SWCONTTYP SAP (Container Types Structure) Structure details
Description: Container Types Structure
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SWCONTTYP 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 "Container Types Structure" 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_SWCONTTYP TYPE SWCONTTYP.
The SWCONTTYP table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Container Types Structure data available in SAP. These include ELEMTYPE (Element type), ELEMENTLEN (Length of an element), SUBSCREEN (Subscreen), REFTYPE (Dictionary).. 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: Not classified
SAP SWCONTTYP 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 |
| CONTTYPE | Container Type | SWC_CONTTP | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| ELEMTYPE | Element type | SWC_ELEMTP | CHAR | 1 | SWC_ELEMTP | ||||
| ELEMENTLEN | Length of an element | SWC_CONTLN | INT4 | 10 | SYST_LONG | ||||
| SUBSCREEN | Subscreen | SWC_SUBSCR | NUMC | 4 | NUMC4 | ||||
| REFTYPE | Dictionary | SWC_REFTYP | CHAR | 1 | SWC_REFTYP | ||||
| ATTRTYPE | Attribute type | SWO_ATTYPE | CHAR | 1 | SWO_ATTYPE | ||||
| EDITSTAT | Editing status | SWC_EDSTAT | CHAR | 20 | GUI_STATUS | ||||
| DISPSTAT | Display status | SWC_DPSTAT | CHAR | 20 | GUI_STATUS | ||||
| MAXVIEW | Number of views | SWC_MAXVIW | NUMC | 1 | NUMC01 | ||||
| CONTVIEW | First entry in CONTVIEW | SWC_STVIEW | INT4 | 10 | SYST_LONG | ||||
| DYNPDETAIL | Detail screen | SWC_DYNPDT | NUMC | 4 | NUMC04 | ||||
| PAICALL | PAI callback | SWC_CALLBK | CHAR | 30 | CHAR30 | ||||
| PBOCALL | Editor callback PBO | SWC_PBOCAL | CHAR | 30 | CHAR30 | ||||
| TWICECALL | Callback for insert, delete element | SWC_INSCAL | CHAR | 30 | CHAR30 | ||||
| EDITTITLE | Editor GUI title for change | SWC_EDTITL | CHAR | 3 | CHAR3 | ||||
| DISPTITLE | Editor GUI title for display | SWC_DPTITL | CHAR | 3 | CHAR3 | ||||
| ELTABNAME | Table name for element | SWC_ELTNAM | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | |||
| ELFLDNAME | Field name for element | SWC_ELFNAM | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | |||
| ELKEYWORD | Key word for element | SWC_ELKWRD | CHAR | 20 | TEXT20 | ||||
| INSERTDDIC | Add DDIC fields to screen | SWC_INDDIC | NUMC | 4 | NUMC4 | ||||
| BUFFTYPES | Import buffer from container types | SWC_BUFFTP | CHAR | 10 | CHAR10 | ||||
| RELCONTROL | Release control | SWC_RELCNT | CHAR | 1 | SWC_BOOL |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SWCONTTYP using ABAP code?
As SWCONTTYP 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 SWCONTTYP as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SWCONTTYP
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SWCONTTYP 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