SWKCONTDSC SAP (Describes Container Definition to Be Generated by RFC) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Describes Container Definition to Be Generated by RFC




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




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

SWKCONTDSC 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 "Describes Container Definition to Be Generated by RFC" 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_SWKCONTDSC TYPE SWKCONTDSC.

The SWKCONTDSC table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Describes Container Definition to Be Generated by RFC data available in SAP. These include EDITORDER (Editing sequence), XMLTYPE (XML-Schema Data Type of Container Element), REFTYPE (Dictionary), REFOBJTYPE (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: Not classified


SAP SWKCONTDSC 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
ELEMENTElement name in upper/lower case SWC_EDITELCHAR32SWC_EDITEL
EDITORDEREditing sequence SWC_EDITORNUMC4NUMC4
XMLTYPEXML-Schema Data Type of Container Element SWK_XMLTYPCHAR32SWK_XMLTYP
REFTYPEDictionary SWC_REFTYPCHAR1SWC_REFTYP
REFOBJTYPEObject Type SWO_OBJTYPCHAR10Assigned to domainOJ_NAMEOBJ
REFSTRUCTReference table SWC_REFSTRCHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TAB
REFFIELDReference field SWC_REFFLDCHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAME
ELEMTYPEElement type SWC_ELEMTPCHAR1SWC_ELEMTP
OBLIGIMPRequired SWC_OBLIMPCHAR1SWC_BOOL
TABELEMMultiline element SWC_TABELMCHAR1SWC_BOOL
MCODESearch Help (Formerly Matchcode) SWC_MCODECHAR30Assigned to domainSHLPNAME

Key field Non-key field



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

As SWKCONTDSC 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 SWKCONTDSC as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SWKCONTDSC

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