SAP CMS_STR_BP_GENERAL Structure for general details of business partner Table data and field list

CMS_STR_BP_GENERAL 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 "Structure for general details 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_CMS_STR_BP_GENERAL TYPE CMS_STR_BP_GENERAL.

The CMS_STR_BP_GENERAL table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure for general details of business partner data available in SAP. These include FIRST_NAME (Business Partner Name), LANGU_CORR (Business Partner: Correspondence Language)... 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. .

CMS_STR_BP_GENERAL structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can be enhanced (character-type)


SAP CMS_STR_BP_GENERAL 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 CMS_STR_BP_GENERAL 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
LAST_NAMEBusiness Partner Name CMS_DTE_BP_NAMECHAR40BU_NAME
FIRST_NAMEBusiness Partner Name CMS_DTE_BP_NAMECHAR40BU_NAME
LANGU_CORRBusiness Partner: Correspondence Language BU_LANGU_CORRLANG1Assigned to domainISOLASPRAS

Key field Non-key field



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

As CMS_STR_BP_GENERAL 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 CMS_STR_BP_GENERAL as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table CMS_STR_BP_GENERAL

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

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