MTPER_VA SAP (Periods at Database Level for Value-Only Materials) Structure details
Description: Periods at Database Level for Value-Only Materials
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
MTPER_VA 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 "Periods at Database Level for Value-Only Materials" 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_MTPER_VA TYPE MTPER_VA.
The MTPER_VA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Periods at Database Level for Value-Only Materials data available in SAP. These include MBGJA (Fiscal year of MBEW or EBEW or QBEW), RMBEWH (Ind.: MBEWH/EBEWH/QBEWH for prev. period could not be read), MCLFM (Current period (posting period)), MCGJA (Fiscal Year of Current Period).. 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 MTPER_VA 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 |
| MBLFM | Period of MBEW or EBEW or QBEW | MBLFM | NUMC | 2 | MONAT | ||||
| MBGJA | Fiscal year of MBEW or EBEW or QBEW | MBGJA | NUMC | 4 | GJAHR | GJAHR | |||
| RMBEWH | Ind.: MBEWH/EBEWH/QBEWH for prev. period could not be read | RMBEWH | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| MCLFM | Current period (posting period) | LFMON | NUMC | 2 | MONAT | ||||
| MCGJA | Fiscal Year of Current Period | LFGJA | NUMC | 4 | GJAHR | GJAHR | |||
| RMARCH | Data content X or blank | XWERT | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| MDLFM | Period of MARD | MDLFM | NUMC | 2 | MONAT | ||||
| MDGJA | Fiscal year of MARD | MDGJA | NUMC | 4 | GJAHR | GJAHR | |||
| RMARDH | Indicator: MARDH for previous period could not be read | RMARDH | CHAR | 1 | XFELD |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure MTPER_VA using ABAP code?
As MTPER_VA 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 MTPER_VA as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table MTPER_VA
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about MTPER_VA 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