ABAP FIELD-GROUPS Statement syntax, information and example SAP source code

FIELD-GROUPS

Short Reference

ABAP Syntax(Obsolete) FIELD-GROUPS { header | field_group }.

What does it do? Declares a field group for the extract dataset of the program. Each field group represents the name of a row structure of the extract dataset. You can create as many field groups as you want in a program. You define the actual components of a field group by using the statement
INSERT .
The name of a field group is either the predefined name header or any name field_group . If you declare a field group header
, it automatically becomes the initial part of all remaining field groups of the program and its components constitute the standard sort key of the extract dataset for the statement
SORT .
The statement FIELD-GROUPS is possible in the global declaration part of an executable program, of a function group, of a module pool, or of a subroutine pool, as well as in the subprograms and function modules. Field groups that are declared in procedures are visible only there.

Latest notes: Since you can only define global data objects as components of field groups using the statement INSERT , we recommend that you also declare field groups only in the global declaration part of a program.
The FIELD-GROUPS statement is forbidden in class pools or interface pools and in the methods of local classes of other programs.

Example ABAP Coding See INSERT .