SAP CMS_STR_SHP_IDENTIFICATION Identification of Ship Table data and field list

CMS_STR_SHP_IDENTIFICATION 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 "Identification of Ship" 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_SHP_IDENTIFICATION TYPE CMS_STR_SHP_IDENTIFICATION.

The CMS_STR_SHP_IDENTIFICATION table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Identification of Ship data available in SAP. These include NAME (Ship name), CHARTER_NAME (Charter Name used to Lease the Ship), CALL_SIGN (IMO Number), SHP_CLASS (Specifies whether the Ship is Sea Ship or Inland Ship)... 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_SHP_IDENTIFICATION structure Technical Details:

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

SAP CMS_STR_SHP_IDENTIFICATION 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_SHP_IDENTIFICATION 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
SHP_TYPE	Ship Type	CMS_DTE_SHP_TYP	CHAR	6	TCMS_SHP_TYP		CMS_SHP_TYP	CMS_SHP_TYP
NAME	Ship name	CMS_DTE_SHP_NAME	CHAR	40			CMS_SHP_NAME	CMS_SHP_NAME
CHARTER_NAME	Charter Name used to Lease the Ship	CMS_DTE_SHP_CH_NAME	CHAR	40			CMS_SHP_NAME	CMS_SHP_CH_NAME
CALL_SIGN	IMO Number	CMS_DTE_SHP_CALL_SIGN	CHAR	20			CMS_SHP_NUMBER
SHP_CLASS	Specifies whether the Ship is Sea Ship or Inland Ship	CMS_DTE_SHP_CLASS	CHAR	2			CMS_SHP_CLASS
REG_NUMBER	Registration Number	CMS_DTE_SHP_REG_NUM	CHAR	20			CMS_SHP_NUMBER
REG_DATE	Registration date	CMS_DTE_SHP_REG_DATE	DATS	8			CMS_SHP_DATE
REG_PLACE	Registration place	CMS_DTE_SHP_REG_PLACE	CHAR	40			CMS_SHP_NAME
REG_COUNTRY	Registration country	CMS_DTE_SHP_REG_COUNTRY	CHAR	3	Assigned to domain		LAND1
EXTN_REF_ID	External reference ID for the Ship	CMS_DTE_SHP_OBJ_REFID	CHAR	40			CMS_SHP_NAME
FLEET_NAME	Fleet Name	CMS_DTE_SHP_FLEET_NAME	CHAR	40			CMS_SHP_NAME
SHIP_ID	Ship ID	CMS_DTE_SHP_ID	CHAR	40		ALPHA	CMS_SHP_ID	CMS_SHP_ID

Key field

Non-key field

< CMS_STR_SHP_GENERAL - General Description of Ship CMS_STR_SHP_INSURANCE_DETAILS - Insurance Details of Ship >

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

As CMS_STR_SHP_IDENTIFICATION 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_SHP_IDENTIFICATION as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table CMS_STR_SHP_IDENTIFICATION

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

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