SAP ICSTEXT Short Texts in Claim Table data and field list

ICSTEXT is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Short Texts in Claim data in SAP systems, such as SAP R/3, S/4HANA, depending on the version and release level.

The ICSTEXT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Short Texts in Claim data available in SAP. These include ACTIVE (Table entry is active (A) or in suspense (S)), CLAIM (Number of Claim), SUBOBJCAT (Claim Subobject Category), SUBOBJECT (Claim Subobject)... 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. .

ICSTEXT table Technical Details:

Delivery Class: A - Application table (master and transaction data)
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP ICSTEXT table 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 ICSTEXT 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
CLIENTClient MANDTCLNT3T000MANDT
ACTIVETable entry is active (A) or in suspense (S) ICL_ACTIVECHAR1ICL_ACTIVE
CLAIMNumber of Claim ICL_CLAIMCHAR17ICLCLAIMALPHAICL_CLAIMICL_CLAIMICL_CLAIMNO_COL
SUBOBJCATClaim Subobject Category ICL_SUBOBJCATCHAR2TICL013ICL_SUBOBJCAT
SUBOBJECTClaim Subobject ICL_SUBOBJECTCHAR16ICL_SUBOBJECT
TEXTIDText ID ICL_TEXTIDCHAR4TICL089ICL_TEXTID
CHANGETIMEChanged: Date + Time ICL_CHANGEUTC1DEC15TSTAMICL_TIMESTAMP
CHANGEDBYChanged By ICL_CHANGEDBYCHAR12USR02XUBNAME
DELETEDDatabase Line Status (Original, Changed, Deleted) ICL_RECSTATUSCHAR1ICL_RECSTATUS
TEXTShort Texts in Claim ICL_TEXT255SSTR255ICL_TEXT255

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP table ICSTEXT using ABAP code

The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on ICSTEXT to SELECT all data from the table
DATA: WA_ICSTEXT TYPE ICSTEXT.

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM ICSTEXT
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_ICSTEXT
WHERE...

How to access SAP table ICSTEXT

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

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