SWA_EXPRES SAP (Workflow: Container expression (runtime and definition data)) Structure details
Description: Workflow: Container expression (runtime and definition data)
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SWA_EXPRES 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 "Workflow: Container expression (runtime and definition data)" 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_SWA_EXPRES TYPE SWA_EXPRES.
The SWA_EXPRES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Workflow: Container expression (runtime and definition data) data available in SAP. These include VALUE_CONV (Character value), ELEMENT (Element), ATTRIBUTE1 (Element), ATTRIBUTE2 (Element).. 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: Cannot Be Enhanced
SAP SWA_EXPRES 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 |
VALUE | Character value | SWC_VALUE | CHAR | 255 | SWC_VALUE | ||||
VALUE_CONV | Character value | SWC_VALUE | CHAR | 255 | SWC_VALUE | ||||
ELEMENT | Element | SWC_ELEM | CHAR | 32 | SWC_ELEM | ||||
ATTRIBUTE1 | Element | SWC_ELEM | CHAR | 32 | SWC_ELEM | ||||
ATTRIBUTE2 | Element | SWC_ELEM | CHAR | 32 | SWC_ELEM | ||||
EXPR | Expression in Binding Definition | SWA_EXPR | CHAR | 255 | SWC_VALUE | ||||
REFTYPE | Dictionary | SWC_REFTYP | CHAR | 1 | SWC_REFTYP | ||||
REFSTRUCT | Reference table | SWC_REFSTR | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | |||
REFFIELD | Reference field | SWC_REFFLD | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | |||
REFOBJTYPE | Reference obj. type | SWO_REFOBJ | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | OJ_NAME | |||
TABELEM | Multiline element | SWC_TABELM | CHAR | 1 | SWC_BOOL | ||||
ELEMLENGTH | Length of the field in bytes | SWC_LENGTH | NUMC | 3 | SWC_LENGTH | ||||
TYPE | ABAP Type of element | SWC_TYPE | CHAR | 1 | INTTYPE | ||||
ATTRTYPE | Attribute type | SWO_ATTYPE | CHAR | 1 | SWO_ATTYPE | ||||
CONSTEXPR | Workflow expression: Constant | SWA_CONST | CHAR | 1 | SWC_BOOL | ||||
VARIAEXPR | Workflow expression: Expression | SWA_VARIA | CHAR | 1 | SWA_VAREXP | ||||
SYFLDEXPR | Workflow expression: System field | SWA_SYFLD | CHAR | 1 | SWC_BOOL | ||||
APPEND | Workflow expressions: Append entry to table element | SWA_TBAPP | CHAR | 1 | SWC_BOOL | ||||
MODIFY | Workflow expressions: Change current line of table element | SWA_TBMOD | CHAR | 32 | SWC_ELEM | ||||
ELEMTYPE | Element type | SWC_ELEMTP | CHAR | 1 | SWC_ELEMTP | ||||
DATATYPE | ABAP/4 Dictionary: Screen data type for Screen Painter | DYNPTYPE | CHAR | 4 | DATATYPE | ||||
DECIMALS | Number of Decimal Places | DECIMALS | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG | ||||
IS_OBJECT | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
OBJECT_KEY | Object key | SWO_TYPEID | CHAR | 70 | SWO_TYPEID | ||||
IS_NIL | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
IS_INITIAL | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
IS_TABLE | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SWA_EXPRES using ABAP code?
As SWA_EXPRES 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 SWA_EXPRES as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SWA_EXPRES
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SWA_EXPRES 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