WPLANGS SAP (Workplace Language Settings for a User) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Workplace Language Settings for a User




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

WPLANGS 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 "Workplace Language Settings for a User" 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_WPLANGS TYPE WPLANGS.

The WPLANGS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Workplace Language Settings for a User data available in SAP. These include TARGET_SYS (Logical system), LANGUAGE (Logon Language for the Component System), SYS_TEXT (Text, 40 Characters Long), WORKPLACE (General Flag).. 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 WPLANGS 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
TARGET_SYSLogical system LOGSYSCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHALOGSYS
LANGUAGELogon Language for the Component System WPCSLANGLANG1Assigned to domainISOLASPRAS
SYS_TEXTText, 40 Characters Long TEXT40CHAR40TEXT40
WORKPLACEGeneral Flag FLAGCHAR1FLAG
LANG_TEXTName of Language SPTXTCHAR16SPTXT16DSB
USER_DFLTGeneral Flag FLAGCHAR1FLAG
ISO_LANGLanguage ID (ISO Standard) LANG_KEYCHAR2

Key field Non-key field



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

As WPLANGS 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 WPLANGS as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table WPLANGS

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