PPU12 SAP (PU12 : Data elements with F1 Help) Structure details
Description: PU12 : Data elements with F1 Help
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
PPU12 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 "PU12 : Data elements with F1 Help" 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_PPU12 TYPE PPU12.
The PPU12 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about PU12 : Data elements with F1 Help data available in SAP. These include DB_INCLUDE (PU12 : Data definition include), IMPORT_MAKRO (Import macro), SECONDARY_FILE (PU12 : Name of secondary file), IF_ONLY (Interface without payroll).. 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 PPU12 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 |
| REPORT_CLASS | Report Category | REPCL | CHAR | 8 | T599C | PA_REPCL | HRBAS00REPORTCLASS | ||
| DB_INCLUDE | PU12 : Data definition include | PPU12_DB_INCLUDE | CHAR | 40 | Assigned to domain | PROGRAMM | |||
| IMPORT_MAKRO | Import macro | PPU12_IMPORT_MAKRO | CHAR | 20 | SYCHAR20 | ||||
| SECONDARY_FILE | PU12 : Name of secondary file | PPU12_SECONDARY_FILE | CHAR | 40 | CHAR40 | ||||
| IF_ONLY | Interface without payroll | PPU12_IF_ONLY | CHAR | 1 | PLOG_CROSS | ||||
| CHECK_PA03 | Check control record | PPU12_CHECK_PA03 | CHAR | 1 | PLOG_CROSS | ||||
| SAVE_NO | Do not save to cluster IF | PPU12_SAVE_NO | CHAR | 1 | PLOG_CROSS | ||||
| SAVE_ACTUAL | Save current results only | PPU12_SAVE_ACTUAL | CHAR | 1 | PLOG_CROSS | ||||
| F_CONVERT | Layout conversion directly after export | PPU12_F_CONVERT | CHAR | 1 | PLOG_CROSS | ||||
| EXP_PROG | Name of the export program to be generated | PPU12_EXP_PROG | CHAR | 40 | Assigned to domain | PROGRAMM | |||
| INCLUDE | Name of the include for the export program | PPU12_INCL | CHAR | 40 | Assigned to domain | PROGRAMM | |||
| RPCALC | Program containing definition for the include | PPU12_RPCALC | CHAR | 40 | Assigned to domain | PROGRAMM | |||
| CONV_PROG | Generate conversion program + includes for file-layout | PPU12_CONV_PROG | CHAR | 40 | Assigned to domain | PROGRAMM | |||
| FL_BLOCK | Block in file layout | PPU12_FL_BLOCK | CHAR | 25 | CHAR25 | ||||
| FL_STRUCT | Name of structure in file layout | PPU12_FL_STRUCT | CHAR | 25 | CHAR25 | ||||
| FL_FIELD | PU12 : Field in file layout | PPU12_FL_FIELD | CHAR | 25 | CHAR25 | ||||
| ORIG | Export for original periods only | PPU12_ORIG | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| TABLE_ENTRIES | Select table entries | PPU12_TAB_ENT | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| SEL_RETRO | PU12: Select separation fields for wage types | PPU12_SEL_RETRO | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| NO_RETRO | No retroactive accounting | PPU12_NO_RETRO | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| UPD | User-defined change validation | PPU12_UPDATE | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| DELETE_UNTIL_DATE | Delete interface results up to this date | PPU12_DELETE_UNTIL_DATE | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| INDVAL | Indirect valuation of wage types | PPU12_INDVAL | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| EXP_UNTIL | Number of months for export after leaving | PPU12_EXP_UNTIL | NUMC | 2 | |||||
| NEW_DIFF | Interface Format: New Change Validation | PPU12_NEW_DIFF | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| CONV_XML | Conversion Directly to XML | PPU12_XML | CHAR | 1 | XFELD |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure PPU12 using ABAP code?
As PPU12 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 PPU12 as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table PPU12
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about PPU12 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