BAPI_0051_SELPERIOD SAP (Selection criteria for period) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Selection criteria for period




ABAP Code to SELECT data from BAPI_0051_SELPERIOD
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

BAPI_0051_SELPERIOD 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 "Selection criteria for period" 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_0051_SELPERIOD TYPE BAPI_0051_SELPERIOD.

The BAPI_0051_SELPERIOD table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Selection criteria for period data available in SAP. These include OPTION (Selection operator OPTION for range tables), LOW (Budgeting period), HIGH (Budgeting period).. 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 BAPI_0051_SELPERIOD 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
SIGNInclusion/exclusion criterion SIGN for range tables BAPISIGNCHAR1BAPISIGN
OPTIONSelection operator OPTION for range tables BAPIOPTIONCHAR2BAPIOPTION
LOWBudgeting period BUKU_PERIODNUMC3BUKU_PERIODBUPR
HIGHBudgeting period BUKU_PERIODNUMC3BUKU_PERIODBUPR

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure BAPI_0051_SELPERIOD using ABAP code?

As BAPI_0051_SELPERIOD 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_0051_SELPERIOD as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BAPI_0051_SELPERIOD

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about BAPI_0051_SELPERIOD 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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