PAKEY SAP (Key for HR Master Data) Structure details
Description: Key for HR Master Data
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
PAKEY 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 "Key for HR Master Data" 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_PAKEY TYPE PAKEY.
The PAKEY table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Key for HR Master Data data available in SAP. These include SUBTY (Subtype), OBJPS (Object Identification), SPRPS (Lock Indicator for HR Master Data Record), ENDDA (End Date).. 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 PAKEY 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 |
PERNR | Personnel number | PERSNO | NUMC | 8 | PA0003 | PERSNO | PER | ||
SUBTY | Subtype | SUBTY | CHAR | 4 | SUBTY | SUB | |||
OBJPS | Object Identification | OBJPS | CHAR | 2 | OBJPS | OPS | |||
SPRPS | Lock Indicator for HR Master Data Record | SPRPS | CHAR | 1 | SPRPS | ||||
ENDDA | End Date | ENDDA | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
BEGDA | Start Date | BEGDA | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
SEQNR | Number of Infotype Record with Same Key | SEQNR | NUMC | 3 | NUM03 |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure PAKEY using ABAP code?
As PAKEY 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 PAKEY as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table PAKEY
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about PAKEY 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