ADDR_COMM SAP (active communication types) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: active communication types




ABAP Code to SELECT data from ADDR_COMM
Related tables to ADDR_COMM
Access table ADDR_COMM




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

ADDR_COMM 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 "active communication types" 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_ADDR_COMM TYPE ADDR_COMM.

The ADDR_COMM table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about active communication types data available in SAP. These include TELEX (Selection of other communication types), SMTP (Selection of other communication types), RML (Selection of other communication types), X400 (Selection of other communication types).. 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 ADDR_COMM 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
TELETEXSelection of other communication types AD_FSELECTCHAR1AD_FSELECT
TELEXSelection of other communication types AD_FSELECTCHAR1AD_FSELECT
SMTPSelection of other communication types AD_FSELECTCHAR1AD_FSELECT
RMLSelection of other communication types AD_FSELECTCHAR1AD_FSELECT
X400Selection of other communication types AD_FSELECTCHAR1AD_FSELECT
RFCSelection of other communication types AD_FSELECTCHAR1AD_FSELECT
PRTSelection of other communication types AD_FSELECTCHAR1AD_FSELECT
SSFSelection of other communication types AD_FSELECTCHAR1AD_FSELECT
URISelection of other communication types AD_FSELECTCHAR1AD_FSELECT
PAGSelection of other communication types AD_FSELECTCHAR1AD_FSELECT

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure ADDR_COMM using ABAP code?

As ADDR_COMM 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 ADDR_COMM as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table ADDR_COMM

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about ADDR_COMM 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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