/SAPSRM/S_SYS_MSGS SAP (Structure to display System messages) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Structure to display System messages




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

/SAPSRM/S_SYS_MSGS 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 "Structure to display System messages" 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_/SAPSRM/S_SYS_MSGS TYPE /SAPSRM/S_SYS_MSGS.

The /SAPSRM/S_SYS_MSGS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure to display System messages data available in SAP. These include ID (Message ID for System Message), EMTEXT (Express message text), DATCRE (Creation Date of System Message), TIMCRE (Creation Time of System Message).. 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 (Deep)


SAP /SAPSRM/S_SYS_MSGS 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
IDMessage ID for System Message EMEIDINT410
EMTEXTExpress message text EMETEXTCHAR60TEXT60
DATCRECreation Date of System Message EMEDATCREDATS8EMDDAT
TIMCRECreation Time of System Message EMETIMCRETIMS6EMDTIM
DATDELExpiration Date of System Message EMEDATDELDATS8EMDDAT
TIMDELExpiration Time of System Message EMETIMDELTIMS6EMDTIM
AUTHORAuthor of express message EMEAUTHORCHAR12AS4USER
APPLSERVERServer Name MSNAMECHAR20MSNAME
NOROWNumber of lines in a system message EMNOROWINT13INT1
CUROWNumber of lines in a system message EMNOROWINT13INT1
CLIENTClient MANDTCLNT3Assigned to domainMANDT
DATREMDeletion Date of a System Message EMEDATREMDATS8EMDDAT
TIMREMDeletion Time of System Message EMETIMREMTIMS6EMDTIM
LANGULanguage of System Messages EMELANGULANG1ISOLAEMLANGU

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure /SAPSRM/S_SYS_MSGS using ABAP code?

As /SAPSRM/S_SYS_MSGS 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 /SAPSRM/S_SYS_MSGS as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table /SAPSRM/S_SYS_MSGS

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about /SAPSRM/S_SYS_MSGS 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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