BSS_CENTP SAP (R3A BP: Structure for Personal Data) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: R3A BP: Structure for Personal Data




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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

BSS_CENTP 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 "R3A BP: Structure for Personal Data" 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_BSS_CENTP TYPE BSS_CENTP.

The BSS_CENTP table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about R3A BP: Structure for Personal Data data available in SAP. These include NATIONALIT (R3A BP: Nationality of Business Partner), FIRSTNAME (R3A GP: Forename of Business Partner (Person)), LASTNAME (R3A GP: Last Name of Business Partner (Person)), BIRTHNAME (R3A BP: Name at Birth of Business Partner).. 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: Can be enhanced (character-type)


SAP BSS_CENTP 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
NATIONALITR3A BP: Nationality of Business Partner GC_NATIOCHAR3CHAR3
FIRSTNAMER3A GP: Forename of Business Partner (Person) GB_NAMEP_FCHAR40CHAR40
LASTNAMER3A GP: Last Name of Business Partner (Person) GB_NAMEP_LCHAR40CHAR40
BIRTHNAMER3A BP: Name at Birth of Business Partner GB_BIRTHNMCHAR40CHAR40
MIDDLENAMER3A BP: Middle Name or Second Forename of a Business Partner GB_NAMEMIDCHAR40CHAR40
SECONDNAMER3A GP: Other Last Name of Person GB_NAMEPL2CHAR40CHAR40
TITLE_ACA1R3A BP: Academic Titel: Key GB_TITLE1CHAR4CHAR4
TITLE_ACA2R3A BP: Second Academic Title (Key) GB_TITLE2CHAR4CHAR4
TITLE_SPPLR3A BP: Name Supplement, e.g. Nobel Titel (Key) GB_TITLESCHAR4CHAR4
PREFIX1R3A GP: Name Prefix (Key) GB_PREFIXCHAR4CHAR4
PREFIX2R3A BP: Second Name Prefix (Key) GB_PREFIX2CHAR4CHAR4
NICKNAMER3A GP: Business Partner Known As (Person) GB_NICKNAMCHAR40CHAR40
INITIALSR3A BP: 'Middle Initial' or Initials of Person GB_INITSCHAR10CHAR10
NAMEFORMATR3A BP: Name Format GB_FORMATCHAR2CHAR2
NAMCOUNTRYR3A BP: Country for Name Format Rule GB_NAMCTRYCHAR3CHAR3
NAMCOUNISOR3A BP: ISO Code of Country GB_INTCACHAR2CHAR2
SEXR3A BP: Gender of Business Partner (Person) GB_SEXIDCHAR1CHAR1
BIRTHPLACER3A BP: Place of Birth of Business Partner GB_BIRTHPLCHAR40CHAR40
BIRTHDATER3A BP: Date of Birth of Business Partner GB_BIRTHDTDATS8DATS
DEATHDATER3A BP: Date of Death of Business Partner GB_DEATHDTDATS8DATS
MARITALSTAR3A BP: Marital Status of Business Partner GB_MARSTCHAR1CHAR1
CORRLANR3A BP: Business Partner: Correspondence Language GB_LANGU_CLANG1ISOLALANG
CORRLANISOR3A BP: Language per ISO 639 GB_LAISOCHAR2CHAR2
FULLNAMER3A-BP: Complete Name GB_NAME1TXCHAR80CHAR80
EMPLOYEREmployer of Business Partner GB_EMPLOCHAR35CHAR35
OCCUPATIONBusiness Partner Profession GB_JOBGRCHAR4CHAR4
NATIOR3A BP: Nationality of Business Partner GC_NATIOCHAR3CHAR3
NATIOISOR3A BP: ISO Code of Country GB_INTCACHAR2CHAR2

Key field Non-key field



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

As BSS_CENTP 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 BSS_CENTP as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BSS_CENTP

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