BAL_S_MSG SAP (Application Log: Message Data) Structure details
Description: Application Log: Message Data
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
BAL_S_MSG 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: Message 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_MSG TYPE BAL_S_MSG.
The BAL_S_MSG table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Application Log: Message Data data available in SAP. These include MSGID (Message Class), MSGNO (Message Number), MSGV1 (Message Variable), MSGV2 (Message Variable).. 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_MSG 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 |
| MSGTY | Message Type | SYMSGTY | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
| MSGID | Message Class | SYMSGID | CHAR | 20 | Assigned to domain | ARBGB | |||
| MSGNO | Message Number | SYMSGNO | NUMC | 3 | SYMSGNO | ||||
| MSGV1 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| MSGV2 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| MSGV3 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| MSGV4 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| MSGV1_SRC | Application Log: Origin of a message variable | BALMSGVSRC | CHAR | 15 | CHAR15 | ||||
| MSGV2_SRC | Application Log: Origin of a message variable | BALMSGVSRC | CHAR | 15 | CHAR15 | ||||
| MSGV3_SRC | Application Log: Origin of a message variable | BALMSGVSRC | CHAR | 15 | CHAR15 | ||||
| MSGV4_SRC | Application Log: Origin of a message variable | BALMSGVSRC | CHAR | 15 | CHAR15 | ||||
| DETLEVEL | Application Log: Level of detail | BALLEVEL | CHAR | 1 | BALLEVEL | ||||
| PROBCLASS | Application log: Message problem class | BALPROBCL | CHAR | 1 | BALPROBCL | ||||
| ALSORT | Application log: Sort criterion/grouping | BALSORT | CHAR | 3 | CHAR3 | ||||
| TIME_STMP | Application Log: Message time stamp | BALTIMSTMP | DEC | 21(7) | TZNTSTMPL | ||||
| MSG_COUNT | Application Log: Cumulated message count | BALCNTCUM | INT4 | 10 | BALCOUNT | ||||
| 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_MSG using ABAP code?
As BAL_S_MSG 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_MSG as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table BAL_S_MSG
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about BAL_S_MSG 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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