SAP COMT_CATEGORYH Category (History) Table data and field list

COMT_CATEGORYH 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 "Category (History)" 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_COMT_CATEGORYH TYPE COMT_CATEGORYH.

The COMT_CATEGORYH table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Category (History) data available in SAP. These include CLIENT (Client), CATEGORY_GUID (Category GUID), VALID_TO (Valid To (Time Stamp)), CATEGORY_ID (Category ID)... 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. .

COMT_CATEGORYH structure Technical Details:

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

SAP COMT_CATEGORYH 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 COMT_CATEGORYH 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
CATEGORY_GUID	Category GUID	COMT_CATEGORY_GUID	RAW	16			SYSUUID
VALID_TO	Valid To (Time Stamp)	COMT_VALID_TO	DEC	15		TSTPS	BCOS_TSTMP
CATEGORY_ID	Category ID	COMT_CATEGORY_ID	CHAR	20			COM_CATEGORY_ID	COM_CATEGORY_ID	COM_CAT_HIER
HIERARCHY_GUID	Category Hierarchy GUID	COMT_HIERARCHY_GUID	RAW	16	COMM_HIERARCHY		SYSUUID
PARENT_GUID	Category GUID	COMT_CATEGORY_GUID	RAW	16			SYSUUID
NON_ASSIGNABLE	Products Cannot Be Assigned to the Category	COMT_NON_ASSIGNABLE_CATEGORY	CHAR	1			COM_NON_ASSIGNABLE_CATEGORY
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

< COMT_CATEGORY - Structure for COMM_CATEGORY COMT_CATEGORYH_KEY - Product Category (History): Key Fields >

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

As COMT_CATEGORYH 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 COMT_CATEGORYH as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table COMT_CATEGORYH

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

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