SAP COMT_TEXT_CUST_01 Text Customizing: Screen Fields for Dialog Table data and field list

COMT_TEXT_CUST_01 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 "Text Customizing: Screen Fields for Dialog" 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_TEXT_CUST_01 TYPE COMT_TEXT_CUST_01.

The COMT_TEXT_CUST_01 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Text Customizing: Screen Fields for Dialog data available in SAP. These include COMSTRUC_DESC (Description of Communication Structure), COMFIELD_DESC (Description of Field in Communication Structure), KEYSTRUC_DESC (Description of Text Key Structure), KEYFIELD_DESC (Description of Field in Key Structure)... 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_TEXT_CUST_01 structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified


SAP COMT_TEXT_CUST_01 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_TEXT_CUST_01 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
COMSTRUCStructure for Communication with Text Processing COMT_TEXT_COMSTRUCTURECHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TAB
COMSTRUC_DESCDescription of Communication Structure COMT_TEXT_COMSTRUCTURE_DESCCHAR60DDTEXT
COMFIELD_DESCDescription of Field in Communication Structure COMT_TEXT_COMFIELD_DESCCHAR60DDTEXT
KEYSTRUC_DESCDescription of Text Key Structure COMT_TEXT_KEYSTRUCTURE_DESCCHAR60DDTEXT
KEYFIELD_DESCDescription of Field in Key Structure COMT_TEXT_KEYFIELD_DESCCHAR60DDTEXT
REF_KEYSTRUCStructure of Reference Text Key COMT_TEXT_REFKEYSTRUCTURECHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TAB
REF_KEYSTRUC_DESCDescription of Structure of Reference Text Key COMT_TEXT_REFKEYSTRUCTURE_DESCCHAR60DDTEXT
REF_OBJECT_DESCDescription of Text Object of Reference COMT_TEXT_REF_OBJECT_DESCCHAR30TDTEXT
REF_TEXTID_DESCDescription of Text Type of Reference COMT_TEXT_REF_TEXTID_DESCCHAR30TDTEXT

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure COMT_TEXT_CUST_01 using ABAP code?

As COMT_TEXT_CUST_01 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_TEXT_CUST_01 as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table COMT_TEXT_CUST_01

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about COMT_TEXT_CUST_01 and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

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