PSTMV SAP (Internal settings for material variants selection) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Internal settings for material variants selection




ABAP Code to SELECT data from PSTMV
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

PSTMV 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 "Internal settings for material variants selection" 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_PSTMV TYPE PSTMV.

The PSTMV table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Internal settings for material variants selection data available in SAP. These include MVANF (Check Configuration Material Against Stock on Request), MVPER (Matching of inventoried material continuous), NOMVF (Matching of inventoried material continuous), MWVOR (Type matching of materials kept in stock: partial confign).. 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 PSTMV 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
STDPRMaterial Number MATNRCHAR18Assigned to domainMATN1MATNRMATS_MAT1
MVANFCheck Configuration Material Against Stock on Request TYPANCHAR1TYPAN
MVPERMatching of inventoried material continuous TYPPECHAR1TYPPE
NOMVFMatching of inventoried material continuous NOMVFCHAR1NOMVF
MWVORType matching of materials kept in stock: partial confign TYPSTCHAR1TYPST
MWVATType Matching of Materials Kept in Stock TYPSKCHAR1TYPSK
MWVAVType matching of materials kept in stock: partial confign TYPSTCHAR1TYPST

Key field Non-key field



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

As PSTMV 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 PSTMV as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table PSTMV

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