TMSPERIOD SAP (TMS: Background Period Values) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: TMS: Background Period Values




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

TMSPERIOD 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 "TMS: Background Period Values" 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_TMSPERIOD TYPE TMSPERIOD.

The TMSPERIOD table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about TMS: Background Period Values data available in SAP. These include PRDHOURS (Duration period (in hours) for a batch job), PRDDAYS (Duration (in days) of DBA action), PRDWEEKS (Duration period (in weeks) for a batch job), PRDMONTHS (Duration period (in months) for a batch job).. 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 TMSPERIOD 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
PRDMINSDuration period (in minutes) for a batch job BTCPMINNUMC2NUM02
PRDHOURSDuration period (in hours) for a batch job BTCPHOURNUMC2NUM02
PRDDAYSDuration (in days) of DBA action BTCPDAYNUMC3NUM03
PRDWEEKSDuration period (in weeks) for a batch job BTCPWEEKNUMC2NUM02
PRDMONTHSDuration period (in months) for a batch job BTCPMNTHNUMC2NUM02

Key field Non-key field



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

As TMSPERIOD 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 TMSPERIOD as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table TMSPERIOD

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