SWA_FLAGS SAP (Workflow Container: Flags) Structure details
Description: Workflow Container: Flags
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SWA_FLAGS 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: Flags" 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_FLAGS TYPE SWA_FLAGS.
The SWA_FLAGS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Workflow Container: Flags data available in SAP. These include IS_NULL (Element Has No Value), READ_ONLY (Read-Only Access), DYNAMIC (Created at Runtime), TOUCHED (Value Changed).. 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_FLAGS 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 |
| IS_INITIAL | Value of Element Is Empty | 0 | |||||||
| IS_NULL | Element Has No Value | 0 | |||||||
| READ_ONLY | Read-Only Access | 0 | |||||||
| DYNAMIC | Created at Runtime | 0 | |||||||
| TOUCHED | Value Changed | 0 | |||||||
| TXT_TOUCH | Texts Changed | 0 | |||||||
| PROP_VALID | Definition Is Valid | 0 | |||||||
| RT_VALID | Runtime Settings Are Valid | 0 | |||||||
| DB_IMAGE | Is Saved | 0 | |||||||
| EXTENSION | Has Extensions | 0 | |||||||
| OBJ_REF | Element Is an Object Reference | 0 | |||||||
| OO_REF | ABAP OO | 0 | |||||||
| DATAREF | Data Reference | 0 | |||||||
| BOR_REF | Business Object | 0 | |||||||
| RUNTIME | Runtime Reference | 0 | |||||||
| BC_REF | Business Class | 0 | |||||||
| IBF_PORB | Stored as POR-B | 0 | |||||||
| LINETYPE | Line Type | 0 | |||||||
| MULTILINE | Multiline (BOR) | 0 | |||||||
| LIKE_TYPED | 'Like'-Typed | 0 | |||||||
| IS_STRUCT | Element Is a Structure | 0 | |||||||
| IS_TABLE | Element Is a Table | 0 | |||||||
| IS_SYSTEM | System Element | 0 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SWA_FLAGS using ABAP code?
As SWA_FLAGS 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_FLAGS as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SWA_FLAGS
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SWA_FLAGS 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