SAP PARTAB Help Structure for Partner Processing Table data and field list

PARTAB 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 "Help Structure for Partner Processing" 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_PARTAB TYPE PARTAB.

The PARTAB table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Help Structure for Partner Processing data available in SAP. These include PARVW (Partner Function), KUNNR (Customer Numbers), LIFNR (Account Number of Vendor or Creditor), PERNR (Personnel 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. .

PARTAB structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified

SAP PARTAB structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the PARTAB table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.

Field	Description	Data Element	Data Type	length (Dec)	Check table	Conversion Routine	Domain Name	MemoryID	SHLP
MANDT	Client	MANDT	CLNT	3	T000		MANDT
PARVW	Partner Function	PARVW	CHAR	2	TPAR	PARVW	PARVW	PAR
KUNNR	Customer Numbers	KUNNR	CHAR	10	KNA1	ALPHA	KUNNR	KUN	C_KUNNR
LIFNR	Account Number of Vendor or Creditor	LIFNR	CHAR	10	LFA1	ALPHA	LIFNR	LIF	KRED_C
PERNR	Personnel Number	PERNR_D	NUMC	8			PERNR	PER
PARNR	Number of contact person	PARNR	NUMC	10			PARNR	VPA
NAME1	Name	NAME1	CHAR	30			TEXT30
ORT01	City	ORT01	CHAR	25			TEXT25
VTEXT	Name	VTXTK	CHAR	20			TEXT20
XINPT	Checkbox	XFELD	CHAR	1			XFELD
XMUSS	Checkbox	XFELD	CHAR	1			XFELD

Key field

Non-key field

< PARS_TOKEN - Structure of a Token in Dependency Parser PARTAB1 - Help Structure, based on PARTAB >

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

As PARTAB 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 PARTAB as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table PARTAB

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about PARTAB and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).