SAP ABAP Data Element BAPI_PRODH (Product Hierarchy)

Hierarchy

☛ SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component
   ⤷ CA-GTF-TS (Application Component) Technical Application Support
     ⤷ BV (Package) SD Cross-application Objects

Basic Data

Data Element	BAPI_PRODH
Short Description	Product Hierarchy

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	PRODH
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	18
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	18
Value Table

Further Characteristics

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Parameter ID	VPR
Default Component name	PROD_HIER
Change document	☑
No Input History	☐
Basic direction is set to LTR	☐
No BIDI Filtering	☐

Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	Prod.hier.
Medium	15	Prod.hierarchy
Long	20	Product Hierarchy
Heading	18	Product Hierarchy

Documentation

Definition

Alphanumeric string for grouping materials by combining different features. It is used for evaluations and for pricing.

Use

The product hierarchy in the standard system can have up to three 3 levels. Each level has a specific number of digits.

Level    Number of permitted digits

1    5

2    5

3    8

Procedure

Examples

You define a product hierarchy with the following levels:

Level    Example    Description

1    00005    Electronic devices

2    00003    Wet devices

3    00000001    Washing machine

In this case a washing machine belongs to the product hierarchy 000050000300000001

Dependencies

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20000218
SAP Release Created in	46C