BCSS_ATTACHMENT SAP (Attachment with Description) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Attachment with Description




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

BCSS_ATTACHMENT 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 "Attachment with Description" 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_BCSS_ATTACHMENT TYPE BCSS_ATTACHMENT.

The BCSS_ATTACHMENT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Attachment with Description data available in SAP. These include DESCRIPTION (Short Description of Contents), FILENAME (File Name of an Attachment), CODEPAGE (Character Set of a Document), CONTENTS_TXT (Textual Document Content).. 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: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP BCSS_ATTACHMENT 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
DOCTYPEDocument Type BCS_DOCTYPECHAR3BCS_DOCTYPE
DESCRIPTIONShort Description of Contents BCS_DESCRIPTIONSTRG0
FILENAMEFile Name of an Attachment BCS_FILENAMESTRG0
CODEPAGECharacter Set of a Document BCS_CODEPAGENUMC4Assigned to domainCPCODEPAGE
CONTENTS_TXTTextual Document Content BCS_CONTENTS_TXTSTRG0
CONTENTS_BINBinary Document Content BCS_CONTENTS_BINRSTR0
CONTENT_IDBody Part Content ID BCS_CONTENT_IDSTRG0

Key field Non-key field



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

As BCSS_ATTACHMENT 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 BCSS_ATTACHMENT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BCSS_ATTACHMENT

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