SAP BBP_HELP_CATALOG Input Help Structure for Catalogs# Table data and field list

BBP_HELP_CATALOG 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 "Input Help Structure for Catalogs#" 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_HELP_CATALOG TYPE BBP_HELP_CATALOG.

The BBP_HELP_CATALOG table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Input Help Structure for Catalogs# data available in SAP. These include CAT_DESCRIPT (Description of a Web Service), PARTNER (Business Partner Number), ORG_UNIT (Responsible Purchasing Organization Object ID), IN_FRAME (Specifies Whether Catalog can be Displayed in Frame)... 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_HELP_CATALOG structure Technical Details:

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


SAP BBP_HELP_CATALOG 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_HELP_CATALOG 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
CATALOGIDTechnical Key of a Web Service (for Example - a Catalog) BBP_WS_SERVICE_IDCHAR20BBP_WS_SERVICE_ID
CAT_DESCRIPTDescription of a Web Service BBP_WS_DESCRIPTIONCHAR30CHAR_30
PARTNERBusiness Partner Number BU_PARTNERCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHABU_PARTNERBPABUPA
ORG_UNITResponsible Purchasing Organization Object ID BBP_PROC_ORG_IDCHAR12HROBJID_12
IN_FRAMESpecifies Whether Catalog can be Displayed in Frame BBP_CAT_IN_FRAMECHAR1XFELD

Key field Non-key field



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

As BBP_HELP_CATALOG 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_HELP_CATALOG as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BBP_HELP_CATALOG

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

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