SAP BUS_NODE_DESC_TC Description Maintenance of Hierarchy Nodes Table data and field list

BUS_NODE_DESC_TC 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 "Description Maintenance of Hierarchy Nodes" 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_NODE_DESC_TC TYPE BUS_NODE_DESC_TC.

The BUS_NODE_DESC_TC table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Description Maintenance of Hierarchy Nodes data available in SAP. These include LANGUAGE (Language Key), DESCRIPTION (Description of a Hierarchy Node), MARK ()... 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_NODE_DESC_TC structure Technical Details:

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

SAP BUS_NODE_DESC_TC 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_NODE_DESC_TC 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
SEARCH_TERM	Hierarchy Node ID	BU_NODE_SEARCH_TERM	CHAR	20					BUHI_NODE_SEARCH_TERM2
LANGUAGE	Language Key	SPRAS	LANG	1	Assigned to domain	ISOLA	SPRAS	SPR	H_T002
DESCRIPTION	Description of a Hierarchy Node	BU_NODE_DESCRIPTION	CHAR	40			BU_TEXT40
MARK				0

Key field

Non-key field

< BUS_NAVIGATION_BUPR - Private: Navigation Variable for Joels Interface, BUPR BUS_NODE_SEARCH - SAP BP Hierarchy: Dynpro Structure for Node Search >

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

As BUS_NODE_DESC_TC 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_NODE_DESC_TC as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BUS_NODE_DESC_TC

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

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