WMWK_MAINTAIN SAP (Value Scales Header Maintenance) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Value Scales Header Maintenance




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

WMWK_MAINTAIN 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 "Value Scales Header Maintenance" 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_WMWK_MAINTAIN TYPE WMWK_MAINTAIN.

The WMWK_MAINTAIN table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Value Scales Header Maintenance data available in SAP. These include WRLST (Value scale), ATINN (Internal characteristic), ATNAM (Characteristic Name), DELE (Reset target data).. 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 WMWK_MAINTAIN 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
MSGFNFunction MSGFNCHAR3MSGFN
WRLSTValue scale WRLSTCHAR10WRLSTWMW
ATINNInternal characteristic ATINNNUMC10Assigned to domainATINNATINN
ATNAMCharacteristic Name ATNAMCHAR30ATNAMFEA
DELEReset target data FC_CPYDELECHAR1X

Key field Non-key field



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

As WMWK_MAINTAIN 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 WMWK_MAINTAIN as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table WMWK_MAINTAIN

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