PPPCH SAP (System Parameter for Database PCH) Structure details
Description: System Parameter for Database PCH
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
PPPCH 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 "System Parameter for Database PCH" 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_PPPCH TYPE PPPCH.
The PPPCH table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about System Parameter for Database PCH data available in SAP. These include PHSET (Display Physical Record), OTEXT (Switch: Enter Object Text), TDEPTH (Technical Depth of Structure), REFRE (Initialize per Structure).. 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 PPPCH 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 |
| ACCES | Access Method | ACCES | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| PHSET | Display Physical Record | PHSET | NUMC | 1 | NUM1_01 | ||||
| OTEXT | Switch: Enter Object Text | SOTEXT | NUMC | 1 | NUM1_01 | ||||
| TDEPTH | Technical Depth of Structure | TDEPTH | DEC | 5 | DEC5 | ||||
| REFRE | Initialize per Structure | REFRE | NUMC | 1 | NUM1_01 | ||||
| CHECK | Standard Screen Check | CHECK1 | NUMC | 1 | NUM1_01 | ||||
| BREAK | Access Breakpoints | BREAK | NUMC | 1 | NUM1_01 | ||||
| CFORM | SYSTEM-EXIT Subroutine | SYXFORM | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
| SETGE | Generate Set | SETGE | NUMC | 1 | NUM1_01 | ||||
| RWTAB | General Ledger Table | RWTAB | CHAR | 10 | CHAR10 | ||||
| SFORM | Set/Replace Form Name of the Application Program | SFORM | CHAR | 30 | EDPERFORM | ||||
| INFTB | Table Infotype Breakdown Yes/No | INFTB | NUMC | 1 | INFTB | ||||
| RECURS | Indicator: Check Recursion | HR_RECURS | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1_X | ||||
| SFLAG | Indicator: Intersect | HR_SFLAG | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1_X | ||||
| ONEOBJID | Switch: Reporting With an Object | ONEOBJID | NUMC | 1 | NUM01 | ||||
| KEYDATE | Switch: Reporting With Key Date | KEYDATE | NUMC | 1 | NUM01 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure PPPCH using ABAP code?
As PPPCH 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 PPPCH as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table PPPCH
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about PPPCH 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