WES_S_SHORT_MARA SAP (Short MARA Structure) Structure details
Description: Short MARA Structure
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Access table WES_S_SHORT_MARA
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
WES_S_SHORT_MARA 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 "Short MARA Structure" 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_WES_S_SHORT_MARA TYPE WES_S_SHORT_MARA.
The WES_S_SHORT_MARA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Short MARA Structure data available in SAP. These include ATTYP (Material Category), MTART (Material Type), MATKL (Material Group), MLGUT (Empties Bill of Material).. 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 or numeric)
SAP WES_S_SHORT_MARA 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 |
| MATNR | Material Number | MATNR | CHAR | 18 | Assigned to domain | MATN1 | MATNR | MAT | S_MAT1 |
| ATTYP | Material Category | ATTYP | CHAR | 2 | ATTYP | MTY | |||
| MTART | Material Type | MTART | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | MTART | MTA | ||
| MATKL | Material Group | MATKL | CHAR | 9 | Assigned to domain | MATKL | MKL | S_WBWG | |
| MLGUT | Empties Bill of Material | W_MITLEERG | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
| EAN11 | International Article Number (EAN/UPC) | EAN11 | CHAR | 18 | EAN11 | EAN11 | EAN | ||
| MEINS | Base Unit of Measure | MEINS | UNIT | 3 | Assigned to domain | CUNIT | MEINS |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure WES_S_SHORT_MARA using ABAP code?
As WES_S_SHORT_MARA 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 WES_S_SHORT_MARA as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table WES_S_SHORT_MARA
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about WES_S_SHORT_MARA and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
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