VBAPSOU SAP (Structure for Creating Items Using Sourcing) Structure details
Description: Structure for Creating Items Using Sourcing
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
VBAPSOU 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 "Structure for Creating Items Using Sourcing" 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_VBAPSOU TYPE VBAPSOU.
The VBAPSOU table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure for Creating Items Using Sourcing data available in SAP. These include WERKS (Plant), LGORT (Storage Location), VWPOS (Item usage), LMENG (Required quantity for mat.management in stockkeeping units).. 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 VBAPSOU 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 |
| MATNR | Material Number | MATNR | CHAR | 18 | Assigned to domain | MATN1 | MATNR | MAT | S_MAT1 |
| WERKS | Plant | WERKS_D | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | WERKS | WRK | H_T001W_C | |
| LGORT | Storage Location | LGORT_D | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | LGORT | LAG | ||
| VWPOS | Item usage | VWPOS | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | VWPOS | |||
| LMENG | Required quantity for mat.management in stockkeeping units | LMENG | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13 | ||||
| APOPS | Line index for internal table processing | XLINE | INT4 | 10 | XLINE | ||||
| POSGUID | ATP: Encryption of DELNR and DELPS | POSGUID | CHAR | 22 | SYSUUID_22 | ||||
| SUREA | ATP: Substitution reason for rules-based ATP | SUREA | CHAR | 4 | SUREA | ||||
| LOCNO | Location number in APO | APOLOCNO | CHAR | 20 | APOLOCNO | ||||
| LOCTYPE | APO location type | APOLOCTYPE | CHAR | 4 | APOLOCTYPE | ||||
| CHARG | Batch Number | CHARG_D | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | CHARG | CHA | ||
| WERKS_EXT | Plant | WERKS_D | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | WERKS | WRK | H_T001W_C |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure VBAPSOU using ABAP code?
As VBAPSOU 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 VBAPSOU as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table VBAPSOU
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about VBAPSOU 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