MEICO SAP (Transfer Structure, Purchasing Info Record) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Transfer Structure, Purchasing Info Record




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

MEICO 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 "Transfer Structure, Purchasing Info Record" 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_MEICO TYPE MEICO.

The MEICO table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Transfer Structure, Purchasing Info Record data available in SAP. These include INFNR (Number of Purchasing Info Record), ESOKZ (Purchasing info record category), EKORG (Purchasing Organization), WERKS (Plant).. 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: Not classified


SAP MEICO 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
KENNGView ID KENNG____1CHAR5KENNG____1
INFNRNumber of Purchasing Info Record INFNRCHAR10EINAALPHAINFNRINFMEIN_C
ESOKZPurchasing info record category ESOKZCHAR1ESOKZESO
EKORGPurchasing Organization EKORGCHAR4T024EEKORGEKO
WERKSPlant WERKS_DCHAR4T001WWERKSWRKH_T001W_C
LIFNRAccount Number of Vendor or Creditor LIFNRCHAR10LFA1ALPHALIFNRLIFKRED_C
MATNRMaterial Number MATNRCHAR18MARAMATN1MATNRMATS_MAT1
MATKLMaterial Group MATKLCHAR9T023MATKLMKLS_WBWG
ONLYERead only ONE in function module ONLYECHAR1XFELD
ONLYWOnly read ONE with plant ONLYWCHAR1XFELD
LEINADo not read in local memory LEINACHAR1XFELD
READLRead in local memory only READLCHAR1XFELD
SKIPDLReturn plant EINE with deletion indicator SKIPDLCHAR1XFELD
SATNRCross-Plant Configurable Material SATNRCHAR18Assigned to domainMATN1MATNR
INFSARead info record with generic article (+,-, ) INFSACHAR1XFELD
ATTYPMaterial Category ATTYPCHAR2ATTYPMTY
MPROFManufacturer Part Profile MPROFCHAR4Assigned to domainMPROF
EMATNMaterial Number Corresponding to Manufacturer Part Number EMATNCHAR18Assigned to domainMATN1MATNRHTN
ACTPRDetermine Currently Valid Price ACTPRCHAR1XFELD

Key field Non-key field



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

As MEICO 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 MEICO as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table MEICO

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