SW3M_ADAT SAP (Additional Attributes) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Additional Attributes




ABAP Code to SELECT data from SW3M_ADAT
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

SW3M_ADAT 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 "Additional Attributes" 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_SW3M_ADAT TYPE SW3M_ADAT.

The SW3M_ADAT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Additional Attributes data available in SAP. These include LANGUAGE (Language Key), DEVCLASS (Package), MASTERLANG (Original Language in Repository objects), COMPONENT (Application component ID).. 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 SW3M_ADAT 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
ACTIONCharacter Field Length = 10 CHAR10CHAR10CHAR10
LANGUAGELanguage Key SPRASLANG1Assigned to domainISOLASPRASSPRH_T002
DEVCLASSPackage DEVCLASSCHAR30Assigned to domainDEVCLASSDVCDEVCLASS
MASTERLANGOriginal Language in Repository objects MASTERLANGLANG1Assigned to domainISOLASPRASH_T002
COMPONENTApplication component ID UFPS_POSIDCHAR24UFPS_POSID
AUTHORAuthor of the Repository object AUTHORCHAR12AS4USER

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SW3M_ADAT using ABAP code?

As SW3M_ADAT 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 SW3M_ADAT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SW3M_ADAT

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SW3M_ADAT 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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