MAT_CHAR SAP (Interface for Characteristics (Extended)) Structure details
Description: Interface for Characteristics (Extended)
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
MAT_CHAR 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 "Interface for Characteristics (Extended)" 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_MAT_CHAR TYPE MAT_CHAR.
The MAT_CHAR table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Interface for Characteristics (Extended) data available in SAP. These include ATNAM (Characteristic Name), ATBEZ (Characteristic description), FLREQ (Indicator: characteristic is required/optional), FLINH (Indicator: characteristic is inherited).. 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 MAT_CHAR 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 |
| ATINN | Internal characteristic | ATINN | NUMC | 10 | Assigned to domain | ATINN | ATINN | ||
| ATNAM | Characteristic Name | ATNAM | CHAR | 30 | ATNAM | FEA | |||
| ATBEZ | Characteristic description | ATBEZ | CHAR | 30 | TEXT30 | ||||
| FLREQ | Indicator: characteristic is required/optional | FLREQ | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| FLINH | Indicator: characteristic is inherited | FLINH | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| FLASS | Indicator: Values are Assigned to Characteristic | FLASS | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| CLINT | Internal Class Number | CLINT | NUMC | 10 | Assigned to domain | CLINT | |||
| ATINO | Object-Dependent Characteristic | ATINO | NUMC | 10 | Assigned to domain | ATINN | ATINN | ||
| RELEV | Relevancy Indicator | RELEVANZKZ | CHAR | 1 | RELEVANZKZ |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure MAT_CHAR using ABAP code?
As MAT_CHAR 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 MAT_CHAR as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table MAT_CHAR
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about MAT_CHAR 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