SWFPOWLSOBJECT SAP (Workflow - POWL: Structure for Objects) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Workflow - POWL: Structure for Objects




ABAP Code to SELECT data from SWFPOWLSOBJECT
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

SWFPOWLSOBJECT 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 - POWL: Structure for Objects" 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_SWFPOWLSOBJECT TYPE SWFPOWLSOBJECT.

The SWFPOWLSOBJECT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Workflow - POWL: Structure for Objects data available in SAP. These include INSTID (WAPI: Instance ID of Persistent Object Reference), TYPEID (WAPI: Type of Object in Persistent Object Reference), CATID (WAPI: Object Category in a Persistent Object Reference), DESCRIPT (Description of object type).. 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 SWFPOWLSOBJECT 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
IDNumc3, internal use NUMC3NUMC3NUMC3
INSTIDWAPI: Instance ID of Persistent Object Reference SWRSIBFIDCHAR70SIBFBORIID
TYPEIDWAPI: Type of Object in Persistent Object Reference SWRSIBFTICHAR32SIBFTYPEID
CATIDWAPI: Object Category in a Persistent Object Reference SWRSIBFCICHAR2SIBFCATID
DESCRIPTDescription of object type SWL_OJKEYCHAR20TEXT20
SHORTTEXTShort description of object type SWL_OTPTXTCHAR80TEXT80
DEF_ATTRIBObject Name SWL_SHTEXTCHAR50TEXT50
OBJECT_TYPWAPI: Use of object type SWR_OBJTYPCHAR2SWR_OBJTYP

Key field Non-key field



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

As SWFPOWLSOBJECT 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 SWFPOWLSOBJECT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SWFPOWLSOBJECT

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