SWD_CONTWU SAP (WF: Where-Used List for Container Elements) Structure details
Description: WF: Where-Used List for Container Elements
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SWD_CONTWU 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: Where-Used List for Container Elements" 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_CONTWU TYPE SWD_CONTWU.
The SWD_CONTWU table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about WF: Where-Used List for Container Elements data available in SAP. These include NODETYPE (Node type), DESCRIPT (Name of Step or Outcome), FIELDNAME (Workflow definition: Field name on screen), TEXT (Text (80 Characters)).. 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_CONTWU 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 | |||
| DESCRIPT | Name of Step or Outcome | SWD_NODDSC | CHAR | 80 | SWD_NODTXT | ||||
| FIELDNAME | Workflow definition: Field name on screen | SWD_FLDNA_ | CHAR | 30 | CHAR30 | ||||
| TEXT | Text (80 Characters) | TEXT80 | CHAR | 80 | TEXT80UEB | ||||
| IO_PROP | Element type | SWC_ELEMTP | CHAR | 1 | SWC_ELEMTP |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SWD_CONTWU using ABAP code?
As SWD_CONTWU 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_CONTWU as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SWD_CONTWU
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SWD_CONTWU 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