SWD_SEVNTS SAP (Events for Rule-Based Workflow) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Events for Rule-Based Workflow




ABAP Code to SELECT data from SWD_SEVNTS
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

SWD_SEVNTS 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 "Events for Rule-Based Workflow" 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_SEVNTS TYPE SWD_SEVNTS.

The SWD_SEVNTS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Events for Rule-Based Workflow data available in SAP. These include CLIENT (Workflow definition: Client), WFD_ID (Number of workflow definition), VERSION (Version), EXETYP (Workflow Type).. 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: Not classified


SAP SWD_SEVNTS 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
CLIENTWorkflow definition: Client SWD_MANDANCLNT3T000MANDT
WFD_IDNumber of workflow definition SWD_WFD_IDCHAR10SWD_HEADERSWD_WFDIDS
VERSIONVersion SWD_VERSIOCHAR4SWD_VERSIO
EXETYPWorkflow Type SWD_EXETYPCHAR1SWD_EXETYP
NODEIDNode Number SWD_NODEIDNUMC10SWD_NODIDS
EVTINDEXIndex for Events SWD_EVTIDXNUMC2NUMC2
EVT_TYPEEvent for object type SWD_EVTTYPCHAR32SIBFTYPEID
EVT_OTYPEType of Objects in Persistent Object References SIBFTYPEIDCHAR32SIBFTYPEID
EVT_CATIDObject Type Category SWFECLSTYPCHAR2SWFECLSTYPSWF_CATID
EVT_CONTELContainer element with object reference SWD_CONEVTCHAR255SWD_VALUE
RTYPE_IDWorkflow: ID of Receiver Type SWD_RTYPIDNUMC4SWD_RTYPID
LOCEVTNAMName of Local Event SWD_LEVTNAMCHAR30TEXT30
CRL_NAMEName of a Correlation SWFDCRLNAMCHAR22SWFDCRLNAMSWF_CRL_NAME
EVT_NAMESymbolic Event Name SWD_EVTNAMCHAR32TEXT32
EVT_WAITTYPWait Type SWD_HWAITTYPCHAR1SWD_HWAITTYP

Key field Non-key field



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

As SWD_SEVNTS 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_SEVNTS as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SWD_SEVNTS

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