SAP BAPI_0036_SELPOSTDATE GM: Selection criteria for posting date Table data and field list

BAPI_0036_SELPOSTDATE 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 "GM: Selection criteria for posting date" 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_BAPI_0036_SELPOSTDATE TYPE BAPI_0036_SELPOSTDATE.

The BAPI_0036_SELPOSTDATE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about GM: Selection criteria for posting date data available in SAP. These include OPTION (Selection operator OPTION for range tables), LOW (Posting Date in the Document), HIGH (Posting Date in the Document)... 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. .

BAPI_0036_SELPOSTDATE structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP BAPI_0036_SELPOSTDATE structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the BAPI_0036_SELPOSTDATE table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.
Field Description Data Element Data Type length (Dec) Check table Conversion Routine Domain Name MemoryID SHLP
SIGNInclusion/exclusion criterion SIGN for range tables BAPISIGNCHAR1BAPISIGN
OPTIONSelection operator OPTION for range tables BAPIOPTIONCHAR2BAPIOPTION
LOWPosting Date in the Document BUDATDATS8DATUM
HIGHPosting Date in the Document BUDATDATS8DATUM

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure BAPI_0036_SELPOSTDATE using ABAP code?

As BAPI_0036_SELPOSTDATE 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 BAPI_0036_SELPOSTDATE as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BAPI_0036_SELPOSTDATE

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about BAPI_0036_SELPOSTDATE and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).