PAY_FORPERIOD_KEY SAP (Unique Key for a For-Period in RGDIR and APER) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Unique Key for a For-Period in RGDIR and APER




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




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

PAY_FORPERIOD_KEY 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 "Unique Key for a For-Period in RGDIR and APER" 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_PAY_FORPERIOD_KEY TYPE PAY_FORPERIOD_KEY.

The PAY_FORPERIOD_KEY table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Unique Key for a For-Period in RGDIR and APER data available in SAP. These include FPPER (), PABRJ (Payroll year for determining time period), PABRP (Payroll period for determining time period), FPBEG (Start date of payroll period (FOR period)).. 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 PAY_FORPERIOD_KEY 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
ABKRSPayroll Area ABKRSCHAR2Assigned to domainABKRSABK
FPPER 0
PABRJPayroll year for determining time period PNPPABRJNUMC4GJAHRGJAHR
PABRPPayroll period for determining time period PNPPABRPNUMC2PABRP
FPBEGStart date of payroll period (FOR period) FPBEGDATS8DATUM
FPENDEnd of payroll period (for-period) FPENDDATS8DATUM
PAYTYPayroll type PAYTYCHAR1PAYTY
PAYIDPayroll Identifier PAYIDCHAR1CHAR1
OCRSNReason for Off-Cycle Payroll PAY_OCRSNCHAR4Assigned to domainPAY_OCRSNOCR

Key field Non-key field



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

As PAY_FORPERIOD_KEY 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 PAY_FORPERIOD_KEY as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table PAY_FORPERIOD_KEY

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