SAP BUS_BAPI SAP BP: Reference Structure for BAPIs and Internal FMs Table data and field list

BUS_BAPI 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 "SAP BP: Reference Structure for BAPIs and Internal FMs" 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_BUS_BAPI TYPE BUS_BAPI.

The BUS_BAPI table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about SAP BP: Reference Structure for BAPIs and Internal FMs data available in SAP. These include RETURN (), TYPE (Message type: S Success, E Error, W Warning, I Info, A Abort), ID (Message Class), NUMBER (Message Number)... 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. .

BUS_BAPI structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified

SAP BUS_BAPI 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 BUS_BAPI 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
UPDATE_FLAG	Updated information in related user data field	BAPIUPDATE	CHAR	1			BAPIUPDATE
RETURN				0
TYPE	Message type: S Success, E Error, W Warning, I Info, A Abort	BAPI_MTYPE	CHAR	1			SYCHAR01
ID	Message Class	SYMSGID	CHAR	20			ARBGB
NUMBER	Message Number	SYMSGNO	NUMC	3			SYMSGNO
MESSAGE	Message Text	BAPI_MSG	CHAR	220			TEXT220
LOG_NO	Application log: log number	BALOGNR	CHAR	20			BALOGNR
LOG_MSG_NO	Application log: Internal message serial number	BALMNR	NUMC	6			BALMNR
MESSAGE_V1	Message Variable	SYMSGV	CHAR	50			SYCHAR50
MESSAGE_V2	Message Variable	SYMSGV	CHAR	50			SYCHAR50
MESSAGE_V3	Message Variable	SYMSGV	CHAR	50			SYCHAR50
MESSAGE_V4	Message Variable	SYMSGV	CHAR	50			SYCHAR50
PARAMETER	Parameter Name	BAPI_PARAM	CHAR	32			SWC_ELEM
ROW	Lines in parameter	BAPI_LINE	INT4	10			INT4
FIELD	Field in parameter	BAPI_FLD	CHAR	30			FDNAME
SYSTEM	Logical system from which message originates	BAPILOGSYS	CHAR	10		ALPHA	LOGSYS
RETURN_TABLE				0
ERROR	Boolean Type, Do Not Use in Interfaces!	BU_BOOLEAN	CHAR	1
ACTIVITY	Activity Category	BU_AKTYP	CHAR	2	Assigned to domain		BU_AKTYP

Key field

Non-key field

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

As BUS_BAPI 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 BUS_BAPI as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BUS_BAPI

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

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