FORMABW SAP (Absence Form) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Absence Form




ABAP Code to SELECT data from FORMABW
Related tables to FORMABW
Access table FORMABW




Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

FORMABW 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 "Absence Form" 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_FORMABW TYPE FORMABW.

The FORMABW table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Absence Form data available in SAP. These include NAME (Formatted Name of Employee or Applicant), REMAIN (Leave entitlement - total for all leave types), ABEGIN (Start Date), AEND (End Date).. 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: Can be enhanced (character-type or numeric)


SAP FORMABW 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
PERNRPersonnel Number PERNR_DNUMC8PERNRPER
NAMEFormatted Name of Employee or Applicant EMNAMCHAR40TEXT40
REMAINLeave entitlement - total for all leave types UANSSDEC6(2) URTAG
ABEGINStart Date BEGDADATS8DATUM
AENDEnd Date ENDDADATS8DATUM
NOTICECharacter value SWC_VALUECHAR255SWC_VALUE
ACTAGENTActual Agent SWP_AAGENTCHAR14HROBJEC_14
ATYPEAttendance or Absence Type AWARTCHAR4Assigned to domainAWART
ATEXTAspect Name ATEXTCHAR40TEXT40
STATEStatus in workflow STATUSWFCHAR1STATUSWF
FNAMECharacter value SWC_VALUECHAR255SWC_VALUE
FTYPECharacter value SWC_VALUECHAR255SWC_VALUE
ABEGTIMStart Time BEGTITIMS6UZEIT
AENDTIMEnd Time ENDTITIMS6UZEIT
STDAZAbsence hours ABSTDDEC7(2) JRSTD

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure FORMABW using ABAP code?

As FORMABW 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 FORMABW as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table FORMABW

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

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


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