SOSTSTATUS SAP (Structure for Status in SOST) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Structure for Status in SOST




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

SOSTSTATUS 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 "Structure for Status in SOST" 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_SOSTSTATUS TYPE SOSTSTATUS.

The SOSTSTATUS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure for Status in SOST data available in SAP. These include TRANSIT (Send Status: Status Flag Sent), OK (Send Status: Status Flag Transmitted), ERROR (Send Status: Status Flag Errors), INCONS (Send Status: Status Flag Inconsistent).. 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 SOSTSTATUS 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
WAITSend Status: Status Flag Waiting SOST_STATUS_WAITCHAR1BCS_BOOL
TRANSITSend Status: Status Flag Sent SOST_STATUS_TRANSITCHAR1BCS_BOOL
OKSend Status: Status Flag Transmitted SOST_STATUS_OKCHAR1BCS_BOOL
ERRORSend Status: Status Flag Errors SOST_STATUS_ERRORCHAR1BCS_BOOL
INCONSSend Status: Status Flag Inconsistent SOST_STATUS_INCONSCHAR1BCS_BOOL
FUTURESend Status: Status Flag Send in Future SOST_STATUS_FUTURECHAR1BCS_BOOL
RETRYSend Status: Status Flag Retry SOST_STATUS_RETRYCHAR1BCS_BOOL
DIRECTSend Status: Status Flag Waiting for Direct Send SOST_STATUS_DIRECTCHAR1BCS_BOOL
ACTIVESend Status: Status Flag In Processing by Send Process SOST_STATUS_ACTIVECHAR1BCS_BOOL

Key field Non-key field



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

As SOSTSTATUS 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 SOSTSTATUS as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SOSTSTATUS

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