EMS_CONTACTS_DISP SAP (Contacts for the Display) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Contacts for the Display




ABAP Code to SELECT data from EMS_CONTACTS_DISP
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

EMS_CONTACTS_DISP 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 "Contacts for the Display" 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_EMS_CONTACTS_DISP TYPE EMS_CONTACTS_DISP.

The EMS_CONTACTS_DISP table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Contacts for the Display data available in SAP. These include LAST_NAME (Contact: Last Name), PERSON_FUNCTION_NAME (Contact: Function), COMPANY (Contact: Company), DIVISION (Contact: Department).. 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: Can Be Enhanced (Deep)


SAP EMS_CONTACTS_DISP 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
FIRST_NAMEContact: First Name EMECTC_FIRST_NAMECHAR64CHAR64
LAST_NAMEContact: Last Name EMECTC_LAST_NAMECHAR64CHAR64
PERSON_FUNCTION_NAMEContact: Function EMECTC_FUNCTIONCHAR64CHAR64
COMPANYContact: Company EMECTC_COMPANYCHAR64CHAR64
DIVISIONContact: Department EMECTC_DIVISIONCHAR64CHAR64
TITLE_NAMEContact: Title EMECTC_TITLECHAR30CHAR30
SALUTATION_NAMEContact: Form of Address EMECTC_SALUTATIONCHAR30CHAR30
EMAILContact: E-Mail EMECTC_EMAILCHAR64CHAR64

Key field Non-key field



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

As EMS_CONTACTS_DISP 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 EMS_CONTACTS_DISP as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table EMS_CONTACTS_DISP

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about EMS_CONTACTS_DISP 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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