SWAEXPDEF SAP (Workflow Expression: Definition Attributes) Structure details
Description: Workflow Expression: Definition Attributes
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SWAEXPDEF 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 Expression: Definition 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_SWAEXPDEF TYPE SWAEXPDEF.
The SWAEXPDEF table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Workflow Expression: Definition Attributes data available in SAP. These include REFTYPE (Dictionary), REFSTRUCT (Reference table), REFFIELD (Reference field), REFOBJTYPE (Reference obj. type).. 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 SWAEXPDEF 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 |
| 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 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SWAEXPDEF using ABAP code?
As SWAEXPDEF 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 SWAEXPDEF as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SWAEXPDEF
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SWAEXPDEF 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