LPO_BOM SAP (BOM data (components)) Structure details
Description: BOM data (components)
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
LPO_BOM 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 "BOM data (components)" 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_LPO_BOM TYPE LPO_BOM.
The LPO_BOM table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about BOM data (components) data available in SAP. These include PARENT (Material Number), BOM_USAGE (BOM Usage), BOM_ALTERNATIVE (Alternative BOM), COMPONENT (Material 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. .
Delivery Class:Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can be enhanced (character-type or numeric)
SAP LPO_BOM 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 |
PLANT | Plant | WERKS_D | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | WERKS | WRK | H_T001W_C | |
PARENT | Material Number | MATNR | CHAR | 18 | Assigned to domain | MATN1 | MATNR | MAT | S_MAT1 |
BOM_USAGE | BOM Usage | STLAN | CHAR | 1 | Assigned to domain | STLAN | CSV | ||
BOM_ALTERNATIVE | Alternative BOM | STLAL | CHAR | 2 | ALPHA | ALTNR | |||
COMPONENT | Material Number | MATNR | CHAR | 18 | Assigned to domain | MATN1 | MATNR | MAT | S_MAT1 |
QUANTITY | Quantity field, length 13, with +/- sign | MENGV13 | QUAN | 13(3) | MENGV13 | ||||
UNIT | Base Unit of Measure | MEINS | UNIT | 3 | Assigned to domain | CUNIT | MEINS | ||
UNIT_ISO | ISO code for unit of measurement | ISOCD_UNIT | CHAR | 3 | Assigned to domain | ISOCD_UNIT | |||
VALID_FROM | Valid-From Date | DATUV | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
VALID_TO | Valid-to date | DATUB | DATS | 8 | DATUM |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure LPO_BOM using ABAP code?
As LPO_BOM 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 LPO_BOM as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table LPO_BOM
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about LPO_BOM 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