SWF_ALERT_SHORT_TEXT SAP (Short Texts Alert Category) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Short Texts Alert Category




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




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

SWF_ALERT_SHORT_TEXT 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 "Short Texts Alert Category" 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_SWF_ALERT_SHORT_TEXT TYPE SWF_ALERT_SHORT_TEXT.

The SWF_ALERT_SHORT_TEXT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Short Texts Alert Category data available in SAP. These include ALIAS (ALM: Long Name of an Alert Category), LANGUAGE (Workflow: Language Key), LINE (), LANGUAGE (Workflow: Language Key).. 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: Can Be Enhanced (Deep)


SAP SWF_ALERT_SHORT_TEXT 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
ALERTCATEGORYAlert Category SALRTDCATCHAR30Assigned to domainSALRTDCAT
ALIASALM: Long Name of an Alert Category SALERTDALIASCHAR80Assigned to domainSALERTDALIASGET_ALERT_ALIAS
LANGUAGEWorkflow: Language Key SWF_LANGULANG1Assigned to domainISOLASPRASH_T002
LINE 0
LANGUAGEWorkflow: Language Key SWF_LANGULANG1Assigned to domainISOLASPRASH_T002
LINEWorkflow: Data Type STRING SWH_STRINGSTRG0
TDFORMATTag column TDFORMATCHAR2TDELEMSTYL
TDLINEText Line TDLINECHAR132TDSTXLLINE

Key field Non-key field



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

As SWF_ALERT_SHORT_TEXT 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 SWF_ALERT_SHORT_TEXT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SWF_ALERT_SHORT_TEXT

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