PERSON SAP (Standard Selection of Persons for Manpower Planning) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Standard Selection of Persons for Manpower Planning




ABAP Code to SELECT data from PERSON
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Access table PERSON




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

PERSON 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 "Standard Selection of Persons for Manpower Planning" 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_PERSON TYPE PERSON.

The PERSON table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Standard Selection of Persons for Manpower Planning data available in SAP. These include OTYPE (Object Type), BEGDA (Start Date), ENDDA (End Date), STATUS (Employment Status).. 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: Can be enhanced (character-type)


SAP PERSON 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
PERNRPersonnel Number PERNR_DNUMC8PERNRPER
OTYPEObject Type OTYPECHAR2T778OOTYPEPOT
BEGDAStart Date BEGDADATS8DATUM
ENDDAEnd Date ENDDADATS8DATUM
STATUSEmployment Status STAT2CHAR1STATA
BUKRSCompany Code BUKRSCHAR4T001BUKRSBUKC_T001
WERKSPersonnel Area PERSACHAR4Assigned to domainPERSAPBR
PERSGEmployee Group PERSGCHAR1Assigned to domainPERSGPRG
PERSKEmployee Subgroup PERSKCHAR2Assigned to domainPERSKPKR
KOKRSControlling Area KOKRSCHAR4TKA01CACCDCAC
KOSTLCost Center KOSTLCHAR10CSKSALPHAKOSTLKOS
ORGEHOrganizational Unit ORGEHNUMC8Assigned to domainORGEH
ORGEH_TXTObject Name STEXTCHAR40TEXT40
PLANSObject ID OBJEKTIDNUMC8NUM08PON
PLANS_TXTObject Name STEXTCHAR40TEXT40
STELLObject ID OBJEKTIDNUMC8NUM08PON
STELL_TXTObject Name STEXTCHAR40TEXT40
ANREDForm-of-Address Key ANRDECHAR1Assigned to domainANRDE
ENAMEFormatted Name of Employee or Applicant EMNAMCHAR40TEXT40
NACHNLast Name NACHNCHAR25NACHN
VORNAFirst Name VORNACHAR25VORNM
TITELTitle TITELCHAR15Assigned to domainTITEL
GESCHGender Key GESCHCHAR1GESCH
GBDATDate of Birth GBDATDATS8PDATEGBDAT
NATIONationality NATSLCHAR3T005LAND1NAT
KONFEReligious Denomination Key KONFECHAR2Assigned to domainKONFE
FAMSTMarital Status Key FAMSTCHAR1Assigned to domainFAMST
PSTLZPostal code PSTLZ_BASCHAR10PSTLZ
ORT01City ORT01CHAR25TEXT25
STRASHouse number and street STRASCHAR30TEXT30
LANDCountry Key LAND1CHAR3T005LAND1LND
TELNRTelephone Number TELNRCHAR14TELNR
USRTYCommunication Type USRTYCHAR4Assigned to domainSUBTY_591A
SYSIDCommunication Identification/Number SYSIDCHAR30CHAR30
.INCLU--AP 0

Key field Non-key field



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

As PERSON 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 PERSON as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table PERSON

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