RSM_HEAD SAP (External employee data: Header data) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: External employee data: Header data




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




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

RSM_HEAD 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 "External employee data: Header data" 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_RSM_HEAD TYPE RSM_HEAD.

The RSM_HEAD table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about External employee data: Header data data available in SAP. These include LOG_SYSTEM (Logical system), EXT_PERID (External Employee ID), PERSON_NO (Personnel Number), EXT_ACTION_TYPE (External Personnel Action Type).. 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: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP RSM_HEAD 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
LOG_SYSTEMLogical system LOGSYSCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHALOGSYS
EXT_PERIDExternal Employee ID RSM_PERIDCHAR20CHAR20
PERSON_NOPersonnel Number PERNR_DNUMC8PERNRPER
EXT_ACTION_TYPEExternal Personnel Action Type RSM_ACTION_TYPECHAR2Assigned to domainRSM_ACTION_TYPE
PERS_AREAPersonnel Area PERSACHAR4Assigned to domainPERSAPBR
COM_IDIdentification of Transaction RSM_COM_IDCHAR40RSM_COM_ID
DOCNUMInbound IDoc Number RSM_DOCNUMNUMC16EDI_DOCNUM
TIMESTAMP1UTC Time Stamp Used for Record Written to Interface RSM_TIMESTAMP1DEC15TZNTSTMPS
UNAME2Last User to Access Record RSM_UNAME2CHAR12UNAME
TIMESTAMP2UTC Time Stamp Used Last to Access Record RSM_TIMESTAMP2DEC15TZNTSTMPS
STATUS2Processing Status RSM_STATUS2CHAR1RSM_STATUS2
TIMESTAMP3UTC Time Stamp for Which Confirmation was Sent RSM_TIMESTAMP3DEC15TZNTSTMPS
STATUS3Confirmation Status RSM_STATUS3CHAR1CHAR1
DOCNUM_OUTOutbound IDoc Number RSM_DOCNU2NUMC16EDI_DOCNUM

Key field Non-key field



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

As RSM_HEAD 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 RSM_HEAD as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table RSM_HEAD

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

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


Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects



Comments on this SAP object

What made you want to lookup this SAP object? Please tell us what you were looking for and anything you would like to be included on this page!