PIPO SAP (Packing Instruction Items) Structure details
Description: Packing Instruction Items
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
PIPO 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 "Packing Instruction Items" 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_PIPO TYPE PIPO.
The PIPO table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Packing Instruction Items data available in SAP. These include PACKITEMID (Unique internal packing object item number), ITCOUNT (Internal Counter), PACKITEM (Item number), DETAIL_ITEMTYPE (Detailed Item Category).. 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 or numeric)
SAP PIPO 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 |
PACKNR | Unique internal packing object number | PL_PACKNR | CHAR | 22 | SYSUUID_22 | ||||
PACKITEMID | Unique internal packing object item number | PL_PACKITEMID | CHAR | 22 | SYSUUID_22 | ||||
ITCOUNT | Internal Counter | PL_CIM_COUNT | NUMC | 8 | CIM_COUNT | ||||
PACKITEM | Item number | PL_PACKITEM | NUMC | 6 | NUM6 | ||||
DETAIL_ITEMTYPE | Detailed Item Category | PL_DETAIL_ITEMTYPE | CHAR | 2 | VL_DET_POSTYP | ||||
MATNR | Material number of mat. to be packed or of a pack.material | PL_MATNR | CHAR | 18 | Assigned to domain | MATN1 | MATNR | MAT1 | |
CLASS | External Class Number | PL_CLASS | CHAR | 18 | KLASSE | KLA | |||
SUBPOBJID | Identification number of packing object | PL_POBJID | CHAR | 20 | ALPHA | PL_EXIDV | |||
CONTENT | Description of object to be packed | PL_CONTENT | CHAR | 40 | TEXT40 | ||||
TRGQTY | Target quantity | PL_TRGQTY | QUAN | 15(3) | MENG15 | ||||
MINQTY | Minimum quantity | PL_MINQTY | QUAN | 15(3) | MENG15 | ||||
RNDQTY | Rounding qty | PL_RNDQTY | QUAN | 15(3) | MENG15 | ||||
BASEUNIT | Base Unit of Measure | MEINS | UNIT | 3 | Assigned to domain | CUNIT | MEINS | ||
UNITQTY | Unit of measure | PL_UNITQTY | UNIT | 3 | Assigned to domain | CUNIT | MEINS | ||
MATMIXAWD | Mixed Materials Allowed in Packing for Reference Material | PL_MATMIXAWD | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
INDCHMIX | Indicator Batch Mix Allowed | PL_INDMIX | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
INDMAPACO | Load carrier indicator | PL_MAPACO | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
INDFILLUP | Fill-up Indicator | PL_INDFILLUP | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
INDNRELFU | Indicator not fill-up relevant | PL_INDNRELFU | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
INDNOHU | Item that is not relevant for handling unit | PL_INDNOHU | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
XCOORD | X-coordinate for hierarchical assignment of HU in main HU | PL_XCOORD | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
YCOORD | Y-coordinate for hierarchical assignment of HU in main HU | PL_YCOORD | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
ZCOORD | Z-coordinate for hierchical assignment of HU in main HU | PL_ZCOORD | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
GRPID | Group identification | PL_GRPID | CHAR | 8 | CHAR8 |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure PIPO using ABAP code?
As PIPO 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 PIPO as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table PIPO
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about PIPO 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