VBTAB SAP (Transfer Structure for Product Groups' Historical Values) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Transfer Structure for Product Groups' Historical Values




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

VBTAB 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 "Transfer Structure for Product Groups' Historical 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_VBTAB TYPE VBTAB.

The VBTAB table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Transfer Structure for Product Groups' Historical Values data available in SAP. These include VBORG (Historical value: original or corrected), VBKOR (Historical value: original or corrected), ERTAG (First day of the period to which the values refer), FIXKZ (Indicator: historical value is fixed).. 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 VBTAB 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
PRIODPeriod for consumption or forecast values PRIODCHAR10CHAR10
VBORGHistorical value: original or corrected VERBRFLTP16(16) FLTP
VBKORHistorical value: original or corrected VERBRFLTP16(16) FLTP
ERTAGFirst day of the period to which the values refer ERTAGDATS8DATUM
FIXKZIndicator: historical value is fixed FIXVBCHAR1XFELD
VBKO1Historical value: original or corrected VERBRFLTP16(16) FLTP
FIXK1Indicator: historical value is fixed FIXVBCHAR1XFELD

Key field Non-key field



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

As VBTAB 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 VBTAB as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table VBTAB

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