QGEN SAP (Internal Table for Generating Payroll Periods) Structure details
Description: Internal Table for Generating Payroll Periods
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
QGEN 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 Table for Generating Payroll Periods" 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_QGEN TYPE QGEN.
The QGEN table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Internal Table for Generating Payroll Periods data available in SAP. These include PERMO (Period Parameters), DATMO (Date modifier), BEYRS (Initial year), ENDYR (Final year).. 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 QGEN 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 |
| MOLGA | Country Grouping | MOLGA | CHAR | 2 | T500L | MOLGA | MOL | ||
| PERMO | Period Parameters | PERMO | NUMC | 2 | T549R | PERMO | |||
| DATMO | Date modifier | DATMO | NUMC | 2 | Assigned to domain | DATMO | |||
| BEYRS | Initial year | BEYRS | NUMC | 4 | GJAHR | GJAHR | |||
| ENDYR | Final year | ENYRS | NUMC | 4 | GJAHR | GJAHR | |||
| BEMON | Months of starting period | BEMON | NUMC | 2 | PABRP | ||||
| BEDAY | First day of payroll period | BEDAY | NUMC | 2 | PABRP | ||||
| BEPRD | Number of first payroll period | BEPRD | NUMC | 2 | PABRP | ||||
| TAXYR | Start date of fiscal year | TAXYR | CHAR | 4 | TAXYR | ||||
| NUMDY | Number of days | NUMDY | NUMC | 2 | PABRP | ||||
| PRULE | Payday rule | PRULE | CHAR | 1 | PRULE | ||||
| BEGDA | Start Date | BEGDA | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| BETXT | Day | LANGT | CHAR | 20 | TEXT20 | ||||
| ENDDA | End Date | ENDDA | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| ENTXT | Day | LANGT | CHAR | 20 | TEXT20 | ||||
| OFFST | Date Specifications Per Payroll Period | DADAT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| OFTXT | Day | LANGT | CHAR | 20 | TEXT20 | ||||
| FLTXYR | Flag for tax year (UK only) | FLTXYR | CHAR | 1 | CHAR001 | ||||
| UPDATE | Update flag | UPDFL | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| DTUSE | Indicator for determining period number | DTUSE | CHAR | 1 | DTUSE | ||||
| DIFFD | Difference in days | P_DIFF | DEC | 3 | DEC3_0 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure QGEN using ABAP code?
As QGEN 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 QGEN as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table QGEN
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about QGEN 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