PLPH SAP table for – CAPP: Sub-operations

Here we would like to draw your attention to PLPH table in SAP. As we know it is being mainly used with the SAP PP-BD (Basic Data – PP) component which is coming under PP module (Production Planning). PLPH is a SAP standard transparent table used for storing CAPP: Sub-operations related data in SAP. It comes under the package CEV.

SAP PLPH table

Table PLPH technical data

TablePLPH
Data storingCAPP: Sub-operations
ModulePP
ComponentPP-BD
SAP PackageCEV
Delivery ClassA – Application table (master and transaction data)
Table CategoryTRANSPARENT

SAP PLPH Table Fields

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

  • MANDT : Client
    Its a key field. Its data type is C (Character String) with field length 3
  • ANNAM : User Who Created Record
    Its data type is C (Character String) with field length 12
  • AENAM : Name of Person Who Changed Object
    Its data type is C (Character String) with field length 12
  • SORTN
    Its data type is N (Character String with Digits Only) with field length 4
  • VEINN
    Its data type is N (Character String with Digits Only) with field length 10
  • MEINS : Base Unit of Measure
    Its data type is C (Character String) with field length 3
  • PHKTX
    Its data type is C (Character String) with field length 7
  • KTSCH : Standard text key for production resources/tools
    Its data type is C (Character String) with field length 7
  • KTEXT
    Its data type is C (Character String) with field length 40
  • BMEIN
    Its data type is C (Character String) with field length 3
  • PHDAU
    Its data type is P (Packed number (number with fixed number of decimal places)) with field length 5
  • PLNNR : Key for Task List Group
    Its a key field. Its data type is C (Character String) with field length 8
  • PLNKN : Number of the task list node
    Its a key field. Its data type is N (Character String with Digits Only) with field length 8
  • ZAEHL : Internal counter
    Its a key field. Its data type is N (Character String with Digits Only) with field length 8
  • LOEKZ : CHAR01 data element for SYST
    Its data type is C (Character String) with field length 1
  • AENNR : Change Number
    Its data type is C (Character String) with field length 12