SWF_CONTDE SAP (WF: Create workflow container element) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: WF: Create workflow container element




ABAP Code to SELECT data from SWF_CONTDE
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Access table SWF_CONTDE




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

SWF_CONTDE 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 "WF: Create workflow container element" 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_CONTDE TYPE SWF_CONTDE.

The SWF_CONTDE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about WF: Create workflow container element data available in SAP. These include DESCRIPT (Name), SHORTTEXT (Description), TABELEM (Multiline element), REFTYPE (Dictionary).. 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 SWF_CONTDE 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
EDITELEMElement name in upper/lower case SWC_EDITELCHAR32SWC_EDITEL
DESCRIPTName SWC_DESCRCHAR20TEXT20
SHORTTEXTDescription SWC_SHTEXTCHAR80TEXT80
TABELEMMultiline element SWC_TABELMCHAR1SWC_BOOL
REFTYPEDictionary SWC_REFTYPCHAR1SWC_REFTYP
REFSTRUCTReference table SWC_REFSTRCHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TAB
REFFIELDReference field SWC_REFFLDCHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAME
MCODESearch Help (Formerly Matchcode) SWC_MCODECHAR30Assigned to domainSHLPNAME
REFOBJTYPEType of Objects in Persistent Object References SIBFTYPEIDCHAR32SIBFTYPEID
REFOBJCATCategory of Objects in Persistent Object References SIBFCATIDCHAR2SIBFCATID
ELEMTYPEElement type SWC_ELEMTPCHAR1SWC_ELEMTP
OBLIGIMPRequired SWC_OBLIMPCHAR1SWC_BOOL
DDICText (80 Characters) TEXT80CHAR80TEXT80UEB

Key field Non-key field



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

As SWF_CONTDE 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_CONTDE as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SWF_CONTDE

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