SAP EWAHEAD Act. Manager: Header Table Table data and field list

EWAHEAD is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Act. Manager: Header Table data in SAP systems, such as SAP R/3, S/4HANA, depending on the version and release level.

The EWAHEAD table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Act. Manager: Header Table data available in SAP. These include REPID (Action manager: program name), LISTID (Action manager: list ID), STATUS (Action manager: status key), CUSTDEF (Action manager: flag for customer definition)... 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. .

EWAHEAD table Technical Details:

Delivery Class: E - Control table, SAP and customer have separate key areas
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can be enhanced (character-type)

SAP EWAHEAD 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 EWAHEAD table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.

Key field

Non-key field

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

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

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM EWAHEAD
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_EWAHEAD
WHERE...

How to access SAP table EWAHEAD

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

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