SWF_REPORT SAP (Wizard for Reports in Workflow) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Wizard for Reports in Workflow




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




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

SWF_REPORT 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 "Wizard for Reports in 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_SWF_REPORT TYPE SWF_REPORT.

The SWF_REPORT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Wizard for Reports in Workflow data available in SAP. These include BCKGRD (WF: Indicator: Processing in background), IMIDAT (WF: Indicator: Start job immediately), BGREVT (WF: Indicator: Start job with event), RFTIME (WF: Indicator: Start job at a particular time).. 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_REPORT 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
DIALOGWF: Indicator: Processing in dialog SWFDIALOGCHAR1
BCKGRDWF: Indicator: Processing in background SWFBCKGRDCHAR1
IMIDATWF: Indicator: Start job immediately SWFIMIDATCHAR1
BGREVTWF: Indicator: Start job with event SWFBGREVTCHAR1
RFTIMEWF: Indicator: Start job at a particular time SWFRFTIMECHAR1
REPORTWF: Report executed in the job SWU_REPTCHAR40PROGNAME
REPTIReport title REPTICHAR70REPTI
VARIANTEWF: Variant for report SWU_VARICHAR14RALDB_VARI
VARITIVariant texts for logical databases RALDB_VTXTCHAR30VARIANTTXT
COPYSELWF: Indicator: Fill selection fields SWFCOPSELCHAR1
JOBBackground job name BTCJOBCHAR32CHAR32
EVENTWF: An event is chosen which starts the task SWU_EVENTCHAR32CHAR32
EVENTPARAWF: Parameters for event of background processing SWU_BPEVTCHAR64TEXT64
REFPOINTWF: Text for time-based reference point SWFREFPNTCHAR20SWFREFPNT
DATEEXPRWF: Expression for start date SWU_DEXPRCHAR255SWD_VALUE
TIMEEXPRWF: Expression for start time SWU_TEXPRCHAR255SWD_VALUE
OFFSETWF: Offset (start delay) SWU_OFFINT410SWFTIMEOFF
UNITTime Unit SWD_MEINSUNIT3Assigned to domainCUNITMEINS
SHORTObject Abbreviation SHORT_DCHAR12TEXT12
STEXTObject Name STEXTCHAR40TEXT40
WITEXTWork Item Text WITEXTCHAR120TEXT120
EXEALIWF: Indicator: Execute report with ALI object SWFEXEALICHAR1
ALIFOLIndicator: Store in folder SWFFOLDCHAR1
ALIRCVRIndicator: Send to recipients SWFRCVRCHAR1
EXENORMWF: Indicator: Execute report without variant SWFEXENORMCHAR1
EXEVARIWF: Indicator: Execute report with variant SWFEXEVARICHAR1
FOLIDObject key SWO_TYPEIDCHAR70SWO_TYPEID
FOLNAMName of document, folder or distribution list SO_OBJ_NAMCHAR12SO_OBJ_NAM
FOLDESShort description of contents SO_OBJ_DESCHAR50SO_OBJ_DES
ALITITLWF: Titel of an ALI list SWFALITITLCHAR120TEXT120

Key field Non-key field



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

As SWF_REPORT 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_REPORT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SWF_REPORT

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