR	Functional Location	TPLNR	CHAR	30	Assigned to domain	TPLNR	TPLNR	IFL	IFLM
EQUNR	Equipment Number	EQUNR	CHAR	18	Assigned to domain	ALPHA	EQUNR	EQN	EQUI
MATNR	Material Number	MATNR	CHAR	18	Assigned to domain	MATN1	MATNR	MAT	S_MAT1
SERNR	Serial Number	GERNR	CHAR	18		GERNR	GERNR	SER
CLASS	Class number	KLASSE_D	CHAR	18			KLASSE	KLA
KLART	Class Type	KLASSENART	CHAR	3	Assigned to domain		KLASSENART	KAR
DOKAR	Document Type	DOKAR	CHAR	3	Assigned to domain		DOKAR	CV2
DOKNR	Document number	DOKNR	CHAR	25	Assigned to domain	ALPHA	DOKNR	CV1
DOKVR	Document Version	DOKVR	CHAR	2			DOKVR	CV3
DOKTL	Document Part	DOKTL_D	CHAR	3			DOKTL	CV4
INSTANCE	IB: Component (instance)	IB_INSTANCE	NUMC	18		ALPHA	IB_INSTANCE	IBC
IBASE	IBase: Number of the Installed Base/IBase	IB_IBASE	NUMC	18		ALPHA	IB_INSTANCE	IIB	IBIBM
KUNNR	Customer Numbers	KUNNR	CHAR	10	Assigned to domain	ALPHA	KUNNR	KUN	C_KUNNR

Key field

Non-key field

< IBOF4 - IB: Relevant Fields for Transfer to Relationships IBOLETO - Boleto selection conditions >

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

As IBOFDATA 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 IBOFDATA as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table IBOFDATA

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

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