MARD_KEY SAP (Key for Table MCHB) Structure details
Description: Key for Table MCHB
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
MARD_KEY 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 "Key for Table MCHB" 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_MARD_KEY TYPE MARD_KEY.
The MARD_KEY table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Key for Table MCHB data available in SAP. These include WERKS (Plant), LGORT (Storage Location), MSGID (Message identification), MSGNO (System Message 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: Cannot Be Enhanced
SAP MARD_KEY 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 |
| MATNR | Material Number | MATNR | CHAR | 18 | Assigned to domain | MATN1 | MATNR | MAT | S_MAT1 |
| WERKS | Plant | WERKS_D | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | WERKS | WRK | H_T001W_C | |
| LGORT | Storage Location | LGORT_D | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | LGORT | LAG | ||
| MSGID | Message identification | MSGID | CHAR | 20 | Assigned to domain | ARBGB | |||
| MSGNO | System Message Number | MSGNO | CHAR | 3 | Assigned to domain | MSGNR |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure MARD_KEY using ABAP code?
As MARD_KEY 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 MARD_KEY as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table MARD_KEY
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about MARD_KEY 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