STPUB SAP (BOMs - sub-item documents) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: BOMs - sub-item documents




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




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

STPUB 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 "BOMs - sub-item documents" 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_STPUB TYPE STPUB.

The STPUB table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about BOMs - sub-item documents data available in SAP. These include MANDT (Client), STLTY (BOM category), STLNR (Bill of material), STLKN (BOM item node number).. 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: Not classified


SAP STPUB 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
MANDTClient MANDTCLNT3T000MANDT
STLTYBOM category STLTYCHAR1STLTY
STLNRBill of material STNUMCHAR8NUMCVSTNUMSTLNR
STLKNBOM item node number STLKNNUMC8KNTNR
STPOZInternal counter CIM_COUNTNUMC8CIM_COUNT
UPOSZSubitem Number UPOSZCHAR4NUMCVSPOSN
UPMNGSub-item quantity UPMNGQUAN13(3) MENGV13
EBORTInstallation Point for Subitem EBORTCHAR20TEXT20
UPTXTBOM sub-item text UPTXTCHAR40TEXT40
VBKZUpdate indicator VBKZCHAR1VERBUCHER
SELKZSelection of valid records CSSELCHAR1XFELD

Key field Non-key field



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

As STPUB 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 STPUB as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table STPUB

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