KAP_PERS SAP (People for capacity) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: People for capacity




ABAP Code to SELECT data from KAP_PERS
Related tables to KAP_PERS
Access table KAP_PERS




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

KAP_PERS 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 "People for capacity" 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_KAP_PERS TYPE KAP_PERS.

The KAP_PERS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about People for capacity data available in SAP. These include PERNR (Personnel Number), BEGDA (Start Date), BEGZT (Start time), ENDDA (End Date).. 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: Can be enhanced (character-type)


SAP KAP_PERS 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
OTYPEObject Type OTYPECHAR2Assigned to domainOTYPEPOT
PERNRPersonnel Number PERNR_DNUMC8PERNRPER
BEGDAStart Date BEGDATUMDATS8DATUMBEG
BEGZTStart time KAPBEGZEITTIMS6T
ENDDAEnd Date ENDDATUMDATS8DATUMEND
ENDZTFinish time KAPENDZEITTIMS6T

Key field Non-key field



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

As KAP_PERS 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 KAP_PERS as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table KAP_PERS

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