SAP COMT_PRCAT_UPDATE Update Information Product Categories Table data and field list

COMT_PRCAT_UPDATE 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 "Update Information Product Categories" 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_PRCAT_UPDATE TYPE COMT_PRCAT_UPDATE.

The COMT_PRCAT_UPDATE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Update Information Product Categories data available in SAP. These include UPDATE_TYPE (Type of Change)... 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_PRCAT_UPDATE structure Technical Details:

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

SAP COMT_PRCAT_UPDATE 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_PRCAT_UPDATE 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
CATEGORY_GUID	Category GUID	COMT_CATEGORY_GUID	RAW	16			SYSUUID
UPDATE_TYPE	Type of Change	UPDATE_TYPE	CHAR	1			UPDATE_TYPE

Key field

Non-key field

< COMT_PRCAT_TRANS_APPLLOG - Application Log Context During Category Transport COMT_PRCMPT_ATTR - Competitor Attributes >

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

As COMT_PRCAT_UPDATE 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_PRCAT_UPDATE as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table COMT_PRCAT_UPDATE

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

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