MERKMALE SAP (Characteristics for a class) Structure details
Description: Characteristics for a class
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
MERKMALE 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 "Characteristics for a class" 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_MERKMALE TYPE MERKMALE.
The MERKMALE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Characteristics for a class data available in SAP. These include IMERK (Internal characteristic), OMERK (Object-Dependent Characteristic), DINKB (Standard Code Letter), HERKU (Characteristic origin).. 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 MERKMALE 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 |
| CLASS | Class number | KLASSE_D | CHAR | 18 | KLASSE | KLA | |||
| IMERK | Internal characteristic | ATINN | NUMC | 10 | Assigned to domain | ATINN | ATINN | ||
| OMERK | Object-Dependent Characteristic | ATINO | NUMC | 10 | Assigned to domain | ATINN | ATINN | ||
| DINKB | Standard Code Letter | DINKENN | CHAR | 15 | CHAR15 | ||||
| HERKU | Characteristic origin | HERKUNFT | CHAR | 10 | CHAR10 | ||||
| ABTEI | Organizational Area | ABTEILUNG | CHAR | 10 | CHAR10 | VIEW | |||
| ATNAM | Characteristic Name | ATNAM | CHAR | 30 | ATNAM | FEA | |||
| EINATNAM | Name of characteristic before which you want to insert | EINATNAM | CHAR | 30 | ATNAM | FEA | |||
| RELEV | Relevancy Indicator | RELEVANZKZ | CHAR | 1 | RELEVANZKZ | ||||
| LKENZ | Deletion Indicator | LKENZ | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| DRURE | Print Relevant | DRUREL | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| SELRE | Search Relevant | SELREL | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| ANZRE | Display Relevant | ANZREL | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| INDRE | Index Characteristic | INDEXREL | CHAR | 1 | XFELD |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure MERKMALE using ABAP code?
As MERKMALE 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 MERKMALE as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table MERKMALE
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about MERKMALE 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