BAL_S_DMSG SAP (Application Log: Display: Standard message table fields) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Application Log: Display: Standard message table fields




ABAP Code to SELECT data from BAL_S_DMSG
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

BAL_S_DMSG 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: Display: Standard message table fields" 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_BAL_S_DMSG TYPE BAL_S_DMSG.

The BAL_S_DMSG table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Application Log: Display: Standard message table fields data available in SAP. These include %_RELATKEY (Tree Control: Node Key), %_ICON (Application Log: Message Type Visualization), %_MSGTY (Application Log: Message type (A,E,W,I,S)), %_TIMESTMP (Application Log: Message time stamp).. 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: Not classified


SAP BAL_S_DMSG 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
%_KEYTree Control: Node Key TV_NODEKEYCHAR12TM_CHAR12
%_RELATKEYTree Control: Node Key TV_NODEKEYCHAR12TM_CHAR12
%_ICONApplication Log: Message Type Visualization BALIMSGTYCHAR30TEXT30
%_MSGTYApplication Log: Message type (A,E,W,I,S) BALMSGTYCHAR1BALMSGTY
%_TIMESTMPApplication Log: Message time stamp BALTIMSTMPDEC21(7) TZNTSTMPL
%_SEQ_NOApplication Log: Chronological message serial number BALSEQNONUMC6Assigned to domainBALMNR
%_ICON_PARApplication Log: Detail data icon BALIPARMCHAR30TEXT30
%_ICON_LNGApplication Log: Message long text icon BALILONGTCHAR30TEXT30
%_MSGIDMessage Class SYMSGIDCHAR20Assigned to domainARBGB
%_MSGNOMessage Number SYMSGNONUMC3SYMSGNO
%_COLORApplication Log: Display: Color of a message line BALCOLORCHAR3CHAR3
%_BOXApplication log: Display: Message selected? BALBOXCHAR1BOOLEAN

Key field Non-key field



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

As BAL_S_DMSG 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 BAL_S_DMSG as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BAL_S_DMSG

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