SWFBINDDB SAP (Binding Definition, DB Interface) Structure details
Description: Binding Definition, DB Interface
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SWFBINDDB 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 "Binding Definition, DB Interface" 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_SWFBINDDB TYPE SWFBINDDB.
The SWFBINDDB table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Binding Definition, DB Interface data available in SAP. These include DATAFLOW (Workflow Binding: Binding Time), ELEMENT (Element), TAB_INDEX (Index for table 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 SWFBINDDB 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 |
| DATAFLOW | Workflow Binding: Binding Time | SWA_DAFLOW | CHAR | 1 | SWA_DAFLOW | ||||
| ELEMENT | Element | SWC_ELEM | CHAR | 32 | SWC_ELEM | ||||
| TAB_INDEX | Index for table element | SWC_INDEX | NUMC | 6 | SWC_INDEX | ||||
| REFTYPE | Dictionary | SWC_REFTYP | CHAR | 1 | SWC_REFTYP | ||||
| REFSTRUCT | Reference table | SWC_REFSTR | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | |||
| REFFIELD | Reference field | SWC_REFFLD | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | |||
| REFOBJTYPE | Reference obj. type | SWO_REFOBJ | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | OJ_NAME | |||
| ATTRTYPE | Attribute type | SWO_ATTYPE | CHAR | 1 | SWO_ATTYPE | ||||
| ELEMLENGTH | Length of the field in bytes | SWC_LENGTH | NUMC | 3 | SWC_LENGTH | ||||
| TYPE | ABAP Type of element | SWC_TYPE | CHAR | 1 | INTTYPE | ||||
| EXPR | Expression in Binding Definition | SWA_EXPR | CHAR | 255 | SWC_VALUE | ||||
| SOURCETYPE | Instantiation Information for Expression in Binding | SWFBNDETYP | CHAR | 1 | SWFBNDETYP | ||||
| TARGETTYPE | Instantiation Information for Expression in Binding | SWFBNDETYP | CHAR | 1 | SWFBNDETYP | ||||
| TARGETEXPR | Expression in Binding Definition | SWA_EXPR | CHAR | 255 | SWC_VALUE | ||||
| OPERATION | Operation in Binding | SWFBNDOP | CHAR | 3 | SWFBNDOP | ||||
| OPCLASS | Binding: Operator at Row or Container Level | SWFBNDOPCL | CHAR | 1 | SWFBNDOPCL | ||||
| SKIPSNULL | No Action If Source Value Is Not Available | SWFBNDSKPN | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| SKIPSINIT | No Action If Source Value Is Initial or Unavailable | SWFBNDSKPI | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| NOVERWRITE | Do Not Overwrite Available Target Value | SWFBNDNOVR | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| SKIPERROR | Treat Errors as Warnings | SWFBNDNERR | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| MOVE_CORR | Assign Structures Using MOVE-CORRESPONDING | SWFBNDMCOR | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| TRANSTYPE | Type of Transformation to Be Executed | SWFEXTRANS | CHAR | 6 | SWFEXTRANS | ||||
| TRANSBASE | Specification of a Component of an Executable Unit | SWFEXECCMP | CHAR | 64 | |||||
| TRANSEXT | Specification of a Component of an Executable Unit | SWFEXECCMP | CHAR | 64 | |||||
| TRANSCATID | Category of Objects in Persistent Object References | SIBFCATID | CHAR | 2 | SIBFCATID | ||||
| TRANSASYNC | Indicator: Transformation Is Asynchronous | SWFBNDTASN | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| TRANSDIALG | Indicator: Transformation Leads to Dialog | SWFBNDTDIA | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| TRANSLOG | Indicator: Log Transformation Execution | SWFBNDTLOG | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| TRANSDEBUG | Indicator: Execute Transformation in DEBUG Mode | SWFBNDTDBG | CHAR | 1 | XFELD |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SWFBINDDB using ABAP code?
As SWFBINDDB 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 SWFBINDDB as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SWFBINDDB
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SWFBINDDB 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