PRPS-PSPNR / POSID Actual Number

[Former Member]

Hi,

I would like to confirm the "actual" number of PRPS-PSPNR is always the same as PRPS-POSID.

In SE16, if you display a record of PRPS you will see something like this:

PSPNR POSID

00038831 A900C000051000

If you double click on the record above in SE16 you will be the PRPS-PSPNR being converted to something same as POSID.

MANDT 400

PSPNR A900.C.00005.1000

POSID A900.C.00005.1000

So I just need to confirm if PRPS-PSPNR actual number is exactly the same as PRPS-POSID. i.e A900.C.00005.1000.

I need this information to see if I need to use some conversion Function module to convert PRPS-PSPNR from "00038831" first to A900.C.00005.1000 in my query for PRTE-POSID or if I can use PRPS-POSID to match against PRTE-POSID to avoid the need of conversion.

Thanks!

Vivian

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hai Viv,

For WBS element there are two entries maintained.

Internal Number = PSPNR = 8 character.

External number = POSID = 24 chracter.

Almost all other tables are linked to PRPS table thru internal number. So always for refering a data in other table with respect to a WBS element use internal number field i.e. PSPNR.

In PRTE also there no POSID. You have POSNR which 8 character.

So check PRPS- PSPNR = PRTE-POSNR. In that case you can fetch the data from PRTE table with reference to PRPS WBS element.

For converting internal number to external number and vice versa SAP has given following function modules.

CONVERSION_EXIT_ABPSP_OUTPUT = Converts Internal number to External number.

CONVERSION_EXIT_ABPSP_INPUT = Converts External number to Internal number.

Go to SE37 and verify the above for your confirmation.

Please post your observations.

Thanks

Saikishore.Ganga

Edited by: Saikishore Ganga on Jun 1, 2009 1:01 PM

[Former Member]

Hi Viv,

A little bit of Functional help from my side.

Primarily you would appreciate the fact that the behaviour of PRPS-POSID in terms of nomenclature is bound by the project coding mask.

Houever as you just mentioned in your thread. Even though the table contents of the field show different characters (PSPNR), they are actually the type bound characters within the field.

I hope the information was useful to you.

Request to seek help from senior Functional consultant to steer through the issue.

Regards,

Pradyumna