VLFMH SAP (Change Document Structure for RV_VENDOR_HIERARCHY) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Change Document Structure for RV_VENDOR_HIERARCHY




ABAP Code to SELECT data from VLFMH
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

VLFMH 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 "Change Document Structure for RV_VENDOR_HIERARCHY" 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_VLFMH TYPE VLFMH.

The VLFMH table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Change Document Structure for RV_VENDOR_HIERARCHY data available in SAP. These include MANDT (Client), HITYP (Hierarchy category: vendor hierarchy), LIFNR (Account Number of Vendor or Creditor), EKORG (Purchasing Organization).. 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: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP VLFMH 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
HITYPHierarchy category: vendor hierarchy HITYP_LHCHAR1TLHITHITYP_LHHITYP_LH
LIFNRAccount Number of Vendor or Creditor LIFNRCHAR10LFA1ALPHALIFNRLIFKRED_C
EKORGPurchasing Organization EKORGCHAR4T024EEKORGEKO
DATABStart of validity period for assignment DATAB_KHDATS8DATUM
DATBIEnd of validity period for the assignment DATBI_KHDATS8DATUM
HLIFNRVendor number of higher-level vendor hierarchy HLIFNR_LHCHAR10LFA1ALPHALIFNR
HEKORGHigher-level purchasing organization HEKORGCHAR4T024EEKORG
GRPNONumber of the routine used for copying GRPNONUMC3Assigned to domainGRPNO
BOLREIndicator: vendor subject to subseq. settlement accounting BOLRECHAR1XFELD
PRFREIndicator: 'relev. to price determination (vend. hierarchy) PRFRE_LHCHAR1XFELD
HZUORAssignment to Hierarchy HZUORNUMC2HZUOR
KZChange Type (U, I, S, D) CDCHNGINDCHAR1CDCHNGIND

Key field Non-key field



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

As VLFMH 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 VLFMH as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table VLFMH

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