KLMERKAV SAP (Direct Characteristics of a Class with Attributes) Structure details
Description: Direct Characteristics of a Class with Attributes
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
KLMERKAV 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 "Direct Characteristics of a Class with Attributes" 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_KLMERKAV TYPE KLMERKAV.
The KLMERKAV table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Direct Characteristics of a Class with Attributes data available in SAP. These include ATBEZ (Characteristic description), ATERF (Entry Required), DIMEN (External Unit of Measurement in Technical Format (6-Char.)), ATFOR (Data type of characteristic).. 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 KLMERKAV 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 |
ATNAM | Characteristic Name | ATNAM | CHAR | 30 | ATNAM | FEA | |||
ATBEZ | Characteristic description | ATBEZ | CHAR | 30 | TEXT30 | ||||
ATERF | Entry Required | ATERF | CHAR | 1 | ATXFE | ||||
DIMEN | External Unit of Measurement in Technical Format (6-Char.) | MSEH6 | CHAR | 6 | MSEH6 | ||||
ATFOR | Data type of characteristic | ATFOR | CHAR | 4 | ATFOR | ||||
ANZST | Number of Characters | ANZST | INT2 | 5 | ANZST | ||||
ANZDZ | Number of Decimal Places | ANZDZ | INT2 | 5 | ANZDZ | ||||
ATSCH | Value with template | ATSCH | CHAR | 30 | CHAR30 | ||||
DINKB | Code letter | DINKENNBU | CHAR | 3 | CHAR3 | ||||
ABTEI | Organizational Area | ABTEILUNG | CHAR | 10 | CHAR10 | VIEW | |||
HERKU | Table Name | ATTAB | CHAR | 30 | UDTAB | ||||
ATVOR | Value with Plus or Minus Sign | ATVOR | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
ATEIN | Single value | ATEIN | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
ATINT | Interval Values Allowed | ATINT | CHAR | 1 | ATXFE | ||||
ATWRD | Display Allowed Values Defined in Characteristic | ATWRD | CHAR | 1 | ATXFE | ||||
ATVSC | Indicator: Display Template When Assigning Values | ATVSC | CHAR | 1 | ATXFE | ||||
ATFOD | Unformatted Entry Control | ATFOD | CHAR | 1 | ATXFE | ||||
ATKLE | Case Sensitive | ATKLE | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
ATTAB | Table Name | ATTAB | CHAR | 30 | UDTAB | ||||
ATFEL | Field Name | ATFEL | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | |||
ATTEI | Field Name for Unit | ATTEI | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | |||
ATINN | Internal characteristic | ATINN | NUMC | 10 | Assigned to domain | ATINN | ATINN | ||
ATINO | Internal characteristic | ATINN | NUMC | 10 | Assigned to domain | ATINN | ATINN | ||
WERKS | Plant | WERKS_D | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | WERKS | WRK | H_T001W_C | |
KATALOGART | Catalog | QKATART_CL | CHAR | 1 | QKATART_CL | ||||
AUSWAHLMGE | Selected Set | QAUSWAHLMG_CL | CHAR | 8 | QAUSWAHLMG_CL | ||||
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 | |||
KNOBJ | Number of Object with Assigned Dependencies | KNOBJ | NUMC | 18 | KNOBJ | ||||
DTYPE | Internal Class Number | CLINT | NUMC | 10 | Assigned to domain | CLINT |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure KLMERKAV using ABAP code?
As KLMERKAV 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 KLMERKAV as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table KLMERKAV
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about KLMERKAV and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects