PC242 SAP (Personal Data) Structure details
Description: Personal Data
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
PC242 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 "Personal 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_PC242 TYPE PC242.
The PC242 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Personal Data data available in SAP. These include NAME2 (Second Name), VORSW (Name Prefix), VORNA (First Name), TITEL (Title).. 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 PC242 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 |
| NACHN | Last Name | PAD_NACHN | CHAR | 40 | PAD_NACHN | ||||
| NAME2 | Second Name | PAD_NACH2 | CHAR | 40 | PAD_NACHN | ||||
| VORSW | Name Prefix | VORSW | CHAR | 15 | Assigned to domain | TITEL | |||
| VORNA | First Name | PAD_VORNA | CHAR | 40 | PAD_VORNM | ||||
| TITEL | Title | TITEL | CHAR | 15 | Assigned to domain | TITEL | |||
| TITL2 | Second Title | TITL2 | CHAR | 15 | Assigned to domain | TITEL | |||
| VORS2 | Second Name Prefix | VORS2 | CHAR | 15 | Assigned to domain | TITEL | |||
| RUFNM | Nickname | PAD_RUFNM | CHAR | 40 | PAD_VORNM | ||||
| INITS | Initials | INITS | CHAR | 10 | TEXT10 | ||||
| KNZNM | Name Format Indicator for Employee in a List | KNZNM | NUMC | 2 | KNZN2 | ||||
| ANRED | Form-of-Address Key | ANRDE | CHAR | 1 | Assigned to domain | ANRDE | |||
| GESCH | Gender Key | GESCH | CHAR | 1 | GESCH | ||||
| GBDAT | Date of Birth | GBDAT | DATS | 8 | PDATE | GBDAT | |||
| NATIO | Nationality | NATSL | CHAR | 3 | Assigned to domain | LAND1 | NAT | ||
| FAMST | Marital Status Key | FAMST | CHAR | 1 | Assigned to domain | FAMST | |||
| FAMDT | Valid From Date of Current Marital Status | FAMDT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| SNAME | Name Format | P05_SNAME | CHAR | 30 | CHAR30 | ||||
| ENAME | Name Format | P05_ENAME | CHAR | 40 | CHAR40 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure PC242 using ABAP code?
As PC242 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 PC242 as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table PC242
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about PC242 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