SAP EMS_FACILITY_HEADER Facility Header Data Table data and field list

EMS_FACILITY_HEADER 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 "Facility Header Data" 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_FACILITY_HEADER TYPE EMS_FACILITY_HEADER.

The EMS_FACILITY_HEADER table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Facility Header Data data available in SAP. These include ERROR_MODE (Error Mode), FAC_ID (Asset ID), INT_TYPE (Integration Type), INT_OBJECT (Integration Object)... 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. .

EMS_FACILITY_HEADER structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can Be Enhanced (Deep)

SAP EMS_FACILITY_HEADER 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 EMS_FACILITY_HEADER 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
ERROR_MODE	Error Mode	EMEERRORMODE	CHAR	1			CHAR1
FAC_ID	Asset ID	EMEFAC_ID	INT4	10			INT4
INT_TYPE	Integration Type	EMEINT_TYPE	CHAR	2			CHAR2
INT_OBJECT	Integration Object	EMEINT_OBJECT	CHAR	30			CHAR30
FAC_OBJ_ID	Asset Object ID	EMEFAC_OBJ_ID	INT4	10			INT4
FAC_TYPE_ID	Asset Type ID	EMEFAC_TYPE	INT4	10			INT4
FAC_VALIDATION_BEGIN	Valid from	VALDATE	DATS	8			DATUM
FAC_VALIDATION_END	To	VALID_TO	DATS	8			DATS
FAC_UPDATED_DATE	Changed On	AEDAT	DATS	8			DATUM
FAC_UPDATED_TIME	Changed At	AENZT	TIMS	6			TIME
FAC_STATUS	Status	EMESTATUS	CHAR	30			CHAR30
FAC_PARENT	Superior Asset ID	EMEFAC_PARENT_ID	INT4	10			INT4
FAC_SRC_CAT	Source Category	EMESRC_CAT	CHAR	30			CHAR30
FAC_VALIDITY_AREA_ID	Validity Area ID	EMEVAL_AREA_ID	CHAR	30			CHAR30
FAC_PATTERN_ID	Asset Type ID	EMEPATTERN_ID	INT4	10			INT4
FAC_PATTERN_NAME	Asset Type	EMEPATTERN_NAME	CHAR	128			TEXT128
FAC_NAME	Asset Name	EMEFAC_NAME	CHAR	128			TEXT128
FAC_VALIDITY_AREA_ID_NAME	Name of Validity Area	EMEVAL_AREA_NAME	CHAR	128			CHAR128
FAC_SRC_CAT_NAME	Source Category Name	EMESRC_CAT_NAME	CHAR	128			CHAR128
FAC_TYPE	Asset Type	EMEFAC_TYPE_NAME	CHAR	128			CHAR128
FAC_STATUS_NAME	Status Name	EMESTATUS_NAME	CHAR	30			CHAR30

Key field

Non-key field

< EMS_CONTACTS_PHR - Contacts - Phrase Names EMS_FACILITY_HEADER_DISP - Facility Header Data for the Display >

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

As EMS_FACILITY_HEADER 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_FACILITY_HEADER as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table EMS_FACILITY_HEADER

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

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