SAP BUS_TIME Public: Reference Structure for CL_BUS_TIME Table data and field list

BUS_TIME 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 "Public: Reference Structure for CL_BUS_TIME" 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_TIME TYPE BUS_TIME.

The BUS_TIME table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Public: Reference Structure for CL_BUS_TIME data available in SAP. These include DATE_CHAR (Character Field Length = 10), DATE_FROM ('From' Date), DATE_TO ('To' Date), DATE_FROM_CHAR (Screen: 'From' Date in Character Format)... 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_TIME structure Technical Details:

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

SAP BUS_TIME 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_TIME 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
DATE	Date			0
DATE_CHAR	Character Field Length = 10	CHAR10	CHAR	10			CHAR10
DATE_FROM	'From' Date			0
DATE_TO	'To' Date			0
DATE_FROM_CHAR	Screen: 'From' Date in Character Format	BU_DATE_FROM_CHAR	CHAR	10			CHAR10		BU_DATE_CHAR
DATE_TO_CHAR	Screen: 'Valid To' Date in Character Format	BU_DATE_TO_CHAR	CHAR	10			CHAR10		BU_DATE_CHAR
TIME	System Time	SYUZEIT	TIMS	6			SYTIME
TIME_CHAR	Character field, 8 characters long	CHAR8	CHAR	8			CHAR8
ZONE	Time Zone	TIMEZONE	CHAR	6	Assigned to domain		TZNZONE
STAMP	UTC Time Stamp in Short Form (YYYYMMDDhhmmss)	TIMESTAMP	DEC	15			TZNTSTMPS
STAMP_CHAR	Screen: Time Stamp in Character Format	BU_TIMESTAMP_CHAR	CHAR	20			BU_TIMESTAMP_CHAR
STAMP_PERIOD				0
FROM	Time Stamp for the Beginning of a Time Interval	BU_TIMESTAMP_FROM	DEC	15			TZNTSTMPS
TO	Time Stamp for the End of a Time Interval	BU_TIMESTAMP_TO	DEC	15			TZNTSTMPS
STAMP_PERIOD_CHAR				0
FROM	Period Start Date	BU_TIMESTAMP_FROM_CHAR	CHAR	20			BU_TIMESTAMP_CHAR
TO	End of Time Frame	BU_TIMESTAMP_TO_CHAR	CHAR	20			BU_TIMESTAMP_CHAR
DAY_FORMAT	Single-Character Indicator	CHAR1	CHAR	1			CHAR1

Key field

Non-key field

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

As BUS_TIME 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_TIME as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BUS_TIME

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

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