VNPEF SAP () Structure details
Description:
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
VNPEF 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 "" 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_VNPEF TYPE VNPEF.
The VNPEF table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about data available in SAP. These include MANDT (Client), PERNR (IS-H: Person Number), FATYP (Category of Specialty Key), FACHR (Specialty).. 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 VNPEF 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 | |||
| PERNR | IS-H: Person Number | RI_PERNR | CHAR | 10 | NGPA | ALPHA | RI_KUNNR | NGP | |
| FATYP | Category of Specialty Key | FATYP | CHAR | 1 | FATYP | ||||
| FACHR | Specialty | ISH_FACHR | CHAR | 4 | TNKFA | ALPHA | ISH_FACHR | ||
| ERDAT | IS-H: Date when Record Created | RI_ERDAT | DATS | 8 | RI_DATUM | ||||
| ERUSR | IS-H: Name of Employee who Created Record | RI_ERNAM | CHAR | 12 | USNAM | ||||
| UPDAT | IS-H: Date of Last Change | RI_UPDAT | DATS | 8 | RI_DATUM | ||||
| UPUSR | IS-H: Name of Person who Last Changed Data | RI_UPNAM | CHAR | 12 | USNAM | ||||
| KZ | Change Type (U, I, S, D) | CDCHNGIND | CHAR | 1 | CDCHNGIND |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure VNPEF using ABAP code?
As VNPEF 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 VNPEF as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table VNPEF
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about VNPEF 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