UPP_CHAR SAP table for – Planning: Characteristics

Here we would like to draw your attention to UPP_CHAR table in SAP. As we know it is being mainly used with the SAP BW-PLA (Planning in BW) component which is coming under BW module (Business Warehouse). UPP_CHAR is a SAP standard transp table used for storing Planning: Characteristics related data in SAP. It comes under the package UPP.

SAP UPP_CHAR table

Table UPP_CHAR technical data

TableUPP_CHAR
Data storingPlanning: Characteristics
ModuleBW
Sub ModuleBW-PLA-BPS
SAP PackageUPP
Delivery ClassC – Customer table, data is only maintained by the customer
ComponentSAP_BW
Table CategoryTRANSP

SAP UPP_CHAR Table Fields

Here is the details of each fields in this SAP table. You can find the discription, data type and assigned lenth of each of the fields in UPP_CHAR table.

  • MANDT : Client
    Its a key field. Its data type is CLNT (Character with length 3) with field length 3
  • AREA : Planning Area
    Its a key field. Its data type is CHAR (Character String) with field length 8
  • PLEVEL : Planning level
    Its a key field. Its data type is CHAR (Character String) with field length 8
  • PARAM : Parameter Group
    Its a key field. Its data type is CHAR (Character String) with field length 8
  • FIELDNAME : Field Name
    Its a key field. Its data type is CHAR (Character String) with field length 30
  • RATIO : Screen Area Within Row/Column Structure
    Its data type is CHAR (Character String) with field length 1
  • SORT : Sequential Number
    Its data type is NUMC (Character String with Digits Only) with field length 4
  • PRES : Presentation of Characteristic (Text, Key)
    Its data type is NUMC (Character String with Digits Only) with field length 1
  • SUM_TYPE : Lead Column Presentation Type
    Its data type is CHAR (Character String) with field length 1
  • TEXTA : Indicator for which text will be displayed
    Its data type is CHAR (Character String) with field length 1
  • HIDE : Entry Is Hidden in Front End
    Its data type is CHAR (Character String) with field length 1