RSWAD_MESG SAP (Error location and line) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Error location and line




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

RSWAD_MESG 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 "Error location and line" 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_RSWAD_MESG TYPE RSWAD_MESG.

The RSWAD_MESG table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Error location and line data available in SAP. These include COL (Natural Number), ZEILE (Line number), MSGTY (Message type (E, I, W, ...)), TEXT (Message Text).. 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 RSWAD_MESG 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
LINENatural Number INT4INT410INT4
COLNatural Number INT4INT410INT4
ZEILELine number MSGZEILECHAR22CHAR22
MSGTYMessage type (E, I, W, ...) MSGTY_COCHAR1MSGTY_CO
TEXT Message Text0
ARBGBApplication Area ARBGBCHAR20Assigned to domainARBGBMAG
TXTNRMessage number MSGNRCHAR3Assigned to domainMSGNR
MSGV1Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50
MSGV2Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50
MSGV3Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50
MSGV4Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50

Key field Non-key field



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

As RSWAD_MESG 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 RSWAD_MESG as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table RSWAD_MESG

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