SAP COML_PRCAT_LOCATOR_UI Layout Structure for Initial Screen/Locator Table data and field list

COML_PRCAT_LOCATOR_UI 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 "Layout Structure for Initial Screen/Locator" 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_COML_PRCAT_LOCATOR_UI TYPE COML_PRCAT_LOCATOR_UI.

The COML_PRCAT_LOCATOR_UI table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Layout Structure for Initial Screen/Locator data available in SAP. These include HIERARCHY_ID (Category Hierarchy ID), HIERARCHY_TEXT (Category Hierarchy Description), SEARCH (Search Help: Hierarchy/Category), SEARCH_ID (ID/Description for Hierarchy/Category Search)... 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. .

COML_PRCAT_LOCATOR_UI structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced

SAP COML_PRCAT_LOCATOR_UI 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 COML_PRCAT_LOCATOR_UI 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
HIERARCHY_GUID	Category Hierarchy GUID	COMT_HIERARCHY_GUID	RAW	16			SYSUUID
HIERARCHY_ID	Category Hierarchy ID	COMT_HIERARCHY_ID	CHAR	10			COM_HIERARCHY_ID		COM_HIER
HIERARCHY_TEXT	Category Hierarchy Description	COMT_HIERARCHY_TEXT	CHAR	40			TEXT40
SEARCH	Search Help: Hierarchy/Category	COMT_PRCAT_UI_SEARCH	CHAR	1			COM_PRCAT_UI_SEARCH
SEARCH_ID	ID/Description for Hierarchy/Category Search	COMT_PRCAT_UI_SEARCH_ID	CHAR	80			COM_PRCAT_UI_SEARCH_ID	HIERARCHY_ID
WITH_HIER_ID	Category Hierarchy ID	COMT_HIERARCHY_ID	CHAR	10			COM_HIERARCHY_ID		COM_HIER

Key field

Non-key field

< COML_PRCAT_INHERITED - Product Category Fields - Ind.: Which Fields Are Inherited COML_PRCAT_SETTYPE_F4 - Input Help for Set Types >

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

As COML_PRCAT_LOCATOR_UI 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 COML_PRCAT_LOCATOR_UI as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table COML_PRCAT_LOCATOR_UI

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

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