P01_REF_TABLE_AND_WA SAP (Reference to Table and Associated Work Area) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Reference to Table and Associated Work Area




ABAP Code to SELECT data from P01_REF_TABLE_AND_WA
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

P01_REF_TABLE_AND_WA 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 "Reference to Table and Associated Work Area" 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_P01_REF_TABLE_AND_WA TYPE P01_REF_TABLE_AND_WA.

The P01_REF_TABLE_AND_WA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Reference to Table and Associated Work Area data available in SAP. These include REFWA (Data Reference).. 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 P01_REF_TABLE_AND_WA 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
REFTBData Reference PAY_DATA_REFERENCEREF0DATA
REFWAData Reference PAY_DATA_REFERENCEREF0DATA

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure P01_REF_TABLE_AND_WA using ABAP code?

As P01_REF_TABLE_AND_WA 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 P01_REF_TABLE_AND_WA as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table P01_REF_TABLE_AND_WA

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about P01_REF_TABLE_AND_WA 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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