MCH_MPOS SAP (Maintenance Items) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Maintenance Items




ABAP Code to SELECT data from MCH_MPOS
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

MCH_MPOS 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 Items" 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_MPOS TYPE MCH_MPOS.

The MCH_MPOS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Maintenance Items data available in SAP. These include WAPOS (Maintenance item), WARPL (Maintenance Plan), PSTXT (Item Short Text), EQUNR (Equipment 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: Can be enhanced (character-type or numeric)


SAP MCH_MPOS 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 MANDTCLNT3T000MANDT
WAPOSMaintenance item WAPOSCHAR16ALPHAPOSNUMPSMPOSL
WARPLMaintenance Plan WARPLCHAR12Assigned to domainALPHAWARPLMPLMPLAL
PSTXTItem Short Text POSTXTCHAR40TEXT40
EQUNREquipment Number EQUNRCHAR18EQUIALPHAEQUNREQNEQUI
PLNTYTask List Type PLNTYCHAR1TCA01PLNTYPTYH_TCA01
PLNNRKey for Task List Group PLNNRCHAR8ALPHAPLNNRPLNPLKS
PLNALGroup Counter PLNALCHAR2ALPHAALTNRPAL
WPGRPPlanner Group for Customer Service and Plant Maintenance INGRPCHAR3T024IINGRPIHG
IWERKMaintenance Planning Plant IWERKCHAR4T399IWERKSIWK
BAUTLAssembly BAUTLCHAR18MARAMATN1MATNRMAT
ANLZUSyst.Condition ANLZUCHAR1Assigned to domainANLZU
AUARTOrder Type AUFARTCHAR4T003OAUFARTAAT
ILARTMaintenance activity type ILACHAR3T353IILARTH_T350I
GSBERBusiness Area GSBERCHAR4TGSBGSBERGSB
PRIOKPriority PRIOKCHAR1T356PRIOKPRIOK
PSPELWork Breakdown Structure Element (WBS Element) PS_PSP_PNRNUMC8Assigned to domainKONPRPS_POSNR
KDAUFSales Document VBELN_VACHAR10Assigned to domainALPHAVBELNAUN
KDPOSSales Document Item POSNR_VANUMC6Assigned to domainPOSNRAPO
BSTNRPurchase Order Number BSTNRCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHAEBELNBES
BSTPOPurchase Order Item Number BSTPONUMC5Assigned to domainEBELP
SERIALNRSerial Number GERNRCHAR18GERNRGERNRSER
SERMATMaterial Number MATNRCHAR18MARAMATN1MATNRMATS_MAT1
DEVICEIDAdditional Device Data DEVICEIDCHAR40DEVICEID
TPLNRFunctional Location TPLNRCHAR30IFLOTTPLNRTPLNRIFLIFLM
ARBPLWork center ARBPLCHAR8ARBPLAGR
WERKSPlant WERKS_DCHAR4T001WWERKSWRKH_T001W_C
QMARTNotification Type QMARTCHAR2Assigned to domainQMARTQMR
APFKTExecution factor for whole task list APFKTDEC3AFAKT
CYCLESEQINDCycle set sequence CYCLESEQINDNUMC2NUMC2
TASK_DETERMINEAutomatic task determination in the notification TASK_DETERMINECHAR1CHAR1

Key field Non-key field



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

As MCH_MPOS 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_MPOS as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table MCH_MPOS

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