SWD_EVENT SAP (Screen Structure for Triggering Events) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Screen Structure for Triggering Events




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




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

SWD_EVENT 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 "Screen Structure for Triggering Events" 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_EVENT TYPE SWD_EVENT.

The SWD_EVENT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Screen Structure for Triggering Events data available in SAP. These include EVT_OTYPE (Type of Objects in Persistent Object References), EVT_CATID (Object Type Category), EVENT (Event of an Object), ELEMENT (Element).. 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_EVENT 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
EVT_OTYPEType of Objects in Persistent Object References SIBFTYPEIDCHAR32SIBFTYPEID
EVT_CATIDObject Type Category SWFECLSTYPCHAR2SWFECLSTYPSWF_CATID
EVENTEvent of an Object HR_S_EVENTCHAR32SWC_ELEM
ELEMENTElement SWC_ELEMCHAR32SWC_ELEM
BINDING 0
EV_SHORTTXDescription SWC_SHTEXTCHAR80TEXT80
STATFLAGCheckbox XFELDCHAR1XFELD
BINDFLAGCheckbox XFELDCHAR1XFELD
CONDFLAGCheckbox XFELDCHAR1XFELD
STATICONText (length 132) TEXT132CHAR132TEXT132
BINDICONText (length 132) TEXT132CHAR132TEXT132
CONDICONText (length 132) TEXT132CHAR132TEXT132

Key field Non-key field



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

As SWD_EVENT 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_EVENT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SWD_EVENT

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SWD_EVENT 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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