PLFT SAP (Process Instructions) Table details
Dictionary Type: Table
Description: Process Instructions
Description: Process Instructions
Table field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
PLFT is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Process Instructions data and is available within R/3 SAP systems depending on the version and release level.
The PLFT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Process Instructions data available in SAP. These include PLNTY (Task List Type), PLNNR (Key for Task List Group), PLNKN (Number of the task list node), PLNPH (Internal Sub-Calculation Number).. 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: A - Application table (master and transaction data)Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can be enhanced (character-type)
SAP PLFT table 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 |
| MANDT | Client | MANDT | CLNT | 3 | T000 | MANDT | |||
| PLNTY | Task List Type | PLNTY | CHAR | 1 | TCA01 | PLNTY | PTY | H_TCA01 | |
| PLNNR | Key for Task List Group | PLNNR | CHAR | 8 | ALPHA | PLNNR | PLN | PLKS | |
| PLNKN | Number of the task list node | PLNKN | NUMC | 8 | KNTNR | ||||
| PLNPH | Internal Sub-Calculation Number | PLNPH | NUMC | 8 | NUMC8 | ||||
| PLNFT | Internal process instruction number | PLNFT | NUMC | 8 | NUM8 | ||||
| ZAEHL | Internal counter | CIM_COUNT | NUMC | 8 | CIM_COUNT | ||||
| DATUV | Valid-From Date | DATUV | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| LOEKZ | Asset class marked for deletion | LOEKZ | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| AENNR | Change Number | AENNR | CHAR | 12 | AENR | AENNR | AENNR | AEN | |
| ANDAT | Date record created on | ANDAT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| ANNAM | User who created record | ANNAM | CHAR | 12 | USNAM | ||||
| AEDAT | Changed On | AEDAT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| AENAM | Name of Person Who Changed Object | AENAM | CHAR | 12 | USNAM | ||||
| WERKS | Plant | WERKS_D | CHAR | 4 | T001W | WERKS | WRK | H_T001W_C | |
| FTRNR | Line Number of Process Instruction | R_FTNR | CHAR | 4 | NUMCV | VORNR | |||
| CSTYP | Object type: proc.message category or proc. instr. category | CO_CSTYP | CHAR | 2 | CO_CSTYP | CST | |||
| COSTR | Process instruction category | R_COSTR | CHAR | 8 | TC50 | CO_COSTR | KST | ||
| CSKTX | Short description of process instruction | R_CSKTX | CHAR | 40 | TEXT40 | ||||
| FTTYP | Type of process instruction | CO_FTTYP | CHAR | 1 | TCB01 | FTTYP |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP table PLFT using ABAP code
The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on PLFT to SELECT all data from the tableDATA: WA_PLFT TYPE PLFT.
SELECT SINGLE *
FROM PLFT
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_PLFT
WHERE...
How to access SAP table PLFT
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about PLFT 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