SAP BUS_EI_COM_INSTANCE Com. Interface: ID and GUID of a Business Partner Table data and field list

BUS_EI_COM_INSTANCE 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 "Com. Interface: ID and GUID of a Business Partner" 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_EI_COM_INSTANCE TYPE BUS_EI_COM_INSTANCE.

The BUS_EI_COM_INSTANCE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Com. Interface: ID and GUID of a Business Partner data available in SAP. These include BPARTNERGUID (Com. Interface: Business Partner GUID), IDENTIFICATIONCATEGORY (BP Identification Category), IDENTIFICATIONNUMBER (Identification 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_EI_COM_INSTANCE structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP BUS_EI_COM_INSTANCE 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_EI_COM_INSTANCE 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
BPARTNERCom. Interface: Business Partner Number GC_PARTNERCHAR10CHAR10
BPARTNERGUIDCom. Interface: Business Partner GUID GC_PARTNEGCHAR32CHAR32
IDENTIFICATIONCATEGORYBP Identification Category GC_ID_CATEGORYCHAR6CHAR6
IDENTIFICATIONNUMBERIdentification Number GC_ID_NUMBERCHAR60CHAR60

Key field Non-key field



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

As BUS_EI_COM_INSTANCE 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_EI_COM_INSTANCE as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BUS_EI_COM_INSTANCE

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

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