VPDAT_RAN SAP (Range Table for the Material Number) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Range Table for the Material Number




ABAP Code to SELECT data from VPDAT_RAN
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Access table VPDAT_RAN




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

VPDAT_RAN 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 "Range Table for the Material Number" 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_RAN TYPE VPDAT_RAN.

The VPDAT_RAN table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Range Table for the Material Number data available in SAP. These include OPTION (OPTION field in structure of SELECT-OPTIONS tables), LOW (Date of retail price change), HIGH (Date of retail price change).. 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 VPDAT_RAN 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
SIGNSIGN field in creation of SELECT-OPTIONS tables RALDB_SIGNCHAR1RALDB_SIGN
OPTIONOPTION field in structure of SELECT-OPTIONS tables RALDB_OPTICHAR2RALDB_OPTI
LOWDate of retail price change VPDAT_DDATS8DATUM
HIGHDate of retail price change VPDAT_DDATS8DATUM

Key field Non-key field



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

As VPDAT_RAN 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_RAN as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table VPDAT_RAN

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