PCL5_KEY SAP (Key Structure for PCL5) Structure details
Description: Key Structure for PCL5
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
PCL5_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 "Key Structure for PCL5" 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_PCL5_KEY TYPE PCL5_KEY.
The PCL5_KEY table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Key Structure for PCL5 data available in SAP. These include VERSN (Version Number (Plan Scenario = Plan Version + Version No.)), VNAME ((Cost) scenario group - Subdivision of a plan scenario), BEGDA (Start Date), ENDDA (End Date).. 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 PCL5_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 |
| PLVAR | Plan Version | PLVAR | CHAR | 2 | Assigned to domain | PLVAR | POP | ||
| VERSN | Version Number (Plan Scenario = Plan Version + Version No.) | HR_VERSN | CHAR | 2 | Assigned to domain | HR_VERSN | |||
| VNAME | (Cost) scenario group - Subdivision of a plan scenario | HR_VNAME | CHAR | 12 | HR_VNAME | ||||
| BEGDA | Start Date | BEGDATUM | DATS | 8 | DATUM | BEG | |||
| ENDDA | End Date | ENDDATUM | DATS | 8 | DATUM | END | |||
| DYTPE | DTYPE | 0 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure PCL5_KEY using ABAP code?
As PCL5_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 PCL5_KEY as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table PCL5_KEY
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about PCL5_KEY 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