WPMKAL SAP (Extended MKAL Structure (Engineering Change Management)) Structure details
Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Extended MKAL Structure (Engineering Change Management)
Description: Extended MKAL Structure (Engineering Change Management)
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
WPMKAL 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 "Extended MKAL Structure (Engineering Change Management)" 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_WPMKAL TYPE WPMKAL.
The WPMKAL table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Extended MKAL Structure (Engineering Change Management) data available in SAP. These include UTIME (Time of Last Change), AENNR (Change Number), CHGFLAG (POS interface: flag for certain field changes), MANDT (Client).. 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 WPMKAL 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 |
| DATUM | POS interface: date | WJDPOSDAT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| UTIME | Time of Last Change | UTIME | TIMS | 6 | UZEIT | ||||
| AENNR | Change Number | AENNR | CHAR | 12 | Assigned to domain | AENNR | AENNR | AEN | |
| CHGFLAG | POS interface: flag for certain field changes | WJDPOSFLAG | CHAR | 1 | X | ||||
| MANDT | Client | MANDT | CLNT | 3 | T000 | MANDT | |||
| MATNR | Material Number | MATNR | CHAR | 18 | MARA | MATN1 | MATNR | MAT | S_MAT1 |
| WERKS | Plant | WERKS_D | CHAR | 4 | T001W | WERKS | WRK | H_T001W_C | |
| VERID | Production Version | VERID | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | VERID | VER | ||
| BDATU | Run-time end: production version | BDATM | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| ADATU | Valid-from date of production version | ADATM | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| STLAL | Alternative BOM | STALT | CHAR | 2 | ALPHA | ALTNR | |||
| STLAN | BOM Usage | STLAN | CHAR | 1 | T416 | STLAN | CSV | ||
| PLNTY | Task List Type | PLNTY | CHAR | 1 | TCA01 | PLNTY | PTY | H_TCA01 | |
| PLNNR | Key for Task List Group | PLNNR | CHAR | 8 | ALPHA | PLNNR | PLN | PLKS | |
| ALNAL | Group Counter | PLNAL | CHAR | 2 | ALPHA | ALTNR | PAL | ||
| BESKZ | Procurement Type | BESKZ | CHAR | 1 | BESKZ | MBS | |||
| SOBSL | Special procurement type | SOBSL | CHAR | 2 | T460A | SOBSL | |||
| LOSGR | Lot Size for Product Costing | CK_LOSGR | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13 | ||||
| MDV01 | Production line for repetitive manufacturing | SA_LINE1 | CHAR | 8 | ARBPL | AGR | RMLINE | ||
| MDV02 | Planning identification | MDV | CHAR | 8 | T437P | MDVXX | |||
| TEXT1 | Short text on the production version | VERS_TEXT | CHAR | 40 | TEXT40 | ||||
| EWAHR | Usage Probability with Version Control | CK_EWAHR | DEC | 3 | CK_EWAHR | ||||
| VERTO | Distribution key for quantity produced | SA_VERTO | CHAR | 4 | T437V | SA_VERTL | |||
| SERKZ | Repetitive manufacturing allowed for version | SA_VERSI | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| BSTMI | Lower value of the lot-size interval | SA_LOSVN | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13 | ||||
| BSTMA | Upper value of the lot-size interval | SA_LOSBS | QUAN | 13(3) | MENG13 | ||||
| RGEKZ | Indicator: backflush for RS header | SA_RGEKZ | CHAR | 1 | CO_RGEKZ | ||||
| ALORT | Receiving storage location for repetitive manufacturing | ALORT | CHAR | 4 | T001L | LGORT | |||
| PLTYG | Task List Type | PLNTY | CHAR | 1 | TCA01 | PLNTY | PTY | H_TCA01 | |
| PLNNG | Key for Task List Group | PLNNR | CHAR | 8 | ALPHA | PLNNR | PLN | PLKS | |
| ALNAG | Group Counter | PLNAL | CHAR | 2 | ALPHA | ALTNR | PAL | ||
| PLTYM | Task List Type | PLNTY | CHAR | 1 | TCA01 | PLNTY | PTY | H_TCA01 | |
| PLNNM | Key for Task List Group | PLNNR | CHAR | 8 | ALPHA | PLNNR | PLN | PLKS | |
| ALNAM | Group Counter | PLNAL | CHAR | 2 | ALPHA | ALTNR | PAL | ||
| CSPLT | Apportionment Structure | CSPLIT | CHAR | 4 | MAKV | CSPLIT | |||
| MATKO | Other material for which BOM and task list are maintained | MKAL_MATKO | CHAR | 18 | MARA | MATN1 | MATNR | ||
| ELPRO | Proposed issue storage location for components | SA_ELPRO | CHAR | 4 | T001L | LGORT | |||
| PRVBE | Default supply area for components | SA_PRVBE | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | PRVBE | PVB | ||
| PRFG_F | Check status of production version | PRFG_F | CHAR | 1 | PRFG | ||||
| PRDAT | Date of last check of production version | MKPRDAT | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| MKSP | Production version is locked | MKSP | CHAR | 1 | MKSP | ||||
| PRFG_R | Rate-based planning - Check status of production version | PRFG_R | CHAR | 1 | PRFG | ||||
| PRFG_G | Preliminary planning - Check status of production version | PRFG_G | CHAR | 1 | PRFG | ||||
| PRFG_S | BOM - check status of production version | PRFG_S | CHAR | 1 | PRFG | ||||
| UCMAT | Reference Material for Original Batches | VBOB_OB_RFMAT | CHAR | 18 | Assigned to domain | MATN1 | MATNR | MAT1 | |
| .INCLU--AP | 0 | ||||||||
| PPEGUID | Internal Identification for PVS Objects | PVS_GUID | RAW | 16 | SYSUUID |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure WPMKAL using ABAP code?
As WPMKAL 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 WPMKAL as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table WPMKAL
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about WPMKAL and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects