SAP BWFS_SETTINGS Time Stamp Delta Extraction Table data and field list

BWFS_SETTINGS is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Time Stamp Delta Extraction data in SAP systems, such as SAP R/3, S/4HANA, depending on the version and release level.

The BWFS_SETTINGS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Time Stamp Delta Extraction data available in SAP. These include INFOSOURCE (InfoSource for Delta Position), SELECTION (Object Identity in Database Format), AEDAT (System Date), AETIM (System Time)... 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. .

BWFS_SETTINGS table Technical Details:

Delivery Class: A - Application table (master and transaction data)
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP BWFS_SETTINGS table fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the BWFS_SETTINGS table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.
Field Description Data Element Data Type length (Dec) Check table Conversion Routine Domain Name MemoryID SHLP
MANDTClient MANDTCLNT3T000MANDT
INFOSOURCEInfoSource for Delta Position FS_INFOSOURCE_DELTACHAR30BWFS_SETTINGS_0DFS_INFOSOURCE_DELTARSS
SELECTIONObject Identity in Database Format FS_DB_GUIDCHAR32FS_DB_GUID
AEDATSystem Date SYDATUMDATS8SYDATS
AETIMSystem Time SYUZEITTIMS6SYTIME
TIMESTAMP_DELTAUTC Time Stamp in Short Form (YYYYMMDDhhmmss) TIMESTAMPDEC15TZNTSTMPS
FLAG_FIRST_DELTACheckbox XFELDCHAR1XFELD

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP table BWFS_SETTINGS using ABAP code

The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on BWFS_SETTINGS to SELECT all data from the table
DATA: WA_BWFS_SETTINGS TYPE BWFS_SETTINGS.

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM BWFS_SETTINGS
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_BWFS_SETTINGS
WHERE...

How to access SAP table BWFS_SETTINGS

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about BWFS_SETTINGS and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).