MATMESS SAP (Messages for Field Checks in the Material Master) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Messages for Field Checks in the Material Master




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

MATMESS 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 "Messages for Field Checks in the Material Master" 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_MATMESS TYPE MATMESS.

The MATMESS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Messages for Field Checks in the Material Master data available in SAP. These include MSGTY (Message Type), MSGNO (System Message Number), MSGV1 (Message Variable), MSGV2 (Message Variable).. 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: Not classified


SAP MATMESS 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
MSGIDMessage identification MSGIDCHAR20Assigned to domainARBGB
MSGTYMessage Type MSGTYCHAR1MSGAR
MSGNOSystem Message Number MSGNOCHAR3Assigned to domainMSGNR
MSGV1Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50
MSGV2Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50
MSGV3Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50
MSGV4Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50
FIELDField Name In Full (Table Name + Hyphen + Field Name) FNAME_FULLCHAR61CHAR61

Key field Non-key field



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

As MATMESS 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 MATMESS as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table MATMESS

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