SCTCS_MESSAGE_DEFINITION SAP (Message Definition) Structure details
Description: Message Definition
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Access table SCTCS_MESSAGE_DEFINITION
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SCTCS_MESSAGE_DEFINITION is a standard SAP Structure so does not store data like a database table does. It can be used to define the fields of other actual tables or to process "Message Definition" Information within sap ABAP programs.
This is done by declaring abap internal tables, work areas or database tables based on this Structure. These can then be used to store and process the required data appropriately.
i.e. DATA: wa_SCTCS_MESSAGE_DEFINITION TYPE SCTCS_MESSAGE_DEFINITION.
The SCTCS_MESSAGE_DEFINITION table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Message Definition data available in SAP. These include REQUIRED (XSD Truth Value: True/False [ext.]), SCHEMA_ID (), COMPONENT (Component), PATH (Path).. See below for full list along with technical details, documentation, text table, check tables, foreign key relationships, conversion routines, relevant tcodes and example ABAP select code etc. .
Delivery Class:Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced
SAP SCTCS_MESSAGE_DEFINITION structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary
| Field | Description | Data Element | Data Type | length (Dec) | Check table | Conversion Routine | Domain Name | MemoryID | SHLP |
| NAME | Name | 0 | |||||||
| REQUIRED | XSD Truth Value: True/False [ext.] | XSDBOOLEAN | CHAR | 1 | XSDBOOLEAN | ||||
| SCHEMA_ID | 0 | ||||||||
| COMPONENT | Component | 0 | |||||||
| PATH | Path | 0 | |||||||
| TYPE | Type | 0 | |||||||
| TYPE | Type | 0 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SCTCS_MESSAGE_DEFINITION using ABAP code?
As SCTCS_MESSAGE_DEFINITION is a database structure and not a table it does not store any data in the SAP data dictionary. The ABAP SELECT statement is therefore not appropriate and can not be performed on SCTCS_MESSAGE_DEFINITION as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SCTCS_MESSAGE_DEFINITION
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SCTCS_MESSAGE_DEFINITION and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects