RNPPT_EXTNR SAP (DI Structure for External Number of Provisional Patient) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: DI Structure for External Number of Provisional Patient




ABAP Code to SELECT data from RNPPT_EXTNR
Related tables to RNPPT_EXTNR
Access table RNPPT_EXTNR




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

RNPPT_EXTNR 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 "DI Structure for External Number of Provisional Patient" 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_RNPPT_EXTNR TYPE RNPPT_EXTNR.

The RNPPT_EXTNR table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about DI Structure for External Number of Provisional Patient data available in SAP. These include PPT_EXTNR (IS-H: External Patient Identification).. 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 RNPPT_EXTNR 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
PPT_EXTNRIS-H: External Patient Identification EXT_PATNRCHAR20EXT_PATNR

Key field Non-key field



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

As RNPPT_EXTNR 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 RNPPT_EXTNR as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table RNPPT_EXTNR

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