ESS_MISC SAP (General Fields for ESS) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: General Fields for ESS




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

ESS_MISC 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 "General Fields for ESS" 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_ESS_MISC TYPE ESS_MISC.

The ESS_MISC table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about General Fields for ESS data available in SAP. These include TYPE (Type of task), YEAR (Year for which levy is to be carried out).. 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 ESS_MISC 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
ERRORYes/No (X/ ) OAXCHAR1X
TYPEType of task ESSTTYPECHAR1ESSTTYPE
YEARYear for which levy is to be carried out JAHRNUMC4GJAHRGJAHR

Key field Non-key field



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

As ESS_MISC 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 ESS_MISC as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table ESS_MISC

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