SAP BAPI_ITOB_SEL_SORTFIELD BAPI Communication Structure: Range for Sort Field Table data and field list

BAPI_ITOB_SEL_SORTFIELD 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 "BAPI Communication Structure: Range for Sort Field" 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_ITOB_SEL_SORTFIELD TYPE BAPI_ITOB_SEL_SORTFIELD.

The BAPI_ITOB_SEL_SORTFIELD table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about BAPI Communication Structure: Range for Sort Field data available in SAP. These include OPTION (Selection operator OPTION for range tables), LOW (Sort field), HIGH (Sort field)... 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_ITOB_SEL_SORTFIELD structure Technical Details:

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


SAP BAPI_ITOB_SEL_SORTFIELD 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_ITOB_SEL_SORTFIELD 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
LOWSort field EQFNRCHAR30CHAR30
HIGHSort field EQFNRCHAR30CHAR30

Key field Non-key field



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

As BAPI_ITOB_SEL_SORTFIELD 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_ITOB_SEL_SORTFIELD as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BAPI_ITOB_SEL_SORTFIELD

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

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