SAP ABAP Data Element SORT (Sort order)
Hierarchy
SAP_HRRXX (Software Component) Sub component SAP_HRRXX of SAP_HR
   PA-PA (Application Component) Personnel Administration
     PBAS (Package) SAP HR Master Data Application Development
Basic Data
Data Element SORT
Short Description Sort order  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type XFELD    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 1    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 1    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID   
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Sort order 
Medium 15 Sort order 
Long 20 Sort order 
Heading  
Supplementary Documentation - SORT 0001

Use

When reports are being executed, the SORT indicator controls the formatting of selected personnel numbers.

Example

If you want the selected personnel numbers to be sorted according to day and month, set the Sort according to month/day indicator.

Supplementary Documentation - SORT 0002

Use

By executing the report, the indicator SORT controls the formatting of selected personnel numbers.

Example

If you want to sort according to department, set the indicator Sort according to department.

Supplementary Documentation - SORTF 0001

Use

The sort sequence refers here to the fields that will appear on the list layout. The sequence cannot be defined for fields other than these.

Supplementary Documentation - SORTFLDS 0001

Use

The following values are permissible:

AB department

AH pension insurance number

AK payroll accounting area

BT personnel subarea

BU company code

JU legal person

KA canton

KS cost center

NV last name, first name

PG employee group

WE personnel area

Z1 1st paying office

Z2 2nd paying office

Z3 3rd paying office

Supplementary Documentation - SORTL 0010

Use

Enables selection of short texts.

Procedure

Examples

Dependencies

Supplementary Documentation - SORTP 0003

Procedure

Enter the sort string on which the cursor is to be placed for further processing.

Supplementary Documentation - SORT_2 0001

Definition

Sort list by wage type/text/tax assignment.

  • NR by wage type
  • LT by wage type text
  • ST by tax code (evaluation class 05)
  • SZ by tax assignment (wage statement field)

Supplementary Documentation - SORT_2 0002

Definition

Sort list by wage types or text

  • NR by wage type
  • LT by wage type text
  • NB by basic wage type
  • BT by text of basic wage type
  • MJ by multiple job wage type

Supplementary Documentation - SORT_2 0003

Definition

Sort list by wage type/text/evaluation classes

  • NR by wage type
  • LT by wage type text
  • LK by assigned payroll account (evaluation class 03)
  • BU by type of update (evaluation class 01)

Supplementary Documentation - SORT_RP 0001

Definition

The list is sorted according to the specified features.

The meaning of the individual columns from left to right is as follows:

  • 1st character: 'G' SI group
  • 2nd character: 'S' SI body
  • 3rd character: 'A' Payroll accounting area
  • 4th character: 'B' Company code
  • 5th character: 'W' Personnel area
  • 6th character: 'B' Personnel subarea

Procedure

Enter a number between '1' and '6' to define the sort sequence of the sort string (e.g. SI body). If a particular sort string should not be taken into account, enter '0'.

The numbers '1' to '6' may be assigned only once. The number '0' can be set as often as required. Strings are sorted in ascending order starting with '1'. The order of the numbers can be assigned at random.

Do not use blanks.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19981111 
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