SWITSKAL SAP (Structure for Output for Task Analysis) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Structure for Output for Task Analysis




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

SWITSKAL 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 Output for Task Analysis" 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_SWITSKAL TYPE SWITSKAL.

The SWITSKAL table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure for Output for Task Analysis data available in SAP. These include TASK (Task ID in Workflow), OBJTYP (Object Type in Business Object Repository (BOR)), OMETH (Object Method), DEVCLASS (Task Package).. 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 SWITSKAL 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
TASKTYPTask Type SWITSKTYPCHAR2Assigned to domainOTYPE
TASKTask ID in Workflow SWITASKCHAR12HROBJID_12
OBJTYPObject Type in Business Object Repository (BOR) SWIOTYPCHAR10Assigned to domainOJ_NAME
OMETHObject Method SWIOMETHCHAR32SWC_ELEM
DEVCLASSTask Package SWIDEVCLCHAR30Assigned to domainDEVCLASS
APPCOMPApplication component ID UFPS_POSIDCHAR24UFPS_POSID
SHORTObject Abbreviation SHORT_DCHAR12TEXT12
STEXTObject Name STEXTCHAR40TEXT40
SYNCHRONSynchronous Object Method HR_SYNC_OMCHAR1CHAR1_X
BACKGROUNDBackground Processing HR_BACK_TSCHAR1CHAR1_X

Key field Non-key field



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

As SWITSKAL 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 SWITSKAL as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SWITSKAL

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