SWDIDSTEPS SAP (Step Properties for WF Definition (Not Runtime)) Structure details
Description: Step Properties for WF Definition (Not Runtime)
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SWDIDSTEPS 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 "Step Properties for WF Definition (Not Runtime)" 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_SWDIDSTEPS TYPE SWDIDSTEPS.
The SWDIDSTEPS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Step Properties for WF Definition (Not Runtime) data available in SAP. These include FORM_METHD (Action), FORM_NAME (Form), SWIM_ELEM (Overview of Existing Groupings), SWIM_EDITE (Grouping Name).. 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 SWDIDSTEPS 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 |
| FORM_OTYPE | Form Type | SWD_FOTYPE | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | OJ_NAME | |||
| FORM_METHD | Action | SWD_FMETHD | CHAR | 32 | SWC_ELEM | ||||
| FORM_NAME | Form | SWDFORMNAM | CHAR | 30 | SWDFORMNAM | ||||
| SWIM_ELEM | Overview of Existing Groupings | SWD_SWIMEL | CHAR | 32 | SWC_ELEM | ||||
| SWIM_EDITE | Grouping Name | SWD_SWIMED | CHAR | 32 | SWC_EDITEL | ||||
| CREATED_BY | Creator of Workflow Definition | SWD_DEFUSR | CHAR | 12 | Assigned to domain | XUBNAME | |||
| CREATED_ON | Creation Date of Workflow Definition | SWD_DEFDAT | DATS | 8 | DATS | ||||
| CREATED_AT | Creation Time of Workflow Definition | SWD_DEFTIM | TIMS | 6 | TIMES | ||||
| CREATED_RL | Release when workflow definition created | SWD_DEFREL | CHAR | 4 | CHAR4 | ||||
| CHANGED_BY | Last user to change workflow definition | SWD_CHGUSR | CHAR | 12 | Assigned to domain | XUBNAME | |||
| CHANGED_ON | Date of last change to workflow definition | SWD_CHGDAT | DATS | 8 | DATS | ||||
| CHANGED_AT | Time of last change to workflow definition | SWD_CHGTIM | TIMS | 6 | TIMES | ||||
| CHANGED_RL | Release of last change to workflow definition | SWD_CHGREL | CHAR | 4 | CHAR4 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SWDIDSTEPS using ABAP code?
As SWDIDSTEPS 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 SWDIDSTEPS as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SWDIDSTEPS
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SWDIDSTEPS 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