MERRDAT_OLD SAP (DI: Structure for Returning Error Messages in 3.x Format) Structure details
Description: DI: Structure for Returning Error Messages in 3.x Format
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
MERRDAT_OLD 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 "DI: Structure for Returning Error Messages in 3.x Format" 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_MERRDAT_OLD TYPE MERRDAT_OLD.
The MERRDAT_OLD table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about DI: Structure for Returning Error Messages in 3.x Format data available in SAP. These include MATNR (Material Number), MSGID (Message ID Prior to Release 4.0A), MSGTY (Message Type), MSGNO (Message Number).. 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 MERRDAT_OLD 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 |
| TRANC | Transaction counter for data transfer | TRANSCOUNT | NUMC | 10 | NUMC10 | ||||
| MATNR | Material Number | MATNR | CHAR | 18 | Assigned to domain | MATN1 | MATNR | MAT | S_MAT1 |
| MSGID | Message ID Prior to Release 4.0A | 0 | |||||||
| MSGTY | Message Type | SYMSGTY | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
| MSGNO | Message Number | SYMSGNO | NUMC | 3 | SYMSGNO | ||||
| MSGV1 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| MSGV2 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| MSGV3 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| MSGV4 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure MERRDAT_OLD using ABAP code?
As MERRDAT_OLD 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 MERRDAT_OLD as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table MERRDAT_OLD
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about MERRDAT_OLD and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects