ORDERS SAP (Order structure of marked table entries for order progress) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Order structure of marked table entries for order progress




ABAP Code to SELECT data from ORDERS
Related tables to ORDERS
Access table ORDERS




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

ORDERS 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 "Order structure of marked table entries for order progress" 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_ORDERS TYPE ORDERS.

The ORDERS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Order structure of marked table entries for order progress data available in SAP. These include AUFNR (Order Number), WERKS (Plant), AUART (Order Type), OBJNR (Object number).. 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: Can be enhanced (character-type)


SAP ORDERS 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
MANDTClient MANDTCLNT3T000MANDT
AUFNROrder Number AUFNRCHAR12Assigned to domainALPHAAUFNRANR
WERKSPlant WERKS_DCHAR4T001WWERKSWRKH_T001W_C
AUARTOrder Type AUFARTCHAR4T003OAUFARTAAT
OBJNRObject number J_OBJNRCHAR22ONR00J_OBJNRONR

Key field Non-key field



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

As ORDERS 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 ORDERS as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table ORDERS

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