/BOFU/S_BAL_HEADER SAP (Application Log Header) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Application Log Header




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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

/BOFU/S_BAL_HEADER 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 "Application Log Header" 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_/BOFU/S_BAL_HEADER TYPE /BOFU/S_BAL_HEADER.

The /BOFU/S_BAL_HEADER table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Application Log Header data available in SAP. These include LOG_HANDLE (Application Log: Log Handle), OBJECT (Application Log: Object Name (Application Code)), SUBOBJECT (Application Log: Subobject), EXTNUMBER (Application Log: External ID).. 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: Can be enhanced (character-type or numeric)


SAP /BOFU/S_BAL_HEADER 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
LOGNUMBERApplication log: log number BALOGNRCHAR20Assigned to domainBALOGNR
LOG_HANDLEApplication Log: Log Handle BALLOGHNDLCHAR22SYSUUID_22
OBJECTApplication Log: Object Name (Application Code) BALOBJ_DCHAR20BALOBJBALOBJBALOBJ
SUBOBJECTApplication Log: Subobject BALSUBOBJCHAR20BALSUBBALSUBOBJBALSUBOBJ
EXTNUMBERApplication Log: External ID BALNREXTCHAR100BALNREXTBALEXT
ALDATEApplication log: date BALDATEDATS8DATUM
ALTIMEApplication log: time BALTIMETIMS6UZEIT
ALUSERApplication log: user name BALUSERCHAR12Assigned to domainXUBNAME
ALTCODEApplication Log: Transaction code BALTCODECHAR20TSTCTCODE
ALPROGApplication log: Program name BALPROGCHAR40TRDIRPROGNAME
ALMODEApplication Log: Operating mode (Batch,Batch Input,Dialog) BALMODECHAR1BALMODE
ALCHDATEApplication Log: Date of last change BALCHDATEDATS8DATUM
ALCHTIMEApplication Log: Time of last change BALCHTIMETIMS6UZEIT
ALCHUSERApplication Log: User that changed the log BALCHUSERCHAR12Assigned to domainXUBNAME
ALDATE_DELApplication log: expiry date ALDATE_DELDATS8DATUM
DEL_BEFOREApplication Log: Keep log until expiry DEL_BEFORECHAR1BALDELBEF
ALSTATEApplication log: processing status ALSTATECHAR1ALSTATE
MSG_CNT_ALApplication Log: Total number of messages BALCNTALLINT410BALCOUNT
MSG_CNT_AApplication Log: Number of A messages BALCNTAINT410BALCOUNT
MSG_CNT_EApplication Log: Number of E messages BALCNTEINT410BALCOUNT
MSG_CNT_WApplication Log: Number of W messages BALCNTWINT410BALCOUNT
MSG_CNT_IApplication Log: Number of I messages BALCNTIINT410BALCOUNT
MSG_CNT_SApplication Log: Number of S messages BALCNTSINT410BALCOUNT
MSG_MAX_PCApplication log: Message problem class BALPROBCLCHAR1BALPROBCL
MSG_CNT_P1Application Log: Number of messages with problem class 1 BALCNTPC1INT410BALCOUNT
MSG_CNT_P2Application Log: Number of messages with problem class 2 BALCNTPC2INT410BALCOUNT
MSG_CNT_P3Application Log: Number of messages with problem class 3 BALCNTPC3INT410BALCOUNT
MSG_CNT_P4Application Log: Number of messages with problem class 4 BALCNTPC4INT410BALCOUNT
PROBCLASSHApplication Log: Log problem class BALPROBCLHCHAR1BALPROBCL
EXISTS_ON_DBApplication Log Exists on DB /BOFU/BAL_LOG_EXISTS_ON_DBCHAR1BOOLE
CREATED_IN_CLIENTApplication Log: Client in which a log was created BALCLIENTCCLNT3Assigned to domainMANDT
IS_MODIFIEDIs Application Log Modified in this session /BOFU/BAL_LOG_IS_MODIFIEDCHAR1BOOLE
.INCLU-CTX 0
TABNAMECTXApplication Log: Context: DDIC structure name BALTABNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TABDTB
VALUECTXApplication Log: Context data BALCVALCHAR256BALCVAL
T_OBJECTApplication log: Object text BALOBJT_DCHAR60TEXT60
T_SUBOBJApplication log: sub-object text BALSUBOBJTCHAR60TEXT60
T_ALTCODETransaction Text TTEXT_STCTCHAR36TEXT36
T_ALMODEApplication Log: Operating mode (Batch,Batch Input,Dialog) BALTALMODECHAR60AS4TEXT
T_ALSTATEApplication Log: Processing status BALTALSTATCHAR60AS4TEXT
T_PROBCLSHApplication Log: Log problem class BALTPRBCLHCHAR60AS4TEXT
T_DEL_BEFApplication Log: Deletion before expiry date allowed? BALTDELBEFCHAR60AS4TEXT

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure /BOFU/S_BAL_HEADER using ABAP code?

As /BOFU/S_BAL_HEADER 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 /BOFU/S_BAL_HEADER as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table /BOFU/S_BAL_HEADER

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about /BOFU/S_BAL_HEADER and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).


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