VNFAM SAP (IS-H: Update Structure for Table NFAM) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: IS-H: Update Structure for Table NFAM




ABAP Code to SELECT data from VNFAM
Related tables to VNFAM
Access table VNFAM




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

VNFAM 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 "IS-H: Update Structure for Table NFAM" 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_VNFAM TYPE VNFAM.

The VNFAM table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about IS-H: Update Structure for Table NFAM data available in SAP. These include MANDT (Client), EINRI (Institution), SELKZ (IS-H: Unique Identifier for Case Selection), FALNR (IS-H: Case Number).. 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)


SAP VNFAM 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
EINRIInstitution EINRICHAR4TN01ALPHAEINRIEIN
SELKZIS-H: Unique Identifier for Case Selection KENNZ_SELCHAR12NFAKALPHAKENNZ_SEL
FALNRIS-H: Case Number FALNRCHAR10NFALALPHAFALNRFAL
LFDNRIS-H: Sequence Number of Message - Billing NFAM_LFDNRNUMC4NFAM_LFDNR
MSGTYMessage type (E, I, W, ...) MSGTY_COCHAR1MSGTY_CO
MSGTXMessage Text NATXTCHAR73NATXT
ARBGBApplication Area ARBGBCHAR20T100AARBGBMAG
TXTNRMessage number MSGNRCHAR3T100MSGNR
MSGV1Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50
MSGV2Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50
MSGV3Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50
MSGV4Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50
ACTIONIS-H: Action for Billing Message ACTION_ABRCHAR4ALPHAACTION_ABR
CATEGORYTransaction Code SYTCODECHAR20Assigned to domainTCODE
BELNRIS-H: Document Number of IV Document/Treatment Certificate KS_BELNRCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHAKS_BELNR
KZChange Type (U, I, S, D) CDCHNGINDCHAR1CDCHNGIND

Key field Non-key field



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

As VNFAM 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 VNFAM as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table VNFAM

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