SMESGU SAP (CO Message Handler: Internal Header Table Structure) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: CO Message Handler: Internal Header Table Structure




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

SMESGU 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 "CO Message Handler: Internal Header Table Structure" 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_SMESGU TYPE SMESGU.

The SMESGU table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about CO Message Handler: Internal Header Table Structure data available in SAP. These include ZEILE (Line number), MSGTY (Message type (E, I, W, ...)), TEXT (Message Text), ARBGB (Application Area).. 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 SMESGU 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
ZEILELine number MSGZEILECHAR22CHAR22
MSGTYMessage type (E, I, W, ...) MSGTY_COCHAR1MSGTY_CO
TEXTMessage Text NATXTCHAR73NATXT
ARBGBApplication Area ARBGBCHAR20Assigned to domainARBGBMAG
TXTNRMessage number MSGNRCHAR3Assigned to domainMSGNR
MSGV1Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50
MSGV2Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50
MSGV3Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50
MSGV4Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50
TRANSFERED Flag: Header copied into message table0

Key field Non-key field



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

As SMESGU 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 SMESGU as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SMESGU

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