CTS_RETURN SAP (CTS Return Object) Structure details
Description: CTS Return Object
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
CTS_RETURN 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 "CTS Return Object" 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_CTS_RETURN TYPE CTS_RETURN.
The CTS_RETURN table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about CTS Return Object data available in SAP. These include TYPE (Message type: S Success, E Error, W Warning, I Info, A Abort), ID (Message Class), NUMBER (Message Number), MESSAGE (Message Text).. 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. .
Delivery Class:Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced
SAP CTS_RETURN structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary
| Field | Description | Data Element | Data Type | length (Dec) | Check table | Conversion Routine | Domain Name | MemoryID | SHLP |
| HEADER | 0 | ||||||||
| TYPE | Message type: S Success, E Error, W Warning, I Info, A Abort | BAPI_MTYPE | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
| ID | Message Class | SYMSGID | CHAR | 20 | ARBGB | ||||
| NUMBER | Message Number | SYMSGNO | NUMC | 3 | SYMSGNO | ||||
| MESSAGE | Message Text | BAPI_MSG | CHAR | 220 | TEXT220 | ||||
| LOG_NO | Application log: log number | BALOGNR | CHAR | 20 | BALOGNR | ||||
| LOG_MSG_NO | Application log: Internal message serial number | BALMNR | NUMC | 6 | BALMNR | ||||
| MESSAGE_V1 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| MESSAGE_V2 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| MESSAGE_V3 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| MESSAGE_V4 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| PARAMETER | Parameter Name | BAPI_PARAM | CHAR | 32 | SWC_ELEM | ||||
| ROW | Lines in parameter | BAPI_LINE | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
| FIELD | Field in parameter | BAPI_FLD | CHAR | 30 | FDNAME | ||||
| SYSTEM | Logical system from which message originates | BAPILOGSYS | CHAR | 10 | ALPHA | LOGSYS | |||
| MSGASHTML | Long text as html | 0 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure CTS_RETURN using ABAP code?
As CTS_RETURN 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 CTS_RETURN as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table CTS_RETURN
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about CTS_RETURN and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
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