MCEKPA SAP (Interface Structure for Partner Role) Structure details
Description: Interface Structure for Partner Role
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
MCEKPA 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 Structure for Partner Role" 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_MCEKPA TYPE MCEKPA.
The MCEKPA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Interface Structure for Partner Role data available in SAP. These include EBELN (Purchasing Document Number), PWLIF (Goods supplier), PREST (Invoicing party), PLIWK (Supplying plant to which partner roles have been assigned).. 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)
SAP MCEKPA 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 |
| MANDT | Client | MANDT | CLNT | 3 | Assigned to domain | MANDT | |||
| EBELN | Purchasing Document Number | EBELN | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | EBELN | BES | MEKK_C |
| PWLIF | Goods supplier | PWLIF | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | LIFNR | ||
| PREST | Invoicing party | PREST | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | LIFNR | ||
| PLIWK | Supplying plant to which partner roles have been assigned | PLIWK | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | LIFNR | ||
| PLIEF | Vendor to whom partner roles have been assigned | PLIEF | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | LIFNR | ||
| PBEST | Ordering address | PBEST | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | LIFNR |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure MCEKPA using ABAP code?
As MCEKPA 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 MCEKPA as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table MCEKPA
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about MCEKPA 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