BAL_S_SORT SAP (Application Log: Sort) Structure details
Description: Application Log: Sort
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
BAL_S_SORT 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 "Application Log: Sort" 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_BAL_S_SORT TYPE BAL_S_SORT.
The BAL_S_SORT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Application Log: Sort data available in SAP. These include REF_FIELD (ALV control: Field name of internal table field), SPOS (Sort sequence), UP (Single-Character Indicator), DOWN (Single-Character Indicator).. 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: Not classified
SAP BAL_S_SORT 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 |
| REF_TABLE | ALV control: Reference field name for internal table field | LVC_RFNAME | CHAR | 30 | CHAR30 | ||||
| REF_FIELD | ALV control: Field name of internal table field | LVC_FNAME | CHAR | 30 | CHAR30 | ||||
| SPOS | Sort sequence | SLIS_SPOS | NUMC | 2 | NUMC2 | ||||
| UP | Single-Character Indicator | CHAR1 | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| DOWN | Single-Character Indicator | CHAR1 | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure BAL_S_SORT using ABAP code?
As BAL_S_SORT 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 BAL_S_SORT as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table BAL_S_SORT
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about BAL_S_SORT and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects