CTSGERRMSG SAP (Generic Structure for Error Message) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Generic Structure for Error Message




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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

CTSGERRMSG 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 "Generic Structure for Error Message" 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_CTSGERRMSG TYPE CTSGERRMSG.

The CTSGERRMSG table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Generic Structure for Error Message data available in SAP. These include POS (Dictionary: Line item), K_PGMID (Program ID in Requests and Tasks), K_OBJECT (Object Type), K_OBJNAME (Table Name).. 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: Not classified


SAP CTSGERRMSG 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
TABNAMETable Name TABNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TABDTB
POSDictionary: Line item DDPOSITIONNUMC6DDPOSITION
K_PGMIDProgram ID in Requests and Tasks PGMIDCHAR4PGMID
K_OBJECTObject Type TROBJTYPECHAR4OBJECTSCTSOBJECT
K_OBJNAMETable Name TABNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TABDTB
FIELDNAMEField Name FIELDNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAMEDFD
CURSOR_POSCTS: Cursor Position TRCURPOSINT410SYST_SHORT
MSGTYMessage Type SYMSGTYCHAR1SYCHAR01
MSGIDMessage Class SYMSGIDCHAR20Assigned to domainARBGB
MSGNOMessage Number SYMSGNONUMC3SYMSGNO
MSGV1Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50
MSGV2Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50
MSGV3Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50
MSGV4Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50

Key field Non-key field



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

As CTSGERRMSG 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 CTSGERRMSG as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table CTSGERRMSG

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

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


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