SAP COMM_HIERARCHYTH Hierarchy Description: History Table data and field list

COMM_HIERARCHYTH is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Hierarchy Description: History data in SAP systems, such as SAP R/3, S/4HANA, depending on the version and release level.

The COMM_HIERARCHYTH table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Hierarchy Description: History data available in SAP. These include CLIENT (Client), HIERARCHY_GUID (Category Hierarchy GUID), LANGU (Language Key), VALID_TO (Valid To (Time Stamp))... 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. .

COMM_HIERARCHYTH table Technical Details:

Delivery Class: A - Application table (master and transaction data)
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced

SAP COMM_HIERARCHYTH table 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 COMM_HIERARCHYTH 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
CLIENT	Client	MANDT	CLNT	3	Assigned to domain		MANDT
HIERARCHY_GUID	Category Hierarchy GUID	COMT_HIERARCHY_GUID	RAW	16			SYSUUID
LANGU	Language Key	SPRAS	LANG	1	Assigned to domain	ISOLA	SPRAS	SPR	H_T002
VALID_TO	Valid To (Time Stamp)	COMT_VALID_TO	DEC	15		TSTPS	BCOS_TSTMP
HIERARCHY_TEXT	Category Hierarchy Description	COMT_HIERARCHY_TEXT	CHAR	40			TEXT40
TEXT_UPPER_CASE	Hierarchy Description in Uppercase Letters	COMT_HIERARCHY_TEXT_UPPER_CASE	CHAR	40			COM_HIERARCHY_TEXT_UPPER_CASE
VALID_FROM	Valid From (Time Stamp)	COMT_VALID_FROM	DEC	15		TSTPS	BCOS_TSTMP
UPNAME	Name of the User Who Last Changed the Set	COMT_UPNAME	CHAR	12			UNAME
LOGSYS	Original System	COMT_LOGSYS	CHAR	10	Assigned to domain	ALPHA	LOGSYS	COM_LOGSYS	COM_PRODUCT_LOGSYS
UPDATE_TYPE	Type of Change	UPDATE_TYPE	CHAR	1			UPDATE_TYPE

Key field

Non-key field

< COMM_HIERARCHYT - Hierarchy Description COMM_HIERARCHYWL - Hierarchy GUIDs and User for Worklist COMM_HIERARCHY >

How do I retrieve data from SAP table COMM_HIERARCHYTH using ABAP code

The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on COMM_HIERARCHYTH to SELECT all data from the table
DATA: WA_COMM_HIERARCHYTH TYPE COMM_HIERARCHYTH.

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM COMM_HIERARCHYTH
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_COMM_HIERARCHYTH
WHERE...

How to access SAP table COMM_HIERARCHYTH

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

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