SWOTEDSTAT SAP (Editor Status Return Values) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Editor Status Return Values




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

SWOTEDSTAT 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 "Editor Status Return Values" 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_SWOTEDSTAT TYPE SWOTEDSTAT.

The SWOTEDSTAT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Editor Status Return Values data available in SAP. These include METHOD (Method), CURSOR (Cursor for CONTEDIT), CURSOROFFS (Horizontal Cursor Position), CURSORLINE (Vertical Cursor Position).. 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 SWOTEDSTAT 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
OBJSTACKStack counter for object types SWC_CONTSTNUMC4NUMC4
METHODMethod SWO_METHODCHAR32SWC_ELEM
CURSORCursor for CONTEDIT SWC_CURSORINT410SYST_LONG
CURSOROFFSHorizontal Cursor Position SYCUCOLINT410SYST_SHORT
CURSORLINEVertical Cursor Position SYCUROWINT410SYST_SHORT
CURSORFLDScreen field under cursor SWC_CUFILDCHAR30CHAR30
CURSORCOLFirst List Column Displayed SYSTACOINT410SYST_LONG
MARK1First line selected SWC_MARK1INT410SYST_LONG
MARK2Last line selected SWC_MARK2INT410SYST_LONG

Key field Non-key field



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

As SWOTEDSTAT 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 SWOTEDSTAT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SWOTEDSTAT

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