SAP ABAP Data Element MCINF (Name of information structure)
Hierarchy
SAP_APPL (Software Component) Logistics and Accounting
   LO-LIS-REP (Application Component) Reporting
     MCR (Package) R/3 application development: Logistics Info Sys. (Reporting)
Basic Data
Data Element MCINF
Short Description Name of information structure  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type MCINF    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 8    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 8    
Value Table TMC4    
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID MCB  
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Info strct 
Medium 15 Info structure 
Long 20 Info structure 
Heading InfoStrc 
Documentation

Definition

Name that uniquely identifies an information structure.

Supplementary Documentation - MCINF 0001

Procedure

Enter here the name of the evaluation information structure you want to process.

Use

Evaluation information structures provide the data on which flexible analyses are based. Evaluation information structures can relate to existing information structures and/or any data dictionary structure (for example, document files).

No data is updated to the evaluation information structures.

Dependencies

Supplementary Documentation - MCINF 0002

Use

The information structure determines which data can be planned for which data objects.

Procedure

Enter here the name of the information structure for which you want to process planning data.

Examples

Dependencies

Supplementary Documentation - MCINF 0003

Use

The information structure contains the data on which evaluations are based.

Procedure

Enter here the name of the information structure to which the evaluation relates.

Examples

Dependencies

Supplementary Documentation - MCINF 0004

Use

Procedure

Enter here the name of the information structure from the Sales Information System (SIS).

Examples

Dependencies

You can enter planning data in the Sales Information System (SIS) using an information structure. This planning data can be copied to Sales and Operations Planning (SOP).

Supplementary Documentation - MCINF 0005

Use

By supplying an information structure the characteristics and key figures are determined, for which you can define exceptions.

Procedure

Examples

Dependencies

Supplementary Documentation - MCINF 0006

Procedure

If you are copying key figures from one information structure to another, enter here the target information structure.

Supplementary Documentation - MCINF 0007

Definition

Information structure in the Logistics Information System

Use

You should use info structures as the search criterion when you are looking for a key figure from an LIS standard analysis.

This is a hierarchical procedure:
You first choose the application, then the info structure, and finally the key figure you are looking for.

This kind of search will bring quick results.

Use

Procedure

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History
Last changed by/on SAP  19960327 
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