BAL_S_LOG SAP (Application Log: Log header data) Structure details
Description: Application Log: Log header data
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
BAL_S_LOG 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: Log header data" 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_LOG TYPE BAL_S_LOG.
The BAL_S_LOG table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Application Log: Log header data data available in SAP. These include OBJECT (Application Log: Object Name (Application Code)), SUBOBJECT (Application Log: Subobject), ALDATE (Application log: date), ALTIME (Application log: time).. 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_LOG 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 |
| EXTNUMBER | Application Log: External ID | BALNREXT | CHAR | 100 | BALNREXT | BALEXT | |||
| OBJECT | Application Log: Object Name (Application Code) | BALOBJ_D | CHAR | 20 | Assigned to domain | BALOBJ | BALOBJ | ||
| SUBOBJECT | Application Log: Subobject | BALSUBOBJ | CHAR | 20 | Assigned to domain | BALSUBOBJ | BALSUBOBJ | ||
| ALDATE | Application log: date | BALDATE | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| ALTIME | Application log: time | BALTIME | TIMS | 6 | UZEIT | ||||
| ALUSER | Application log: user name | BALUSER | CHAR | 12 | Assigned to domain | XUBNAME | |||
| ALTCODE | Application Log: Transaction code | BALTCODE | CHAR | 20 | Assigned to domain | TCODE | |||
| ALPROG | Application log: Program name | BALPROG | CHAR | 40 | PROGNAME | ||||
| ALMODE | Application Log: Operating mode (Batch,Batch Input,Dialog) | BALMODE | CHAR | 1 | BALMODE | ||||
| ALCHDATE | Application Log: Date of last change | BALCHDATE | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| ALCHTIME | Application Log: Time of last change | BALCHTIME | TIMS | 6 | UZEIT | ||||
| ALCHUSER | Application Log: User that changed the log | BALCHUSER | CHAR | 12 | Assigned to domain | XUBNAME | |||
| ALDATE_DEL | Application log: expiry date | ALDATE_DEL | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| DEL_BEFORE | Application Log: Keep log until expiry | DEL_BEFORE | CHAR | 1 | BALDELBEF | ||||
| ALSTATE | Application log: processing status | ALSTATE | CHAR | 1 | ALSTATE | ||||
| CONTEXT | 0 | ||||||||
| TABNAME | Application Log: Context: DDIC structure name | BALTABNAME | CHAR | 30 | AS4TAB | DTB | |||
| VALUE | Application Log: Context data | BALCVAL | CHAR | 256 | BALCVAL | ||||
| PARAMS | 0 | ||||||||
| T_PAR | 0 | ||||||||
| CALLBACK | 0 | ||||||||
| USEREXITP | Application Log: Callback: Program name | BALUEP | CHAR | 40 | PROGNAME | ||||
| USEREXITF | Application Log: Callback: Routine name | BALUEF | CHAR | 30 | CHAR30 | ||||
| USEREXITT | Application Log: Callback: Type (Ext. Perform, FM, etc.) | BALUET | CHAR | 1 | BALUET | ||||
| ALTEXT | Application log: Standard text | BALTEXT | CHAR | 28 | CHAR28 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure BAL_S_LOG using ABAP code?
As BAL_S_LOG 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_LOG as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table BAL_S_LOG
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about BAL_S_LOG and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
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