SAP IWPC_CHARS_TIME Costing Maint.Plan/Task List: Characteristics Table data and field list

IWPC_CHARS_TIME 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 "Costing Maint.Plan/Task List: Characteristics" 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_IWPC_CHARS_TIME TYPE IWPC_CHARS_TIME.

The IWPC_CHARS_TIME table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Costing Maint.Plan/Task List: Characteristics data available in SAP. These include FISCYEAR (Fiscal year), FISCPER3 (Posting period)... 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. .

IWPC_CHARS_TIME structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can be enhanced (character-type or numeric)

SAP IWPC_CHARS_TIME 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 IWPC_CHARS_TIME 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
FISCVAR	Fiscal year variant	RSFISCVAR	CHAR	2			RSFISCVAR
FISCYEAR	Fiscal year	RSFISCYEAR	NUMC	4		GJAHR	GJAHR
FISCPER3	Posting period	RSFISCPER3	NUMC	3			RSFISCPER3

Key field

Non-key field

< IWPC_CHARS_MPLAN - Costing Maint. Plan/Task List: Maint. Plan Characteristics IWPC_CHARS_TLIST - Costing Maintenance Plan/Task List: Characteristics TaskList >

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

As IWPC_CHARS_TIME 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 IWPC_CHARS_TIME as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table IWPC_CHARS_TIME

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

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