SAP BAPI_RCP_HELP_RET_OUTPUT iPPE / BAPI: Auxil. Structure for Message Display Table data and field list

BAPI_RCP_HELP_RET_OUTPUT 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 "iPPE / BAPI: Auxil. Structure for Message Display" 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_BAPI_RCP_HELP_RET_OUTPUT TYPE BAPI_RCP_HELP_RET_OUTPUT.

The BAPI_RCP_HELP_RET_OUTPUT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about iPPE / BAPI: Auxil. Structure for Message Display data available in SAP. These include RET_ID (Message Class), RET_NUMBER (Message Number), RET_MESSAGE (Message Text), RET_LIGHTS (Type of Error Message)... 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. .

BAPI_RCP_HELP_RET_OUTPUT structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified


SAP BAPI_RCP_HELP_RET_OUTPUT 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 BAPI_RCP_HELP_RET_OUTPUT 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
RET_TYPEMessage type: S Success, E Error, W Warning, I Info, A Abort BAPI_MTYPECHAR1SYCHAR01
RET_IDMessage Class SYMSGIDCHAR20Assigned to domainARBGB
RET_NUMBERMessage Number SYMSGNONUMC3SYMSGNO
RET_MESSAGEMessage Text BAPI_MSGCHAR220TEXT220
RET_LIGHTSType of Error Message BAPI_ART_STATUSCHAR1CHAR1

Key field Non-key field



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

As BAPI_RCP_HELP_RET_OUTPUT 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 BAPI_RCP_HELP_RET_OUTPUT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BAPI_RCP_HELP_RET_OUTPUT

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

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