PC401 SAP (Documents: Key for Short-Term Documents) Structure details

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

PC401 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 "Documents: Key for Short-Term Documents" 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_PC401 TYPE PC401.

The PC401 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Documents: Key for Short-Term Documents data available in SAP. These include BDATE (Date), BTIME (Time), SEQNR (Sequential number), 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. .

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced

SAP PC401 structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Key field

Non-key field

How do I retrieve data from SAP structure PC401 using ABAP code?

As PC401 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 PC401 as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table PC401

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about PC401 and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

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

Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects