SWD_CNTELE SAP (Internal Representation of a Container Element Definition) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Internal Representation of a Container Element Definition




ABAP Code to SELECT data from SWD_CNTELE
Related tables to SWD_CNTELE
Access table SWD_CNTELE




Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

SWD_CNTELE 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 "Internal Representation of a Container Element Definition" 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_SWD_CNTELE TYPE SWD_CNTELE.

The SWD_CNTELE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Internal Representation of a Container Element Definition data available in SAP. These include EDITELEM (Element name in upper/lower case), OBJTYPE (), TYPEID (Type of Objects in Persistent Object References), CATID (Object Category).. 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 SWD_CNTELE 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
ELEMENTElement SWC_ELEMCHAR32SWC_ELEM
EDITELEMElement name in upper/lower case SWC_EDITELCHAR32SWC_EDITEL
OBJTYPE 0
TYPEIDType of Objects in Persistent Object References SIBFTYPEIDCHAR32SIBFTYPEID
CATIDObject Category SWD_CLSTYPCHAR2SWD_CLSTYPSWF_CATID
DDICText (80 Characters) TEXT80CHAR80TEXT80UEB
TABELEMMultiline element SWC_TABELMCHAR1SWC_BOOL
IMPORTParameter is imported in method SWC_IMPORTCHAR1SWC_BOOL
EXPORTParameter is exported from method SWC_EXPORTCHAR1SWC_BOOL
OPTIONALCheckbox XFELDCHAR1XFELD
DESCRIPTName SWC_DESCRCHAR20TEXT20
SHORTTEXTDescription SWC_SHTEXTCHAR80TEXT80
SYSTEMCheckbox XFELDCHAR1XFELD
NO_DISPLAYCheckbox XFELDCHAR1XFELD

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SWD_CNTELE using ABAP code?

As SWD_CNTELE 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 SWD_CNTELE as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SWD_CNTELE

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SWD_CNTELE and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).


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