SAP CVIS_ERROR Error Indicator Plus System Messages Table data and field list

CVIS_ERROR 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 "Error Indicator Plus System Messages" 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_CVIS_ERROR TYPE CVIS_ERROR.

The CVIS_ERROR table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Error Indicator Plus System Messages data available in SAP. These include MESSAGES ()... 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. .

CVIS_ERROR structure Technical Details:

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

SAP CVIS_ERROR 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 CVIS_ERROR 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
IS_ERROR	Data element for domain BOOLE: TRUE (='X') and FALSE (=' ')	BOOLE_D	CHAR	1			BOOLE
MESSAGES				0

Key field

Non-key field

< CVIS_EI_X400_STR - Ext. Interface: X.400 Addresses CVIS_F4_PARTNER_FUNCTIONS - Partner Functions for F4 Help >

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

As CVIS_ERROR 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 CVIS_ERROR as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table CVIS_ERROR

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

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