SAP MPLAN_LONGTEXT Long Text Lines for Maintenance Plan Table data and field list

MPLAN_LONGTEXT 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 "Long Text Lines for 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_MPLAN_LONGTEXT TYPE MPLAN_LONGTEXT.

The MPLAN_LONGTEXT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Long Text Lines for Maintenance Plan data available in SAP. These include WAPOS (Maintenance item), TDFORMAT (Tag column), TDLINE (Text Line)... 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. .

MPLAN_LONGTEXT structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can be enhanced (character-type)

SAP MPLAN_LONGTEXT structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the MPLAN_LONGTEXT table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.

Field	Description	Data Element	Data Type	length (Dec)	Check table	Conversion Routine	Domain Name	MemoryID	SHLP
WARPL	Maintenance Plan	WARPL	CHAR	12	Assigned to domain	ALPHA	WARPL	MPL	MPLAL
WAPOS	Maintenance item	WAPOS	CHAR	16		ALPHA	POSNU	MPS	MPOSL
TDFORMAT	Tag column	TDFORMAT	CHAR	2			TDELEMSTYL
TDLINE	Text Line	TDLINE	CHAR	132			TDSTXLLINE

Key field

Non-key field

< MPLAN_LIST_RANGES - Transfer Structure for Selection Parameter(s) MPLAN_MHIO - Maintenance Calls >

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

As MPLAN_LONGTEXT 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 MPLAN_LONGTEXT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table MPLAN_LONGTEXT

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about MPLAN_LONGTEXT and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).