BCOS_TYPES SAP (Create OSS Messages: Field Types) Structure details
Description: Create OSS Messages: Field Types
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
BCOS_TYPES 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 "Create OSS Messages: Field Types" 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_BCOS_TYPES TYPE BCOS_TYPES.
The BCOS_TYPES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Create OSS Messages: Field Types data available in SAP. These include SHORT_TEXT (Short text of message), FLAG (Single-Character Indicator), MSG_KEY (Character field length 24), MSG_LANG (Language Key).. 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 BCOS_TYPES 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 |
| COMPONENT | R/3 component | BCOS_COMP | CHAR | 20 | CHAR20 | ||||
| SHORT_TEXT | Short text of message | BCOS_SHTXT | CHAR | 60 | TEXT60 | ||||
| FLAG | Single-Character Indicator | CHAR1 | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| MSG_KEY | Character field length 24 | CHAR24 | CHAR | 24 | CHAR24 | ||||
| MSG_LANG | Language Key | SPRAS | LANG | 1 | Assigned to domain | ISOLA | SPRAS | SPR | H_T002 |
| MSG_STATE | Single-Character Indicator | CHAR1 | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| PRIO_TEXT | Priority Short Text | BCOS_PRIOT | CHAR | 20 | TEXT20 | ||||
| PRIO | Priority | BCOS_PRIO | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure BCOS_TYPES using ABAP code?
As BCOS_TYPES 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 BCOS_TYPES as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table BCOS_TYPES
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about BCOS_TYPES and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects