WHIER SAP (Material group hierarchy (structure GHCL) + IS-R indicator) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Material group hierarchy (structure GHCL) + IS-R indicator




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

WHIER 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 "Material group hierarchy (structure GHCL) + IS-R indicator" 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_WHIER TYPE WHIER.

The WHIER table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Material group hierarchy (structure GHCL) + IS-R indicator data available in SAP. These include STUFE (Classification: Level in Hierarchy), MARKI (Classification: Structure Editing), UKLAS (Classification: Subordinate Class Indicator), EKLAS (Classification: Initial Class Indicator).. 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 WHIER 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
STUFEClassification: Level in Hierarchy HIERSTUFEINT410INT4
MARKIClassification: Structure Editing MARKIERKZCHAR1XFELD
UKLASClassification: Subordinate Class Indicator UNTERKLASSCHAR1XFELD
EKLASClassification: Initial Class Indicator EINSTIEGKLCHAR1XFELD
MKLASIndicator: multiple classification MEHRFACHKLCHAR1XFELD
CLAS1Class number KLASSE_DCHAR18KLASSEKLA
CLIN1Internal Class Number CLINTNUMC10Assigned to domainCLINT
CLAS2Class number KLASSE_DCHAR18KLASSEKLA
CLIN2Internal Class Number CLINTNUMC10Assigned to domainCLINT
CLTX1Class Description KLSBEZCHAR40TEXT40KBZ
CLTX2Class Description KLSBEZCHAR40TEXT40KBZ
WWSKZMerchandize management system class type WWS_KLTYPCHAR1CHAR1

Key field Non-key field



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

As WHIER 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 WHIER as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table WHIER

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