SAP ALM_ME_CUSTOM_CODES Customer Enhancement for Codes Table data and field list

ALM_ME_CUSTOM_CODES 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 "Customer Enhancement for Codes" 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_ALM_ME_CUSTOM_CODES TYPE ALM_ME_CUSTOM_CODES.

The ALM_ME_CUSTOM_CODES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Customer Enhancement for Codes data available in SAP. These include KEY_KATALOGART (Catalog), KEY_CODEGRUPPE (Code Group), KEY_CODE (Code), KEY_VERSION (Version Number)... 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. .

ALM_ME_CUSTOM_CODES structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can be enhanced (character-type)

SAP ALM_ME_CUSTOM_CODES structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the ALM_ME_CUSTOM_CODES table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.

Field	Description	Data Element	Data Type	length (Dec)	Check table	Conversion Routine	Domain Name	MemoryID	SHLP
KEY_COUNTER	Count parameters	NUMC4	NUMC	4			NUMC4
KEY_KATALOGART	Catalog	QKATART	CHAR	1	Assigned to domain		QKATART	QKT
KEY_CODEGRUPPE	Code Group	QCODEGRP	CHAR	8	Assigned to domain		QCODEGRP	CGP
KEY_CODE	Code	QCODE	CHAR	4	Assigned to domain		QCODE	QCODE
KEY_VERSION	Version Number	QVERSNR	CHAR	6		ALPHA	QVERSNR

Key field

Non-key field

< ALM_ME_CUSTOM_CLASSVALUES - Customer Enhancement for Classificiation ALM_ME_CUSTOM_CONTACT_PERSON - Customer Enhancement for Contact Person >

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

As ALM_ME_CUSTOM_CODES 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 ALM_ME_CUSTOM_CODES as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table ALM_ME_CUSTOM_CODES

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

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