What Table and Field Is This Stored In?

In some situations, you might want to know where data that appears on your screen is stored in the database. This is easy to do. For an example, navigate to the Logistics, Batch Analysis Selection screen using the transaction code /nMCBR. Place your cursor in the Storage Location field and select the F1 key on your keyboard. This launches the selection-sensitive help (covered in Hour 23, “Support Overview”) and typically provides a definition of the active field. On this dialog box, there is a button for Technical info (see Figure 17.11).

Figure 17.11. SAP fieldspecific help can be obtained on almost any SAP field by pressing F1.

Select the technical info box to bring up a Technical ...

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