PDCLS SAP (Job Including One Person) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Job Including One Person




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




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

PDCLS 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 "Job Including One Person" 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_PDCLS TYPE PDCLS.

The PDCLS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Job Including One Person data available in SAP. These include CLSID (Object ID), CLS_SHORT (Object Abbreviation), CLSTX (Job Text), PTYPE (Object Type).. 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 PDCLS 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
CLSTYObject Type OTYPECHAR2T778OOTYPEPOT
CLSIDObject ID OBJEKTIDNUMC8NUM08PON
CLS_SHORTObject Abbreviation SHORT_DCHAR12TEXT12
CLSTXJob Text CLSTEXTCHAR40TEXT40
PTYPEObject Type OTYPECHAR2T778OOTYPEPOT
PERNRPersonnel Number PERNR_DNUMC8PERNRPER
ABSCHIndicator that plan is completed ABSCHCHAR1CHAR1
MARKIndicator for selected line MARKTCHAR1CHAR1

Key field Non-key field



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

As PDCLS 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 PDCLS as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table PDCLS

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