SWF_OBJECT SAP (WFP: Workflow Pattern complete object with describing texts) Structure details
Description: WFP: Workflow Pattern complete object with describing texts
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SWF_OBJECT 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 "WFP: Workflow Pattern complete object with describing texts" 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_OBJECT TYPE SWF_OBJECT.
The SWF_OBJECT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about WFP: Workflow Pattern complete object with describing texts data available in SAP. These include SWF_NAME (Unique ID of Workflow Wizard), SWF_PARENT (Unique ID for Workflow Wizard type), SWF_TASK (Workflow Wizard Workflow), SWF_PRG (Program name for saving a Workflow Wizard).. 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 SWF_OBJECT 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 |
| SWF_NAME | Unique ID of Workflow Wizard | SWF_ID | CHAR | 20 | Assigned to domain | SWF_ID | |||
| SWF_PARENT | Unique ID for Workflow Wizard type | SWF_PARID | CHAR | 20 | SWF_PARID | ||||
| SWF_TASK | Workflow Wizard Workflow | SWF_TASK_D | CHAR | 14 | HROBJEC_14 | ||||
| SWF_PRG | Program name for saving a Workflow Wizard | SWF_PRG | CHAR | 40 | Assigned to domain | PROGRAMM | |||
| SWF_FORM | Name of FORM routine for saving Workflow Wizard | SWF_FORM | CHAR | 30 | EDMODULE | ||||
| SWF_OBJTYP | Object Type | SWO_OBJTYP | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | OJ_NAME | OBJ | ||
| SWF_LANG | Language Key | LANGU | LANG | 1 | T002 | ISOLA | SPRAS | ||
| SWF_DESC | Description of Workflow Wizard | SWF_LTEXT | CHAR | 80 | TEXT80 | ||||
| SWF_CREUSR | User Name of Creator of Wizard | SWF_CREUSR | CHAR | 12 | SYCHAR12 | ||||
| SWF_CREDAT | Wizard Creation Date | SWF_CREDAT | DATS | 8 | SYDATS | ||||
| SWF_CRETIM | Wizard Creation Time | SWF_CRETIM | TIMS | 6 | SYTIME | ||||
| SWF_CHGUSR | User Name of Last Changer of Wizard | SWF_CHGUSR | CHAR | 12 | SYCHAR12 | ||||
| SWF_CHGDAT | Wizard Change Date | SWF_CHGDAT | DATS | 8 | SYDATS | ||||
| SWF_CHGTIM | Wizard Change Time | SWF_CHGTIM | TIMS | 6 | SYTIME | ||||
| SWF_RELEAS | Indicator showing that Workflow Wizard is released | SWF_RELEAS | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| SWF_BSPTSK | Workflow Wizard Example Workflow | SWF_BSPTSK | CHAR | 14 | SWF_TASK | ||||
| SWF_NOWFE | Do Not Offer Workflow Wizard When Calling from Builder | SWF_NOWFE | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| FUNCNAME | Function name | FUNCNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FUNCNAME | LIB | ||
| WFPATTYPE | Type of Workflow Wizard | SWF_WFPTYP | CHAR | 4 | SWF_WFPTYP | ||||
| SAPONLY | Wizard Only Visible in SAP System | SWF_SAPONLY | CHAR | 1 | XFELD |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SWF_OBJECT using ABAP code?
As SWF_OBJECT 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_OBJECT as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SWF_OBJECT
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SWF_OBJECT and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
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