SAP PKHD5 Downl.Str. from SAP to BDE Systems for Kanban Control Cycle Table data and field list

PKHD5 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 "Downl.Str. from SAP to BDE Systems for Kanban Control Cycle" 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_PKHD5 TYPE PKHD5.

The PKHD5 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Downl.Str. from SAP to BDE Systems for Kanban Control Cycle data available in SAP. These include MATNR (Material Number), WERKS (Plant), PRVBE (Production Supply Area), PKSFG (Status Sequence Kanban)... 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. .

PKHD5 structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced

SAP PKHD5 structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the PKHD5 table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.

Field	Description	Data Element	Data Type	length (Dec)	Check table	Conversion Routine	Domain Name	MemoryID	SHLP
PKNUM	Control cycle number	PKNUM	CHAR	7	Assigned to domain	ALPHA	PKNUM	PKNUM
MATNR	Material Number	MATNR	CHAR	18	Assigned to domain	MATN1	MATNR	MAT	S_MAT1
WERKS	Plant	WERKS_D	CHAR	4	Assigned to domain		WERKS	WRK	H_T001W_C
PRVBE	Production Supply Area	PRVBE	CHAR	10	Assigned to domain		PRVBE	PVB
PKSFG	Status Sequence Kanban	PKSFG	CHAR	4	Assigned to domain		PKSFG

Key field

Non-key field

< PKHD4PKMC - Control Cycle Structure for Standard PKMC PKHDCALC - Parameters for Kanban Calculation >

How do I retrieve data from SAP structure PKHD5 using ABAP code?

As PKHD5 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 PKHD5 as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table PKHD5

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about PKHD5 and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).