PMQ21 SAP (PD Career and Succession Planning Screen 21nn) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: PD Career and Succession Planning Screen 21nn




ABAP Code to SELECT data from PMQ21
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Access table PMQ21




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

PMQ21 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 "PD Career and Succession Planning Screen 21nn" 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_PMQ21 TYPE PMQ21.

The PMQ21 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about PD Career and Succession Planning Screen 21nn data available in SAP. These include PLSTX (Object Name), SIMUT (Information field for variable text display), SIMPL (Simulation position for career planning), SIMPX (Object 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: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP PMQ21 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
PLSTAObject ID of position PLSTEOBNUMC8NUM08
PLSTXObject Name STEXTCHAR40TEXT40
SIMUTInformation field for variable text display INFOTXTCHAR70CHAR70
SIMPLSimulation position for career planning SIMUOBJNUMC8NUM08
SIMPXObject Name STEXTCHAR40TEXT40
LOPPLDescription of positions relevant for Shift Planning PLSTETCHAR40TEXT40
LOPVCIndicator for a 'vacancy', i.e. vacant position VAKANZCHAR1CHAR1_X
LOPMSSuitability Percentage of Person EPROZTDEC5(2) DEC3_2
LOPPZPercent PROZENTCHAR1CHAR1
LOPSTIndicator for staff position STABSSCHAR1CHAR1_X
LOPBDStart date of staffing period / vacancy date BESBDDATS8DATUM
LOPEDEnd date of staffing period for person BESEZDATS8DATUM
SIMLVSimulation level in simulation of career planning SIMULEVNUMC2NUM2
PNUMPage PAGE_NRNUMC5NUM5
TOTALTotal Number of Pages TOTAL_PAGNUMC5NUM5
PERNRPersonnel number for person PERNROBNUMC8NUM08
PERTXObject Name STEXTCHAR40TEXT40
PLOPOObject ID of position PLSTEOBNUMC8NUM08
PLOPSSimulated career (positions) for person PLSSICHAR40TEXT40
PLOPVIndicator for a 'vacancy', i.e. vacant position VAKANZCHAR1CHAR1_X
PPNUMPage PAGE_NRNUMC5NUM5
PTOTATotal Number of Pages TOTAL_PAGNUMC5NUM5
VORMTInformation field for variable text display INFOTXTCHAR70CHAR70

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure PMQ21 using ABAP code?

As PMQ21 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 PMQ21 as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table PMQ21

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about PMQ21 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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