BUS_MASS_DESCRIPTION SAP (Short Name of Business Partner) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Short Name of Business Partner




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

BUS_MASS_DESCRIPTION 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 "Short Name of 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_MASS_DESCRIPTION TYPE BUS_MASS_DESCRIPTION.

The BUS_MASS_DESCRIPTION table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Short Name of Business Partner data available in SAP. These include DESCRIP (Short name 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: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP BUS_MASS_DESCRIPTION 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
PARTNERBusiness Partner Number BU_PARTNERCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHABU_PARTNERBPABUPA
DESCRIPShort name of business partner BU_DESCRIPCHAR50BU_TEXT50

Key field Non-key field



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

As BUS_MASS_DESCRIPTION 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_MASS_DESCRIPTION as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BUS_MASS_DESCRIPTION

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