SAP COMT_SETTYPE_16 Set Type Header Data Table data and field list

COMT_SETTYPE_16 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 "Set Type Header Data" 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_SETTYPE_16 TYPE COMT_SETTYPE_16.

The COMT_SETTYPE_16 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Set Type Header Data data available in SAP. These include SETTYPE_GUID (Internal Key of a Set Type), BUS_OBJTYPE (Object Type of a Set Type), SETTYPE_TEXT (Set Type Description)... 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_SETTYPE_16 structure Technical Details:

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


SAP COMT_SETTYPE_16 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_SETTYPE_16 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
SETTYPE_IDIdentification of a Set Type COMT_FRGTYPE_IDCHAR16CHAR16COM_SETTYPE_GENERATED
SETTYPE_GUIDInternal Key of a Set Type COMT_FRGTYPE_GUIDRAW16SYSUUID
BUS_OBJTYPEObject Type of a Set Type COMT_BUS_OBJTYPECHAR10Assigned to domainCOM_SET_OBJTYPE
SETTYPE_TEXTSet Type Description COMT_FRGTYPE_TEXTCHAR40COMT_TXT40

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure COMT_SETTYPE_16 using ABAP code?

As COMT_SETTYPE_16 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_SETTYPE_16 as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table COMT_SETTYPE_16

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about COMT_SETTYPE_16 and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

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