PCITEM SAP (Product Catalog Items Communication Structure) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Product Catalog Items Communication Structure




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




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

PCITEM 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 "Product Catalog Items Communication Structure" 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_PCITEM TYPE PCITEM.

The PCITEM table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Product Catalog Items Communication Structure data available in SAP. These include LAYVR (Layout), LBRNR (Layout area number), SORF1 (Identifier for layout area item), MATNR (Material 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: Not classified


SAP PCITEM 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
WMINRProduct catalog number WMINRCHAR10Assigned to domainWMINRWMIWPC1
LAYVRLayout LAYVARCHAR10Assigned to domainLAYVAR
LBRNRLayout area number LAYPOSNRNUMC10NUMC10
SORF1Identifier for layout area item LBPIDNUMC10NUMC10
MATNRMaterial Number MATNRCHAR18Assigned to domainMATN1MATNRMATS_MAT1
MEINHUnit of Measure for Display MEINHUNIT3Assigned to domainCUNITMEINS
ATTYPMaterial Category ATTYPCHAR2ATTYPMTY
S1UEBHigher-level layout area item LBPUEBNUMC10NUMC10

Key field Non-key field



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

As PCITEM 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 PCITEM as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table PCITEM

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