RNPATNAMES SAP (IS-H: Patient Names) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: IS-H: Patient Names




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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

RNPATNAMES 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 "IS-H: Patient Names" 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_RNPATNAMES TYPE RNPATNAMES.

The RNPATNAMES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about IS-H: Patient Names data available in SAP. These include NNAME (Patient Last Name), NNAMS (IS-H: Standardized Last Name), VNAME (IS-H: Patient First Name), VNAMS (Standardized First Name).. 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: Can be enhanced (character-type)


SAP RNPATNAMES 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
PATNRIS-H: Patient Number PATNRCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHAPATNRPAT
NNAMEPatient Last Name NNAME_PATCHAR30TEXT30
NNAMSIS-H: Standardized Last Name NNAMES_PATCHAR30CHAR30
VNAMEIS-H: Patient First Name VNAME_PATCHAR30TEXT30
VNAMSStandardized First Name VNAMES_PATCHAR30CHAR30

Key field Non-key field



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

As RNPATNAMES 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 RNPATNAMES as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table RNPATNAMES

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