TPSTB SAP (Buffer Table for TPST Records) Structure details
Description: Buffer Table for TPST Records
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
TPSTB 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 "Buffer Table for TPST Records" 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_TPSTB TYPE TPSTB.
The TPSTB table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Buffer Table for TPST Records data available in SAP. These include MANDT (Client), TPLNR (Functional Location), WERKS (Plant), STLAN (BOM Usage).. 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 or numeric)
SAP TPSTB 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 |
MANDT | Client | MANDT | CLNT | 3 | T000 | MANDT | |||
TPLNR | Functional Location | TPLNR | CHAR | 30 | IFLOT | TPLNR | TPLNR | IFL | IFLM |
WERKS | Plant | WERKS_D | CHAR | 4 | T001W | WERKS | WRK | H_T001W_C | |
STLAN | BOM Usage | STLAN | CHAR | 1 | T416 | STLAN | CSV | ||
STLNR | Bill of material | STNUM | CHAR | 8 | NUMCV | STNUM | STLNR | ||
STLAL | Alternative BOM | STALT | CHAR | 2 | ALPHA | ALTNR | |||
ANDAT | Date record created on | ANDAT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
ANNAM | User who created record | ANNAM | CHAR | 12 | USNAM | ||||
AEDAT | Changed On | AEDAT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
AENAM | Name of Person Who Changed Object | AENAM | CHAR | 12 | USNAM | ||||
VBKZ | Update indicator | VBKZ | CHAR | 1 | VERBUCHER | ||||
AUSKZ | Selection indicator | CSAUS | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
SELKZ | Selection of valid records | CSSEL | CHAR | 1 | XFELD |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure TPSTB using ABAP code?
As TPSTB 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 TPSTB as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table TPSTB
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about TPSTB and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects