SMI_MESSAGES SAP (SMI Customizable Messages) Table details
Dictionary Type: Table
Description: SMI Customizable Messages
Description: SMI Customizable Messages
Table field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SMI_MESSAGES is a standard SAP Table which is used to store SMI Customizable Messages data and is available within R/3 SAP systems depending on the version and release level.
The SMI_MESSAGES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about SMI Customizable Messages data available in SAP. These include MSGID (Message Class), MSGNO (Message Number), LOGMSGTYPE (Type of Error Message in Error Log), ALERT (Indicator to Switch on/off Alerts for Messages).. 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: C - Customising table, maintenance only by custDisplay/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can be enhanced (character-type or numeric)
SAP SMI_MESSAGES table 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 |
| MANDT | Client ID | SYMANDT | CLNT | 3 | Assigned to domain | MANDT | |||
| MSGID | Message Class | SYMSGID | CHAR | 20 | Assigned to domain | ARBGB | |||
| MSGNO | Message Number | SYMSGNO | NUMC | 3 | SYMSGNO | ||||
| LOGMSGTYPE | Type of Error Message in Error Log | SMI_LOG_MSG_TYPE | CHAR | 1 | SMI_LOG_MSG_TYPE | ||||
| ALERT | Indicator to Switch on/off Alerts for Messages | SMI_ALERT | CHAR | 1 | SMI_BOOLEAN | ||||
| CHANGER | Name of Person Who Changed Object | AENAM | CHAR | 12 | USNAM | ||||
| CHANGED | UTC Time Stamp in Short Form (YYYYMMDDhhmmss) | TZNTSTMPS | DEC | 15 | TZNTSTMPS |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP table SMI_MESSAGES using ABAP code
The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on SMI_MESSAGES to SELECT all data from the tableDATA: WA_SMI_MESSAGES TYPE SMI_MESSAGES.
SELECT SINGLE *
FROM SMI_MESSAGES
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_SMI_MESSAGES
WHERE...
How to access SAP table SMI_MESSAGES
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SMI_MESSAGES and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
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