Message Status Record (SAP Library - Message Control (CA-GTF-BS))

Message Status Record

Definition

Table record which contains the message settings, in particular their processing status.

Structure

The status record logs

When it was written to the database (key)

To which object (document) and to which output type the message belongs to (key)

Which partner the message should go to (key)

Which language the message is written in (key)

Via which transmission medium the message was transmitted or should be transmitted with

Whether the message should be processed immediately or later

Whether processing was successful: If processing is successful, the processing status is set to 1, if an error occurs it is set to 2. If it is set to 0 the message is not yet processed, therefore, for example, not yet printed or sent electronically.

Whether the message is new or it concerns a change message

Further settings generally depend on the transmission medium.

The application can "block" the message with an indicator (field SNDDR): It can then only be processed when the field is empty again. This is currently used in purchasing, whereby documents can be subject to a release procedure: They must then first be released by agents responsible, before the corresponding messages can be sent.

The application sets or deletes the indicator, in which during Message Processing, for example, it calls the function module RV_MESSAGES_MODIFY before the module RV_MESSAGES_UPDATE from the Message Control Function Group.

Use

After document posting, a status record is generated for each (possibly edited) message default. From the application transaction, you can view the process status of your messages, for example by choosing Header ® Messages from a purchasing document display. If processing was successful, for example, a green traffic light is displayed. By choosing Additional specifications you can display additional fields of a status record.

The message status records are found in table NAST. You can display this table with the usual tool. Choose Tools ® ABAP Workbench ® Data Browser ® Display table contents.