MDDB SAP (Additional data for direct procurement) Structure details
Description: Additional data for direct procurement
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
MDDB 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 "Additional data for direct procurement" 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_MDDB TYPE MDDB.
The MDDB table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Additional data for direct procurement data available in SAP. These include DISPO (MRP Controller (Materials Planner)), KDAUF (Sales Order Number), KDPOS (Item Number in Sales Order), PSPEL (WBS Element).. 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 MDDB 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 |
| PLDIS | Planning controller (no longer used) | PLDIS | CHAR | 3 | Assigned to domain | DISPO | |||
| DISPO | MRP Controller (Materials Planner) | DISPO | CHAR | 3 | Assigned to domain | DISPO | DGR | HS_T024D | |
| KDAUF | Sales Order Number | KDAUF | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | VBELN | AUN | |
| KDPOS | Item Number in Sales Order | KDPOS | NUMC | 6 | NUM06 | KPO | |||
| PSPEL | WBS Element | PS_POSNR | NUMC | 8 | Assigned to domain | ABPSP | PS_POSNR | ||
| KZVBR | Consumption Posting | KZVBR | CHAR | 1 | KZVBR | ||||
| WERKS | Plant | WERKS_D | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | WERKS | WRK | H_T001W_C | |
| DBMAL | Message control for direct procurement | DBMAL | CHAR | 1 | DBMAL | ||||
| ERNAM | Name of Person who Created the Object | ERNAM | CHAR | 12 | USNAM | ||||
| KZBWS | Valuation of Special Stock | KZBWS | CHAR | 1 | KZBWS |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure MDDB using ABAP code?
As MDDB 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 MDDB as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table MDDB
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about MDDB 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