/SDF/WPINFO_EXT SAP (Process Information Extended Stucture) Structure details
Description: Process Information Extended Stucture
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Access table /SDF/WPINFO_EXT
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
/SDF/WPINFO_EXT 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 "Process Information Extended Stucture" 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_/SDF/WPINFO_EXT TYPE /SDF/WPINFO_EXT.
The /SDF/WPINFO_EXT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Process Information Extended Stucture data available in SAP. These include WP_NO ((Deprecated) Use WP_UNDEX), WP_ITYPE (Internal work process type), WP_TYP (Type), WP_PID (Process Identification).. 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 /SDF/WPINFO_EXT 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 |
SERVER | Application Server Name | MSNAME2 | CHAR | 40 | MSNAME2 | ||||
WP_NO | (Deprecated) Use WP_UNDEX | WPNO | CHAR | 2 | WPNO | ||||
WP_ITYPE | Internal work process type | WPITYPE | INT1 | 3 | WPITYPE | ||||
WP_TYP | Type | WPTYP | CHAR | 3 | WPTYP | ||||
WP_PID | Process Identification | WPPID | CHAR | 8 | WPPID | ||||
WP_ISTATUS | Work process status | WPISTATUS | INT1 | 3 | WPISTATUS | ||||
WP_STATUS | Work process status | WPSTATUS | CHAR | 7 | WPSTATUS | ||||
WP_IWAIT | Reason for wait | WPIWAITING | INT1 | 3 | WPIWAITING | ||||
WP_WAITING | Why Work Process is Waiting | WPWAITING | CHAR | 5 | WPWAITING | ||||
WP_SEM | Semaphore that the work process is waiting for | WPSEM | CHAR | 2 | WPSEM | ||||
WP_IRESTRT | Restart After Error | WPIRESTART | INT1 | 3 | WPIRESTART | ||||
WP_RESTART | Restart work process after dump? | WPRESTART | CHAR | 4 | WPRESTART | ||||
WP_DUMPS | Number of Dumps of the Work Process | WPDUMPS | CHAR | 2 | WPDUMPS | ||||
WP_CPU | CPU | WPCPU | CHAR | 8 | WPCPU | ||||
WP_ELTIME | Previous Runtime of Request (elapsed) | WPELZEIT | CHAR | 6 | WPELZEIT | ||||
WP_MANDT | Client | MANDT | CLNT | 3 | Assigned to domain | MANDT | |||
WP_BNAME | User Currently Served | WPBNAME | CHAR | 12 | UBNAME | ||||
WP_REPORT | Report now running | WPREPORT | CHAR | 40 | WPREPORT | ||||
WP_IACTION | Current activity of the work process | WPIACTION | INT1 | 3 | INT1 | ||||
WP_ACTION | Current Activity of the Work Process | WPACTION | CHAR | 25 | WPACTION | ||||
WP_TABLE | DB table last accessed by the work process | WPTABLE | CHAR | 30 | CHAR30 | ||||
WP_SERVER | Server Name | MSNAME | CHAR | 20 | MSNAME | ||||
WP_WAITINF | Additional information about the reason for waiting | WPWAITINF | CHAR | 40 | WPWAITINF | ||||
WP_WAITTIM | Time when waiting started | WPWAITTIME | CHAR | 8 | UDTIME | ||||
WP_SEMSTAT | Internal work process type | WPITYPE | INT1 | 3 | WPITYPE | ||||
WP_INDEX | Work Process Number | WPINDEX | INT4 | 10 | WPINDEX | ||||
WP_SEM1 | Number of Locked Semaphore | WPSEMI | INT4 | 10 | WPINDEX | ||||
WP_SEM2 | Number of Locked Semaphore | WPSEMI | INT4 | 10 | WPINDEX | ||||
WP_SEM3 | Number of Locked Semaphore | WPSEMI | INT4 | 10 | WPINDEX | ||||
WP_SEM4 | Number of Locked Semaphore | WPSEMI | INT4 | 10 | WPINDEX | ||||
WP_SEM5 | Number of Locked Semaphore | WPSEMI | INT4 | 10 | WPINDEX | ||||
WP_SEM_LOCKING | Number of Locking Semaphores | WPSEMIL | INT4 | 10 | WPINDEX | ||||
WP_MTX | Mutex Counter | WPMUTEX | INT4 | 10 | WPMUTEX | ||||
WP_MTX_EXCL | Exclusive Mutex Counter | WPMUTEX_EXCL | INT4 | 10 | WPMUTEX | ||||
WP_MTX_SHRD | Shared Mutex Counter | WPMUTEX_SHRD | INT4 | 10 | WPMUTEX |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure /SDF/WPINFO_EXT using ABAP code?
As /SDF/WPINFO_EXT 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 /SDF/WPINFO_EXT as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table /SDF/WPINFO_EXT
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about /SDF/WPINFO_EXT 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