VPDAT SAP (Data on Planning Material) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Data on Planning Material




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




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

VPDAT 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 "Data on Planning Material" 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_VPDAT TYPE VPDAT.

The VPDAT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Data on Planning Material data available in SAP. These include MATNR (Material Number), WERKS (Plant), PRGRP (Name of the product group), PRWRK (Plant).. 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: Not classified


SAP VPDAT 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 MANDTCLNT3Assigned to domainMANDT
MATNRMaterial Number MATNRCHAR18Assigned to domainMATN1MATNRMATS_MAT1
WERKSPlant WERKS_DCHAR4Assigned to domainWERKSWRKH_T001W_C
PRGRPName of the product group PRGRPCHAR18Assigned to domainMATN1MATNRPGP
PRWRKPlant WERKS_DCHAR4Assigned to domainWERKSWRKH_T001W_C
UMREFConversion factor: quantities UMREFFFLTP16(16) FLTP
PRBMEBase unit of measure for product group PRBMEUNIT3Assigned to domainCUNITMEINS

Key field Non-key field



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

As VPDAT 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 VPDAT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table VPDAT

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