RSM_HEADCOUNT SAP (ALV Simple List Structure) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: ALV Simple List Structure




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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

RSM_HEADCOUNT 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 "ALV Simple List Structure" 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_RSM_HEADCOUNT TYPE RSM_HEADCOUNT.

The RSM_HEADCOUNT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about ALV Simple List Structure data available in SAP. These include WERKS (Personnel Area), KOSTL (Cost Center), PERNR (Personnel Number), HEADC (Number of employees for the payroll 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 RSM_HEADCOUNT 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
PERSKEmployee Subgroup PERSKCHAR2Assigned to domainPERSKPKR
WERKSPersonnel Area PERSACHAR4Assigned to domainPERSAPBR
KOSTLCost Center KOSTLCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHAKOSTLKOS
PERNRPersonnel Number P_PERNRNUMC8PERNR
HEADCNumber of employees for the payroll period HEADCINT410INT4
FUTEQFull-time equivalent FUTEQDEC9(2) DEC7_2
V_HEADCNumber of employees for the comparison period HEADC2INT410INT4
V_FUTEQFull-time equivalent for comparison period FUTEQ2DEC9(2) DEC7_2

Key field Non-key field



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

As RSM_HEADCOUNT 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 RSM_HEADCOUNT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table RSM_HEADCOUNT

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