SAP CNTX0 Screen Fields for Project Management System Text Catalog Table data and field list

CNTX0 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 "Screen Fields for Project Management System Text Catalog" 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_CNTX0 TYPE CNTX0.

The CNTX0 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Screen Fields for Project Management System Text Catalog data available in SAP. These include TXTTI (PS text description), TXTAR (Text type), TXTSP (Language Key), FORMAT (Text format for PS text)... 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. .

CNTX0 structure Technical Details:

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

SAP CNTX0 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 CNTX0 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
TXTKY	Internal text number (12-character)	TXTKY	CHAR	12			CHAR12
TXTTI	PS text description	TXTTI	CHAR	20			CHAR20
TXTAR	Text type	TXTAR	CHAR	2	TCN03		TXTAR
TXTSP	Language Key	SPRAS	LANG	1	T002	ISOLA	SPRAS	SPR	H_T002
FORMAT	Text format for PS text	PSFORMAT	CHAR	1			TEXTFORMAT		SHLP_PSFORMAT
USERH	PS Text created by	USERH	CHAR	12			UNAME
ADATEAB	PS Text created on	DATEH	DATS	8			DATUM
ADATEBS	PS Text created on	DATEH	DATS	8			DATUM
USERV	PS Text changed by	USERV	CHAR	12			UNAME
VDATEAB	PS text changed on	DATEV	DATS	8			DATUM
VDATEBS	PS text changed on	DATEV	DATS	8			DATUM
STPLNNR	Key for Task List Group	PLNNR	CHAR	8		ALPHA	PLNNR	PLN	PLKS
STPLNAL	Group Counter	PLNAL	CHAR	2		ALPHA	ALTNR	PAL
STKTEXT	Description	AUFTEXT	CHAR	40			TEXT40
STVORNR	Operation/Activity Number	VORNR	CHAR	4		NUMCV	VORNR	VGN
STLTXA1	Operation short text	LTXA1	CHAR	40			TEXT40
STPLNKN	Number of the task list node	PLNKN	NUMC	8			KNTNR
NPAUFNR	Order Number	AUFNR	CHAR	12	Assigned to domain	ALPHA	AUFNR	ANR
NPKTEXT	Description	AUFTEXT	CHAR	40			TEXT40
NPVORNR	Operation/Activity Number	VORNR	CHAR	4		NUMCV	VORNR	VGN
NPLTXA1	Operation short text	LTXA1	CHAR	40			TEXT40
PROJ	Project Definition	PS_PSPID	CHAR	24		ABPSN	PS_PSPID	PSP	PD_DUMMY
PROJPOS	Work Breakdown Structure Element (WBS Element)	PS_POSID	CHAR	24		PROJN	PS_POSID	PRO
PROJSPOS	WBS element in standard project	PS_SPSID	CHAR	24		ABPSN	PS_POSID	SEE	PRST
PRPOST1	PS: Short description (1st text line)	PS_POST1	CHAR	40			TEXT40
PRSPOST1	PS: Short description (1st text line)	PS_POST1	CHAR	40			TEXT40

Key field

Non-key field

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How do I retrieve data from SAP structure CNTX0 using ABAP code?

As CNTX0 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 CNTX0 as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table CNTX0

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about CNTX0 and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

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