PINPF SAP (Structure for Provident Fund - F4 Help) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Structure for Provident Fund - F4 Help




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




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

PINPF 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 "Structure for Provident Fund - F4 Help" 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_PINPF TYPE PINPF.

The PINPF table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure for Provident Fund - F4 Help data available in SAP. These include FRMDS (Description of form name).. 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 PINPF 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
FRMNMForm name - Employee Provident Fund PIN_FRMNMCHAR10PIN_FRMNM
FRMDSDescription of form name PIN_FRMDSCHAR50PIN_FRMDS

Key field Non-key field



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

As PINPF 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 PINPF as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table PINPF

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