TDS_SW_MSG SAP (Long Text Messages) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Long Text Messages




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

TDS_SW_MSG 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 "Long Text Messages" 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_TDS_SW_MSG TYPE TDS_SW_MSG.

The TDS_SW_MSG table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Long Text Messages data available in SAP. These include MSGID (Message Class), MSGNO (Message Number), MSGTXT (Message Text), MSGV1 (Message Variable).. 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 TDS_SW_MSG 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
MSGTYMessage Type SYMSGTYCHAR1SYCHAR01
MSGIDMessage Class SYMSGIDCHAR20Assigned to domainARBGB
MSGNOMessage Number SYMSGNONUMC3SYMSGNO
MSGTXT Message Text0
MSGV1Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50
MSGV2Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50
MSGV3Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50
MSGV4Message Variable SYMSGVCHAR50SYCHAR50
REF_INDXRow Index of Internal Tables SYTABIXINT410SYST_LONG
REF_COLIDField Name FIELDNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAMEDFD

Key field Non-key field



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

As TDS_SW_MSG 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 TDS_SW_MSG as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table TDS_SW_MSG

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