MSG3 SAP (Output Control: Output Medium (Range)) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Output Control: Output Medium (Range)




ABAP Code to SELECT data from MSG3
Related tables to MSG3
Access table MSG3




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

MSG3 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 "Output Control: Output Medium (Range)" 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_MSG3 TYPE MSG3.

The MSG3 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Output Control: Output Medium (Range) data available in SAP. These include OPTION (Option for ranges tables), LOW (Message transmission medium), HIGH (Message transmission medium).. 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 MSG3 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
SIGNSingle-Character Indicator CHAR1CHAR1CHAR1
OPTIONOption for ranges tables OPTIONCHAR2OPTION
LOWMessage transmission medium NA_NACHACHAR1NA_NACHA
HIGHMessage transmission medium NA_NACHACHAR1NA_NACHA

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure MSG3 using ABAP code?

As MSG3 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 MSG3 as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table MSG3

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about MSG3 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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