PARAMS SAP (Internal table for CAPP characteristics) Structure details
Description: Internal table for CAPP characteristics
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
PARAMS 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 "Internal table for CAPP characteristics" 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_PARAMS TYPE PARAMS.
The PARAMS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Internal table for CAPP characteristics data available in SAP. These include MSTUF (Level of the characteristic), MERNN (Object-independent characteristic number), REKUZ (Indicator: recursion within a method), PFLAG (Indicator: Edit characteristic).. 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 or numeric)
SAP PARAMS 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 |
| MEINN | Internal method number | MEINN | NUMC | 10 | Assigned to domain | MEINN | |||
| MSTUF | Level of the characteristic | MSTUF | CHAR | 5 | CHAR5 | ||||
| MERNN | Object-independent characteristic number | MERNN | NUMC | 10 | Assigned to domain | ATINN | ATINN | ||
| REKUZ | Indicator: recursion within a method | REKUZ | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| PFLAG | Indicator: Edit characteristic | PFLAG | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| TABLE_FEAT | Indicator for characteristics from tables | TABLE_FEAT | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| PAHSC | Origin key for characteristics | PAHSC | CHAR | 1 | Assigned to domain | PAHSC | |||
| PAHER | Characteristic origin | PAHER | CHAR | 30 | CHAR30 | ||||
| ATBEZ | Characteristic description | ATBEZ | CHAR | 30 | TEXT30 | ||||
| ATFEL | Field Name | ATFEL | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | |||
| ATNAM | Characteristic Name | ATNAM | CHAR | 30 | ATNAM | FEA | |||
| GROUPI_ID | Indicator for grouping identical characteristics | GROUPI_ID | CHAR | 3 | CHAR3 | ||||
| PAHE2 | Field name within the table | PAHE2 | CHAR | 10 | CHAR10 | ||||
| ATFOR | Data type of characteristic | ATFOR | CHAR | 4 | ATFOR | ||||
| ANZST | Number of Characters | ANZST | INT2 | 5 | ANZST | ||||
| ANZDZ | Number of Decimal Places | ANZDZ | INT2 | 5 | ANZDZ | ||||
| MSEHI | Unit of Measurement | MSEHI | UNIT | 3 | Assigned to domain | CUNIT | MEINS | ||
| PAHNR | Internal formula number | FOINN | NUMC | 10 | Assigned to domain | FOINN | |||
| ORIGIN | Internal formula number | FOINN | NUMC | 10 | Assigned to domain | FOINN | |||
| STUMP | Level of the characteristic | MSTUF | CHAR | 5 | CHAR5 | ||||
| MERNO | Object-specific characteristic number | MERNO | NUMC | 10 | Assigned to domain | ATINN | ATINN | ||
| PARZZ | Counter for CAPP parameters | PARZZ | NUMC | 4 | CAPZZ | ||||
| VORKZ | Rule indicator | VORKZ | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| FLG_SEL | Selection indicator | FLG_SEL | CHAR | 1 | XFELD |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure PARAMS using ABAP code?
As PARAMS 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 PARAMS as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table PARAMS
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about PARAMS 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