OFIWA SAP (Communication Structure for Function Modules) Structure details
Description: Communication Structure for Function Modules
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
OFIWA 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 "Communication Structure for Function Modules" 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_OFIWA TYPE OFIWA.
The OFIWA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Communication Structure for Function Modules data available in SAP. These include FTEXT (BTE: Short description), XCHNG (Indicator: Must object be saved?), XVBUP (Indicator: Posting in UPDATE TASK), AKTYP (Activity category in SAP transaction).. 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 OFIWA 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 |
| XTEXT | Indicator as to whether a supplier is active at a GUI event | XTEXT_BF | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| FTEXT | BTE: Short description | KTEXT_BF | CHAR | 20 | TEXT20 | ||||
| XCHNG | Indicator: Must object be saved? | XUPDA_BF | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| XVBUP | Indicator: Posting in UPDATE TASK | XVBUP_BF | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| AKTYP | Activity category in SAP transaction | AKTYP | CHAR | 1 | AKTYP | ||||
| OKCOD | Function Code | OKCODE | CHAR | 20 | Assigned to domain | OKCODE |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure OFIWA using ABAP code?
As OFIWA 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 OFIWA as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table OFIWA
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about OFIWA 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