IWP_S_UNIT SAP (Unit of an Infoprovider) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Unit of an Infoprovider




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

IWP_S_UNIT 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 an Infoprovider" 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_IWP_S_UNIT TYPE IWP_S_UNIT.

The IWP_S_UNIT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Unit of an Infoprovider data available in SAP. These include ROLLNAME (Data element (semantic domain)), DOMNAME (Domain name), UNITKEYFLAG (Identifies a key field of a table).. 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: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP IWP_S_UNIT 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
UNINMUnit InfoObject (currency/unit) RSUNINMCHAR30RSIOBJNM
ROLLNAMEData element (semantic domain) ROLLNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainROLLNAMEROLDD_DTEL
DOMNAMEDomain name DOMNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainDOMNAMEDD_DOMA
UNITKEYFLAGIdentifies a key field of a table KEYFLAGCHAR1KEYFLAG

Key field Non-key field



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

As IWP_S_UNIT 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 IWP_S_UNIT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table IWP_S_UNIT

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