SAP BUS_RETURN Business Partner: Complex Return Structure for Messages Table data and field list

BUS_RETURN 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 "Business Partner: Complex Return Structure for Messages" 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_RETURN TYPE BUS_RETURN.

The BUS_RETURN table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Business Partner: Complex Return Structure for Messages data available in SAP. These include ID (Message Class), NUMBER (Message Number), MESSAGE (Message Text), LOG_NO (Application log: log 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_RETURN structure Technical Details:

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

SAP BUS_RETURN 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_RETURN 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
TYPE	Message type: S Success, E Error, W Warning, I Info, A Abort	BAPI_MTYPE	CHAR	1			SYCHAR01
ID	Message Class	SYMSGID	CHAR	20	Assigned to domain		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	Assigned to domain		BALOGNR
LOG_MSG_NO	Application log: Internal message serial number	BALMNR	NUMC	6	Assigned to domain		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	Assigned to domain		FDNAME
SYSTEM	Logical system from which message originates	BAPILOGSYS	CHAR	10	Assigned to domain	ALPHA	LOGSYS
VALUE	BDT: Transfer Parameters for Key Values of BDT Objects	BU_VALUE	CHAR	50			CHAR50
GUID	UUID in X form (binary)	SYSUUID_X	RAW	16			SYSUUID

Key field

Non-key field

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

As BUS_RETURN 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_RETURN as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BUS_RETURN

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

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