PDATE SAP (Supplies the WBS Dates Determined in the Network) Structure details
Description: Supplies the WBS Dates Determined in the Network
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
PDATE 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 "Supplies the WBS Dates Determined in the Network" 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_PDATE TYPE PDATE.
The PDATE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Supplies the WBS Dates Determined in the Network data available in SAP. These include EMIN_START (Forecasted start date of the WBS element), E_EINHEIT (Unit for the length (duration) of the WBS element), PMAX_ENDE (WBS element: Basic finish date), PMIN_START (WBS element: Basic start 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: Not classified
SAP PDATE 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 |
EMAX_ENDE | Forecasted finish date of the WBS element | PS_EENDE | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
EMIN_START | Forecasted start date of the WBS element | PS_ESTRT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
E_EINHEIT | Unit for the length (duration) of the WBS element | PS_EINHT | UNIT | 3 | CUNIT | EINHEIT | |||
PMAX_ENDE | WBS element: Basic finish date | PS_PENDE | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
PMIN_START | WBS element: Basic start date | PS_PSTRT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
P_EINHEIT | Unit for the length (duration) of the WBS element | PS_EINHT | UNIT | 3 | CUNIT | EINHEIT | |||
IMAX_ENDE | Actual finish date of the WBS element | PS_IENDE | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
IMIN_START | Actual start date for the WBS element | PS_ISTRT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
I_EINHEIT | Unit for the length (duration) of the WBS element | PS_EINHT | UNIT | 3 | CUNIT | EINHEIT |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure PDATE using ABAP code?
As PDATE 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 PDATE as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table PDATE
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about PDATE 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