SWD_IMETHD SAP (Workflow Definition: Secondary Methods (Internal Structure)) Structure details
Description: Workflow Definition: Secondary Methods (Internal Structure)
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SWD_IMETHD 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 "Workflow Definition: Secondary Methods (Internal 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_SWD_IMETHD TYPE SWD_IMETHD.
The SWD_IMETHD table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Workflow Definition: Secondary Methods (Internal Structure) data available in SAP. These include SEL_FLAG (Workflow definition: Selection flag), AUTOSTART (Automatic start of secondary method), CONT_OBJ (Container Element for Secondary/Before/After Methods), CONT_OBJTX (Workflow definition: Keyword container 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_IMETHD 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 | ||||
| SEL_FLAG | Workflow definition: Selection flag | SWD_SELFLG | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| AUTOSTART | Automatic start of secondary method | SWD_AUTSTR | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| CONT_OBJ | Container Element for Secondary/Before/After Methods | SWD_SEC_OB | CHAR | 32 | SWC_EDITEL | ||||
| CONT_OBJTX | Workflow definition: Keyword container element | SWD_CONTXT | CHAR | 80 | TEXT80 | ||||
| MET_OTYPE | Type of Objects in Persistent Object References | SIBFTYPEID | CHAR | 32 | SIBFTYPEID | ||||
| MET_CATID | Object Category | SWD_CLSTYP | CHAR | 2 | SWD_CLSTYP | SWF_CATID | |||
| MET_KEYWRD | Object type for secondary method | SWD_OKWORD | CHAR | 80 | TEXT80 | ||||
| METHOD | Secondary method | SWD_SMETHD | CHAR | 32 | SWC_ELEM | ||||
| METH_DESCR | Name of secondary method | SWD_MDESCR | CHAR | 80 | TEXT80 | ||||
| CALLING_NO | Workflow definition: Call number of a secondary method | SWD_CALLNO | NUMC | 2 | NUMC2 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SWD_IMETHD using ABAP code?
As SWD_IMETHD 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_IMETHD as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SWD_IMETHD
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SWD_IMETHD 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