SWFGPAPI SAP (Structure for Transferring the Guided Procedure) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Structure for Transferring the Guided Procedure




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




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

SWFGPAPI 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 "Structure for Transferring the Guided Procedure" 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_SWFGPAPI TYPE SWFGPAPI.

The SWFGPAPI table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure for Transferring the Guided Procedure data available in SAP. These include GP_ID (ID of GP Definition), GP_VERSION (Version of GP Definition), GP_TECH_NAME (Technical Name of a GP Definition), GP_CATEGORY (Category of GP Definition).. 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 SWFGPAPI 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
GP_IDID of GP Definition SWFGPDIDCHAR32SWFGPID
GP_VERSIONVersion of GP Definition SWFGPDVERSNUMC6SWFGPDVERS
GP_TECH_NAMETechnical Name of a GP Definition SWFGPDTECHNAMECHAR32LXECHAR32
GP_CATEGORYCategory of GP Definition SWFGPDCATEGORYCHAR32LXECHAR32
GP_XMLXML of Guided Procedure SWFGPDXMLRSTR0

Key field Non-key field



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

As SWFGPAPI 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 SWFGPAPI as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SWFGPAPI

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