MCH_MPLA SAP (Maintenance Plan) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Maintenance Plan




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

MCH_MPLA 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 "Maintenance Plan" 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_MCH_MPLA TYPE MCH_MPLA.

The MCH_MPLA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Maintenance Plan data available in SAP. These include WARPL (Maintenance Plan), WPTXT (Maintenance Plan Text), VSPOS (Shift Factor for Late Completion), VSNEG (Shift Factor for Early Completion).. 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 MCH_MPLA 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
MANDTClient MANDTCLNT3Assigned to domainMANDT
WARPLMaintenance Plan WARPLCHAR12MPLAALPHAWARPLMPLMPLAL
WPTXTMaintenance Plan Text WPTXTCHAR40TEXT40
VSPOSShift Factor for Late Completion VERSCHPLUSNUMC3NUM3
VSNEGShift Factor for Early Completion VERSCHNEGNUMC3NUM3
TOPOSTolerance for Late Completion (%) TOLERPLUSNUMC3NUM3
TONEGTolerance for Early Completion (%) TOLERNEGNUMC3NUM3
SFAKTCycle modification factor SFAKTDEC3(2) SFAKT
HORIZCall horizon for maintenance plan calls HORIZONTNUMC3NUM3
ABRHOScheduling Period ABRHONUMC3ANZTA
HUNITUnit in scheduling interval HUNITUNIT3T006CUNITMEINS
CALL_CONFIRMOnly Create New Call Object After Completing Predecessor CALL_CONFIRMCHAR1CHAR1
PLAN_SORTSort field for maintenance plans PLAN_SORTCHAR20CHAR20
BEGRUTechnical object authorization group IAUTGCHAR4T370BIAUTG
OR_KNZIndicator for OR or AND link ANDORCHAR1RADIO
AND_KNZIndicator for OR or AND link ANDORCHAR1RADIO
PUFFPLead Float in Days PUFF_VORLNUMC3NUM3
START_DATEStart Date for Scheduling DATE_STARTDATS8DATUM
START_TIMEStart Time for Scheduling TIME_STARTTIMS6TIME
MPTYPMaintenance plan category MPTYPCHAR2Assigned to domainMPTYPWAT
APFKTExecution factor for whole task list APFKTDEC3AFAKT

Key field Non-key field



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

As MCH_MPLA 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 MCH_MPLA as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table MCH_MPLA

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