MWS_CHAR SAP (Characts for prop./prod. units (with attributes and value)) Structure details
Description: Characts for prop./prod. units (with attributes and value)
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
MWS_CHAR 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 "Characts for prop./prod. units (with attributes and value)" 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_MWS_CHAR TYPE MWS_CHAR.
The MWS_CHAR table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Characts for prop./prod. units (with attributes and value) data available in SAP. These include ATINN (Internal characteristic), ATBEZ (Characteristic description), MSEHI (Unit of Measurement of Characteristic), MSEH6 (External Unit of Measurement in Technical Format (6-Char.)).. 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: Cannot Be Enhanced
SAP MWS_CHAR 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 |
| ATNAM | Characteristic Name | ATNAM | CHAR | 30 | ATNAM | FEA | |||
| ATINN | Internal characteristic | ATINN | NUMC | 10 | Assigned to domain | ATINN | ATINN | ||
| ATBEZ | Characteristic description | ATBEZ | CHAR | 30 | TEXT30 | ||||
| MSEHI | Unit of Measurement of Characteristic | MSEHI_WS | UNIT | 3 | Assigned to domain | CUNIT | MEINS | ||
| MSEH6 | External Unit of Measurement in Technical Format (6-Char.) | MSEH6 | CHAR | 6 | MSEH6 | ||||
| ATFOR | Data type of characteristic | ATFOR | CHAR | 4 | ATFOR | ||||
| ATEIN | Single value | ATEIN | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| ATSON | Indicator: Additional Values | ATSON | CHAR | 1 | ATXFE | ||||
| ANZST | Number of Characters | ANZST | INT2 | 5 | ANZST | ||||
| ANZDZ | Number of Decimal Places | ANZDZ | INT2 | 5 | ANZDZ | ||||
| ATDIM | Exponent display | ATDIM | INT2 | 5 | EXP10 | ||||
| ATDEX | Exponent Display Format | ATDEX | NUMC | 1 | ATDEX | ||||
| ATVOR | Value with Plus or Minus Sign | ATVOR | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| ATSCH | Value with template | ATSCH | CHAR | 30 | CHAR30 | ||||
| SICHT | Organizational area | SICHTKZ_WS | CHAR | 1 | Assigned to domain | SICHTKZ | |||
| ATWRT | Planned value for unit of meas. (planned proport./convers.) | ATWRT_WS | CHAR | 30 | ATWRT | ||||
| STATE | Error in usage of characteristics for prop./prod. units | STATECHAR_WS | CHAR | 1 | STATECHAR_WS | ||||
| VALUE | Single-Character Indicator | CHAR1 | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| XUSED | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| XVALC | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure MWS_CHAR using ABAP code?
As MWS_CHAR 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 MWS_CHAR as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table MWS_CHAR
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about MWS_CHAR and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
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