TYPE_SORT SAP (General Category for Sort Fields) Structure details
Description: General Category for Sort Fields
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
TYPE_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 "General Category for Sort Fields" 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_TYPE_SORT TYPE TYPE_SORT.
The TYPE_SORT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about General Category for Sort Fields data available in SAP. These include FIELD2 (Field Name), FIELD3 (Field Name), FIELD4 (Field Name), FIELD5 (Field Name).. 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 TYPE_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 |
| FIELD1 | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| FIELD2 | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| FIELD3 | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| FIELD4 | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| FIELD5 | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| FIELD6 | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| FIELD7 | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| FIELD8 | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| FIELD9 | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure TYPE_SORT using ABAP code?
As TYPE_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 TYPE_SORT as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table TYPE_SORT
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about TYPE_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