SPTAB_KEY SAP (Key to Material Master Management Table SPTAB) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Key to Material Master Management Table SPTAB




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

SPTAB_KEY 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 "Key to Material Master Management Table SPTAB" 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_SPTAB_KEY TYPE SPTAB_KEY.

The SPTAB_KEY table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Key to Material Master Management Table SPTAB data available in SAP. These include VKORG (Sales Organization), VTWEG (Distribution Channel), WERKS (Plant), LGORT (Storage Location).. 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 SPTAB_KEY 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
MATNRMaterial Number MATNRCHAR18Assigned to domainMATN1MATNRMATS_MAT1
VKORGSales Organization VKORGCHAR4Assigned to domainVKORGVKOC_VKORG
VTWEGDistribution Channel VTWEGCHAR2Assigned to domainVTWEGVTWC_VTWEG
WERKSPlant WERKS_DCHAR4Assigned to domainWERKSWRKH_T001W_C
LGORTStorage Location LGORT_DCHAR4Assigned to domainLGORTLAG
LGNUMWarehouse Number / Warehouse Complex LGNUMCHAR3Assigned to domainLGNUMLGN
LGTYPStorage Type LGTYPCHAR3Assigned to domainLGTYPLGTH_T301
BWKEYValuation Area BWKEYCHAR4Assigned to domainBWKEYBWK
BWTARValuation Type BWTAR_DCHAR10Assigned to domainBWTARBWT
MYKEYLIFO valuation level MYKEYCHAR4Assigned to domainMYKEYMYL
TBNAMTable name TBNAMCHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TAB

Key field Non-key field



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

As SPTAB_KEY 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 SPTAB_KEY as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SPTAB_KEY

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