MATCOMP SAP (Structure for Material Component Selection) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Structure for Material Component Selection




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




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

MATCOMP 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 "Structure for Material Component Selection" 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_MATCOMP TYPE MATCOMP.

The MATCOMP table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure for Material Component Selection data available in SAP. These include VORNR (Operation/Activity Number), POSNR (BOM item number), RSNUM (Number of Reservation/Dependent Requirement), RSPOS (Item Number of Reservation/Dependent Requirement).. 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 MATCOMP 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
AUFNROrder Number AUFNRCHAR12Assigned to domainALPHAAUFNRANR
VORNROperation/Activity Number VORNRCHAR4NUMCVVORNRVGN
POSNRBOM item number APOSNCHAR4NUMCVSPOSN
RSNUMNumber of Reservation/Dependent Requirement RSNUMNUMC10Assigned to domainRSNUMRES
RSPOSItem Number of Reservation/Dependent Requirement RSPOSNUMC4RSPOSRPO
RSARTRecord type RSARTCHAR1RSART
VSNMRNumber or description of a version VSNMRCHAR12VSNMRVS2
MATNRMaterial Number MATNRCHAR18Assigned to domainMATN1MATNRMATS_MAT1

Key field Non-key field



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

As MATCOMP 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 MATCOMP as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table MATCOMP

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