HSMS_MDDATA SAP (EHS: Data Structure for Hazardous Substance Basic Data) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: EHS: Data Structure for Hazardous Substance Basic Data




ABAP Code to SELECT data from HSMS_MDDATA
Related tables to HSMS_MDDATA
Access table HSMS_MDDATA




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

HSMS_MDDATA 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 "EHS: Data Structure for Hazardous Substance Basic 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_HSMS_MDDATA TYPE HSMS_MDDATA.

The HSMS_MDDATA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about EHS: Data Structure for Hazardous Substance Basic Data data available in SAP. These include STOKEY1 (Hazard Rating 1), STOKEY2 (Hazard Rating 2), WPC (Water Pollution Class Is Legal Requirement), STWA (Hazardous Substance Warning).. 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 (character-type or numeric)


SAP HSMS_MDDATA 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
STOKEY1Hazard Rating 1 HSME_STOKEY1CHAR5HSMC_013HSMD_STOKEY
STOKEY2Hazard Rating 2 HSME_STOKEY2CHAR5HSMC_013HSMD_STOKEY
WPCWater Pollution Class Is Legal Requirement HSME_WPCCHAR1ESDBOOLE
STWAHazardous Substance Warning HSME_STWACHAR30CHAR30
STMAState of Matter HSME_STMACHAR30CHAR30
VBFCombustible Liquids (VbF) Hazard Class HSME_VBFCHAR30CHAR30
NAMEHazardous Substance Key HSME_NAMECHAR30CHAR30
DESCRComment on Hazardous Substance HSME_DESCCHAR30CHAR30

Key field Non-key field



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

As HSMS_MDDATA 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 HSMS_MDDATA as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table HSMS_MDDATA

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