SAP RCOCHAPI Process Management: Control Recipe Header for RFC Interface Table data and field list

RCOCHAPI 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 "Process Management: Control Recipe Header for RFC Interface" 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_RCOCHAPI TYPE RCOCHAPI.

The RCOCHAPI table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Process Management: Control Recipe Header for RFC Interface data available in SAP. These include WERK (Plant), BID (Process order), ADRES (Address of the Control Recipe Destination), TSTKZ (Indicator: Message or Control Recipe for Test Purposes)... 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. .

RCOCHAPI structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can be enhanced (character-type)

SAP RCOCHAPI structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the RCOCHAPI table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.

Field	Description	Data Element	Data Type	length (Dec)	Check table	Conversion Routine	Domain Name	MemoryID	SHLP
CRID	Control recipe number	CO_CRID	NUMC	18	Assigned to domain	ALPHA	CO_CRID
WERK	Plant	WERKS_D	CHAR	4	Assigned to domain		WERKS	WRK	H_T001W_C
BID	Process order	CO_BID	CHAR	12		ALPHA	CO_BID
ADRES	Address of the Control Recipe Destination	ADR	CHAR	32			CHAR32
TSTKZ	Indicator: Message or Control Recipe for Test Purposes	TSTKZ	CHAR	1			FLAG
CRSTAT	Control recipe status	CO_CRSTAT	CHAR	5	Assigned to domain		CO_CRSTAT
KTXT	Description	AUFTEXT	CHAR	40			TEXT40
MATNR	Material Number for Order	PI_MATNR	CHAR	18	Assigned to domain	MATN1	MATNR	MAT
MATXT	Material Description	PI_MATXT	CHAR	40			TEXT40
INSPLOT	Inspection Lot Number	PI_QPLOS	NUMC	12	Assigned to domain		QPLOS	QLS	QALS
BATCH	Batch Number	CHARG_D	CHAR	10	Assigned to domain		CHARG	CHA
DEST	Control Recipe Destination	PHSEQ	CHAR	2	Assigned to domain		PHSEQ
SCHED_START_DATE	Earliest scheduled start: Execution (date)	FSAVD	DATS	8			DATUM
SCHED_START_TIME	Earliest scheduled start: Execution (time)	FSAVZ	TIMS	6			ATIME

Key field

Non-key field

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

As RCOCHAPI 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 RCOCHAPI as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table RCOCHAPI

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about RCOCHAPI and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).