BIW_IFACE SAP (Interface for the hierarchy description in BIW) Structure details
Description: Interface for the hierarchy description in BIW
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
BIW_IFACE 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 "Interface for the hierarchy description in BIW" 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_BIW_IFACE TYPE BIW_IFACE.
The BIW_IFACE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Interface for the hierarchy description in BIW data available in SAP. These include NAME (BIW node name), PARENT_ID (Menu ID for BIW), OBJECT_ID (Menu ID for BIW), MENU_LEVEL (Level in the menu).. 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 BIW_IFACE 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 |
| IOBJNM | InfoObject | RSIOBJNM | CHAR | 30 | RSIOBJNM | RSC | |||
| NAME | BIW node name | BIW_NAME | CHAR | 32 | CHAR32 | ||||
| PARENT_ID | Menu ID for BIW | MENU_NUM_6 | NUMC | 6 | NUM06 | ||||
| OBJECT_ID | Menu ID for BIW | MENU_NUM_6 | NUMC | 6 | NUM06 | ||||
| MENU_LEVEL | Level in the menu | MENU_NUM_2 | NUMC | 2 | NUM02 | ||||
| X_POS | Counter for menu ID | MENU_NUM_5 | NUMC | 5 | NUM05 | ||||
| Y_POS | Counter for menu ID | MENU_NUM_5 | NUMC | 5 | NUM05 | ||||
| COLOR | Node color of favorites in BIW | BIW_COLOR | CHAR | 2 | CHAR2 | ||||
| TEXT | BIW node texts: | BIW_TEXT | CHAR | 60 | TEXT60 | ||||
| URL | URL for the Internet Session Manager | SSM_URL | CHAR | 200 | TEXT200 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure BIW_IFACE using ABAP code?
As BIW_IFACE 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 BIW_IFACE as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table BIW_IFACE
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about BIW_IFACE 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