SAP INSTLOG SAP Installation Table data and field list

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

The INSTLOG table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about SAP Installation data available in SAP. These include LOGTIME (CHAR06 data element for SYST), LOGDATE (CHAR08 data element for SYST), COUNTER (Number range status), INSTRESULT (SAP Installation: Result Value)... 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. .

INSTLOG table Technical Details:

Delivery Class: S - System table, maint. only by SAP, change = modification
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified


SAP INSTLOG 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 INSTLOG 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 MANDTCLNT3Assigned to domainMANDT
LOGTIMECHAR06 data element for SYST SYCHAR06CHAR6SYCHAR06
LOGDATECHAR08 data element for SYST SYCHAR08CHAR8SYCHAR08
COUNTERNumber range status NRLEVELNUMC20NUMC20
INSTRESULTSAP Installation: Result Value INSTRESULTCHAR1INSTRESULT
INSTRESTXTSAP Installation: Result Text INSTRESTXTCHAR128INSTRESTXT
INSTRESPRGSAP Installation: Result Program Name INSTRESPRGCHAR40INSTRESPRG
JOBNAMEBackground job name BTCJOBCHAR32CHAR32
JOBCOUNTJob ID BTCJOBCNTCHAR8CHAR8

Key field Non-key field



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

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

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM INSTLOG
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_INSTLOG
WHERE...

How to access SAP table INSTLOG

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

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