SWD_RETURN SAP (Workflow Definition: Error Message) Structure details
Description: Workflow Definition: Error Message
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SWD_RETURN 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: Error Message" 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_RETURN TYPE SWD_RETURN.
The SWD_RETURN table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Workflow Definition: Error Message data available in SAP. These include WORKAREA (Application Area), MESSAGE (Workflow definition: Message number), TEXT (Workflow definition: Error message), VARIABLE1 (Message Variable).. 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_RETURN 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 |
| ERRORTYPE | Workflow definition: Message type | SWD_ERRTYP | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
| WORKAREA | Application Area | ARBGB | CHAR | 20 | Assigned to domain | ARBGB | MAG | ||
| MESSAGE | Workflow definition: Message number | SWD_MSGNR | NUMC | 3 | SYMSGNO | ||||
| TEXT | Workflow definition: Error message | SWD_ERRMSG | CHAR | 256 | TEXT256 | ||||
| VARIABLE1 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| VARIABLE2 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| VARIABLE3 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| VARIABLE4 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SWD_RETURN using ABAP code?
As SWD_RETURN 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_RETURN as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SWD_RETURN
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SWD_RETURN 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