SAP Table BALM

Application log: log message

BALM (Application log: log message) is a standard table in SAP R\3 ERP systems. Below you can find the technical details of the fields that make up this table. Key fields are marked in blue.

Additionally we provide an overview of foreign key relationships, if any, that link BALM to other SAP tables.

BALM table fields

Field Data element Checktable Datatype Length Decimals
MANDANT Client MANDT T000 CLNT 3 0
LOGNUMBER Application log: log number BALOGNR BALHDR CHAR 20 0
MSGNUMBER Application log: Internal message serial number BALMNR NUMC 6 0
MSGTY Message Type SYMSGTY CHAR 1 0
MSGID Message Class SYMSGID CHAR 20 0
MSGNO Message Number SYMSGNO NUMC 3 0
MSGV1 Message Variable SYMSGV CHAR 50 0
MSGV2 Message Variable SYMSGV CHAR 50 0
MSGV3 Message Variable SYMSGV CHAR 50 0
MSGV4 Message Variable SYMSGV CHAR 50 0
ALTEXT Application log: Standard text BALTEXT CHAR 28 0
USEREXITP Application Log: Callback: Program name BALUEP CHAR 40 0
USEREXITF Application Log: Callback: Routine name BALUEF CHAR 30 0
DETLEVEL Application Log: Level of detail BALLEVEL CHAR 1 0
1 Level of detail 1
2 Level of detail 2
3 Level of detail 3
4 Level of detail 4
5 Level of detail 5
6 Level of detail 6
7 Level of detail 7
8 Level of detail 8
9 Level of detail 9
PROBCLASS Application log: Message problem class BALPROBCL CHAR 1 0
1 Very Important
2 Important
3 Medium
4 Additional Information
NULL Other
ALSORT Application log: Sort criterion/grouping BALSORT CHAR 3 0
USEREXITT Application Log: Callback: Type (Ext. Perform, FM, etc.) BALUET CHAR 1 0
NULL External perform
F Function module
TABNAME Application Log: Context: DDIC structure name BALTABNAME CHAR 30 0
MSG_COUNT Application Log: Cumulated message count BALDBCNTCU NUMC 6 0
TIME_STMP Application Log: Message time stamp BALTIMSTMP DEC 21 7

BALM foreign key relationships

Table Field Foreign key table Foreign key field Check table Check field
BALM LOGNUMBER BALM MANDANT BALHDR Application log: log header MANDANT
BALM LOGNUMBER BALM LOGNUMBER BALHDR Application log: log header LOGNUMBER
BALM MANDANT BALM MANDANT T000 Clients MANDT