WEIPA SAP (External Reference Fields for EIPA) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: External Reference Fields for EIPA




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




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

WEIPA 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 "External Reference Fields for EIPA" 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_WEIPA TYPE WEIPA.

The WEIPA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about External Reference Fields for EIPA data available in SAP. These include EINAMEINS (Purchase Order Unit of Measure).. 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 WEIPA 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
EINAMEINSPurchase Order Unit of Measure BSTMEUNIT3T006CUNITMEINS

Key field Non-key field



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

As WEIPA 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 WEIPA as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table WEIPA

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