BAL_S_OUTP SAP (Application Log: Field output information) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Application Log: Field output information




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

BAL_S_OUTP 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: Field output information" 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_OUTP TYPE BAL_S_OUTP.

The BAL_S_OUTP table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Application Log: Field output information data available in SAP. These include ITEM_NAME (Tree Control: Column Name / Item Name), INTTYPE (ABAP data type (C,D,N,...)), REF_TABLE (ALV control: Reference table name for internal table field), REF_FIELD (ALV control: Reference field name for internal table field).. 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_OUTP 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
FIELDNAMEALV control: Field name of internal table field LVC_FNAMECHAR30CHAR30
ITEM_NAMETree Control: Column Name / Item Name TV_ITMNAMECHAR12TM_CHAR12
INTTYPEABAP data type (C,D,N,...) INTTYPECHAR1INTTYPE
REF_TABLEALV control: Reference table name for internal table field LVC_RTNAMECHAR30CHAR30
REF_FIELDALV control: Reference field name for internal table field LVC_RFNAMECHAR30CHAR30
COL_POSALV control: Output column LVC_COLPOSINT410
OUTPUTLENALV control: Column width in characters LVC_OUTLENNUMC6DDLENG
NO_OUTALV control: Column is not output LVC_NOOUTCHAR1CHAR1
HOTSPOTALV control: SingleClick-sensitive LVC_HOTSPTCHAR1CHAR1
TECHALV control: Technical field LVC_TECHCHAR1XFLAG
COLTEXTALV control: Column identifier for dialog functions LVC_TXTCHAR40TEXT40
COLDDICTXTALV control: Determine DDIC text reference LVC_DDICTCHAR1CHAR1
CLTXT_ADDApplication Log: Add field name BALCOLADDCHAR1BOOLEAN
CLTXT_LENApplication Log: Field name length BALCOLLENINT13
CLTXT_SEPApplic. Log: Separator betw. field name and field (e.g.':') BALCOLSEPCHAR1CHAR1
IS_EXTERNApplication Log: Log display field filled externally BAL_EXTERNCHAR1BOOLEAN
IS_TREECOLApplication Log: Level 1 only: Field is column in list tree BALTREELSTCHAR1BOOLEAN

Key field Non-key field



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

As BAL_S_OUTP 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_OUTP as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BAL_S_OUTP

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