SAP BUS_SETTINGS Private: Database Structure for Joels User Settings Table data and field list

BUS_SETTINGS 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 "Private: Database Structure for Joels User Settings" 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_SETTINGS TYPE BUS_SETTINGS.

The BUS_SETTINGS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Private: Database Structure for Joels User Settings data available in SAP. These include BUPA_ACTIVITY (Activity Category), BUPR_ACTIVITY (Activity Category), USE_ALV (Use Sortable Lists), BUPN_SHOW_DOCU (Indicator: Display Documentation on Initial Screen)... 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_SETTINGS structure Technical Details:

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


SAP BUS_SETTINGS 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_SETTINGS 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
BUPA_CREATE_ROLEIndicator: Security Check with Role Change in Create Mode BU_SETTINGS_CREATE_ROLECHAR1
BUPA_ACTIVITYActivity Category BU_AKTYPCHAR2Assigned to domainBU_AKTYP
BUPR_ACTIVITYActivity Category BU_AKTYPCHAR2Assigned to domainBU_AKTYP
USE_ALVUse Sortable Lists BU_SETTINGS_USE_ALVCHAR1XFELD
BUPN_SHOW_DOCUIndicator: Display Documentation on Initial Screen BU_SETTINGS_SHOW_DOCUCHAR1

Key field Non-key field



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

As BUS_SETTINGS 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_SETTINGS as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BUS_SETTINGS

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

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