SWFDELMDEF SAP (Workflow Container, Internal Runtime Structure for Element) Structure details
Description: Workflow Container, Internal Runtime Structure for Element
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SWFDELMDEF 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 "Workflow Container, Internal Runtime Structure for 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_SWFDELMDEF TYPE SWFDELMDEF.
The SWFDELMDEF table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Workflow Container, Internal Runtime Structure for Element data available in SAP. These include QNAME (Qualified Name of a Container Element), PARAMKIND (Description of Parameter Type (Import/Export/Changing...)), VALUE (Data Reference (REF TO DATA)), EDITELEM (Element Name with Uppercase/Lowercase If EDITELEM<>NAME).. 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 SWFDELMDEF 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 |
| NAME | Element ID (32 Characters, Unique, Not Language-Dependent) | SWFDNAME | CHAR | 32 | SWC_ELEM | ||||
| QNAME | Qualified Name of a Container Element | SWFDQNAME | STRG | 0 | |||||
| PARAMKIND | Description of Parameter Type (Import/Export/Changing...) | SWFDPARMTY | CHAR | 1 | SWFDPARMTY | ||||
| VALUE | Data Reference (REF TO DATA) | SWFDATAREF | REF | 0 | DATA | ||||
| EDITELEM | Element Name with Uppercase/Lowercase If EDITELEM<>NAME | 0 | |||||||
| OBJTYPE | Object Type ID in Repository | SWFOBJNAME | STRG | 0 | |||||
| OBJKIND | Abbrev. for Distinguishing Kinds of Obj. Type (SE24/BOR/...) | SWFOBJKIND | CHAR | 2 | SWF_CLSTYP | ||||
| TYPENAME | Typ Name That Can Be Used for CREATE DATA | SWFDTNAME | STRG | 0 | |||||
| TYPEKIND | ABAP Data Type of Data Object (from ABAP Type Descriptor) | SWFDTKIND | CHAR | 1 | SWFDTKIND | ||||
| DREF_LEVEL | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
| LENGTH | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
| DECIMALS | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
| UNITTYPE | Unit Type (Currency, Time, Weight, Etc.) | SWFDUNITTP | CHAR | 1 | SWFDUNITTP | ||||
| UNIT | Data Reference (REF TO DATA) | SWFDATAREF | REF | 0 | DATA | ||||
| PROPS | Bit Sequence, Encodes the Properties of the Element | 0 | |||||||
| CUR_LANGU | Language Key | LANGU | LANG | 1 | Assigned to domain | ISOLA | SPRAS | ||
| REQ_LANGU | Language Key | LANGU | LANG | 1 | Assigned to domain | ISOLA | SPRAS | ||
| DESCRIPT | Language-Dependent Description (Up To 40 Characters) | 0 | |||||||
| SHORTTEXT | Language-Dependent Short Text (Up To 132 Characters) | 0 | |||||||
| CREA_REL | Release of SAP System | SYSAPRL | CHAR | 4 | SYCHAR04 | ||||
| EDITORDER | Prescribed Position for Display in Editor | 0 | |||||||
| CHANGEDATA | 0 | ||||||||
| CREA_REL | Release at Creation | SWFUTLCREASAPRL | CHAR | 4 | SAPRL | ||||
| CREA_TMSTP | Time Created as Time Stamp | SWFUTLCREATST | DEC | 15 | TZNTSTMPS | ||||
| CREA_USER | User (Logon Name) at Creation | SWFUTLCREAUSER | CHAR | 12 | SYCHAR12 | ||||
| CHG_REL | Last Changed in Release | SWFUTLCHGSAPRL | CHAR | 4 | SAPRL | ||||
| CHG_TMSTP | Time of Last Change as Time Stamp | SWFUTLCHGTST | DEC | 15 | TZNTSTMPS | ||||
| CHG_USER | Last-Change User (Logon Name) | SWFUTLCHGAUSER | CHAR | 12 | SYCHAR12 | ||||
| SAVED_POR | Data Reference (REF TO DATA) | SWFDATAREF | REF | 0 | DATA |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SWFDELMDEF using ABAP code?
As SWFDELMDEF 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 SWFDELMDEF as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SWFDELMDEF
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SWFDELMDEF 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