SAP BBP_ALERT_DISPLAY Display Data for Alerts from BBP Table data and field list

BBP_ALERT_DISPLAY 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 "Display Data for Alerts from BBP" 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_BBP_ALERT_DISPLAY TYPE BBP_ALERT_DISPLAY.

The BBP_ALERT_DISPLAY table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Display Data for Alerts from BBP data available in SAP. These include ALERT_ALSYSID (Name of SAP System), ALERT_MSEGNAME (Alert: Name of Monitoring Segment), ALERT_ALUNIQNUM (Alert: Unique Identifier to be used in AID (char10)), ALERT_ALINDEX (Alert: internal handle)... 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. .

BBP_ALERT_DISPLAY structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can be enhanced (character-type or numeric)


SAP BBP_ALERT_DISPLAY 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 BBP_ALERT_DISPLAY 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
ATTRIBUT_INDEXLoop Index SYINDEXINT410SYST_LONG
ALERT_ALSYSIDName of SAP System SYSYSIDCHAR8SYCHAR08
ALERT_MSEGNAMEAlert: Name of Monitoring Segment ALMSEGNAMECHAR40TEXT40
ALERT_ALUNIQNUMAlert: Unique Identifier to be used in AID (char10) ALAIDUIDCHAR10CHAR10
ALERT_ALINDEXAlert: internal handle ALINDEXCHAR10CHAR10
ALERT_ALERTDATEAlert: date ALDATEDATS8DATUM
ALERT_ALERTTIMEAlert: Time value in timeformat ALTIMETIMS6TIME
ALERT_DUMMYALIGNAlert: Dummy field. Purpose: Alignment of date/time 16 byte ALDUMMYC2CHAR2CHAR2
ALERT_MESSAGEThe expanded (translated) message for ext. tools XMIEXTMSGCHAR255CHAR255
ALERT_URL_TYPEMethod call type ALTOOLCATYCHAR1CHAR1
ANALYZE_URLCharacter 1024 CHAR1024CHAR1024CHARA1024
ALERT_TOOLAlert: Executable Name of TOOL (program/function/....) ALTOOLEXNMCHAR80TEXT80
MSGCLASSXMI logging: company name of external management tool XMILOGCOMPCHAR16TEXT16
MSGIDMessage ID for an XMI log entry XMILOGMIDCHAR30XMSGID
MSGARG1Argument string for an XMI log XMIARGTXTCHAR128CHAR128
ARGTYPE1Argument type of an XMI log entry XMIARGTYPCHAR1XMIARGTYPE
MSGARG2Argument string for an XMI log XMIARGTXTCHAR128CHAR128
ARGTYPE2Argument type of an XMI log entry XMIARGTYPCHAR1XMIARGTYPE
MSGARG3Argument string for an XMI log XMIARGTXTCHAR128CHAR128
ARGTYPE3Argument type of an XMI log entry XMIARGTYPCHAR1XMIARGTYPE
MSGARG4Argument string for an XMI log XMIARGTXTCHAR128CHAR128
ARGTYPE4Argument type of an XMI log entry XMIARGTYPCHAR1XMIARGTYPE
MSGTEXTActual text of message XMIMSGTXTCHAR128CHAR128
ALERT_SOLVEDSingle-Character Indicator CHAR1CHAR1CHAR1
DISP_ALERT_ALERTDATEAlert: date ALDATEDATS8DATUM
DISP_ALERT_ALERTTIMEAlert: Time value in timeformat ALTIMETIMS6TIME

Key field Non-key field



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

As BBP_ALERT_DISPLAY 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 BBP_ALERT_DISPLAY as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BBP_ALERT_DISPLAY

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

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