SWB_ERROR SAP (Structure for Handling Errors) Structure details
Description: Structure for Handling Errors
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SWB_ERROR 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 "Structure for Handling Errors" 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_SWB_ERROR TYPE SWB_ERROR.
The SWB_ERROR table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure for Handling Errors data available in SAP. These include NODEID (Node Number), NODETYPE (Node type), WORKAREA (Application Area), MESSAGE (Workflow definition: Message number).. 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 SWB_ERROR 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 |
| NODEID | Node Number | SWD_NODEID | NUMC | 10 | SWD_NODIDS | ||||
| NODETYPE | Node type | SWD_TRETYP | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | SWD_TRETYP | |||
| WORKAREA | Application Area | ARBGB | CHAR | 20 | T100A | ARBGB | MAG | ||
| MESSAGE | Workflow definition: Message number | SWD_MSGNR | NUMC | 3 | SYMSGNO | ||||
| TYPE | Workflow definition: Message type | SWD_ERRTYP | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
| ACT_POSSIB | Workflow definition: Activation possible | SWD_ACTPOS | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| SAV_POSSIB | Workflow definition: Save possible | SWD_SAVPOS | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| VARIABLE1 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| VARIABLE2 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| VARIABLE3 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| VARIABLE4 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| FIELDNAME | Workflow definition: Field name on screen | SWD_FLDNA_ | CHAR | 30 | CHAR30 | ||||
| DYNNR | Workflow definition: Screen number | SWD_DYNNR | CHAR | 4 | SYCHAR04 | ||||
| SUBSCREEN | Workflow definition: Screen number | SWD_DYNNR | CHAR | 4 | SYCHAR04 | ||||
| STEP_LOOP | Workflow definition: Number of step loop on screen | SWD_STLOOP | NUMC | 1 | NUMC1 | ||||
| POS_CURSOR | Vertical Cursor Position | SYCUROW | INT4 | 10 | SYST_SHORT | ||||
| CREFTEXT | Text (80 Characters) | TEXT80 | CHAR | 80 | TEXT80UEB | ||||
| SWB_LINEID | Condition Editor: Line Number in Internal Display | SWB_LINEID | NUMC | 3 | NUM3 | ||||
| SWB_OPTYPE | WF Condition Editor: Element Type | SWB_ELMTYP | CHAR | 1 | SWB_ELMTYP | ||||
| SWB_ERRTYP | Return Code | SYSUBRC | INT4 | 10 | SYST_SHORT |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SWB_ERROR using ABAP code?
As SWB_ERROR 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 SWB_ERROR as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SWB_ERROR
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SWB_ERROR 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