SWB_NODES SAP (WF: Node Structure for Container Tree) Structure details
Description: WF: Node Structure for Container Tree
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SWB_NODES 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 "WF: Node Structure for Container Tree" 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_NODES TYPE SWB_NODES.
The SWB_NODES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about WF: Node Structure for Container Tree data available in SAP. These include NODE_KEY (Tree Control: Node Key), RELATKEY (Tree Control: Node Key), RELATSHIP (Natural Number), HIDDEN (Flag (X or Blank)).. 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_NODES 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 |
| NODE_KEY | Tree Control: Node Key | TV_NODEKEY | CHAR | 12 | TM_CHAR12 | ||||
| RELATKEY | Tree Control: Node Key | TV_NODEKEY | CHAR | 12 | TM_CHAR12 | ||||
| RELATSHIP | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
| HIDDEN | Flag (X or Blank) | AS4FLAG | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| DISABLED | Flag (X or Blank) | AS4FLAG | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| ISFOLDER | Flag (X or Blank) | AS4FLAG | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| N_IMAGE | Tree Control: Icon / Image | TV_IMAGE | CHAR | 46 | TV_IMAGE | ||||
| EXP_IMAGE | Tree Control: Icon / Image | TV_IMAGE | CHAR | 46 | TV_IMAGE | ||||
| STYLE | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
| LAST_HITEM | Tree Control: Column Name / Item Name | TV_ITMNAME | CHAR | 12 | TM_CHAR12 | ||||
| NO_BRANCH | Flag (X or Blank) | AS4FLAG | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| EXPANDER | Flag (X or Blank) | AS4FLAG | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| DRAGDROPID | 2 byte integer (signed) | INT2 | INT2 | 5 | INT2 | ||||
| OBJ_REF | 0 | ||||||||
| REFTYPE | Dictionary | SWC_REFTYP | CHAR | 1 | SWC_REFTYP | ||||
| REFSTRUCT | Reference table | SWC_REFSTR | CHAR | 30 | AS4TAB | ||||
| REFFIELD | Reference field | SWC_REFFLD | CHAR | 30 | FDNAME | ||||
| REFOBJTYPE | Object Type | SWO_OBJTYP | CHAR | 10 | OJ_NAME | OBJ | |||
| ATTRTYPE | Attribute type | SWO_ATTYPE | CHAR | 1 | SWO_ATTYPE | ||||
| TABELEM | Multiline element | SWC_TABELM | CHAR | 1 | SWC_BOOL | ||||
| TYPE_KIND | Single-Character Indicator | CHAR1 | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| TYPENAME | Text field length 200 | CHAR200 | CHAR | 200 | CHAR200 | ||||
| TLENGTH | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
| TDECIMALS | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
| TCURRKEY | Currency Unit, Assigned to a Currency Amount | SWACURRKEY | CUKY | 5 | |||||
| TUNITKEY | Unit Key | SWAUNITKEY | UNIT | 3 | |||||
| TUNITPREC | Number of Decimal Places of a Unit-Dependent Size | SWAUNITPRC | PREC | 2 | |||||
| TZONE | Time Zone | SYTZONE | INT4 | 10 | SYST_SHORT | ||||
| ELEMENT | Element | SWC_ELEM | CHAR | 32 | SWC_ELEM |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SWB_NODES using ABAP code?
As SWB_NODES 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_NODES as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SWB_NODES
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SWB_NODES 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