SWOTNODES SAP (Node Structure for Relationships) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Node Structure for Relationships




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




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

SWOTNODES 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 "Node Structure for Relationships" 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_SWOTNODES TYPE SWOTNODES.

The SWOTNODES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Node Structure for Relationships data available in SAP. These include KEYWORD (Name), GROUP (Object type group), DEPTH (Depth in object tree), PARENT (Supertype).. 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 SWOTNODES 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
OBJTYPEObject Type SWO_OBJTYPCHAR10TOJTBOJ_NAMEOBJ
KEYWORDName OJ_STEXTCHAR20TEXT20
GROUPObject type group SWO_GROUPCHAR10TOJTBOJ_NAME
DEPTHDepth in object tree SWO_DEPTHNUMC2NUMC02
PARENTSupertype SWO_PARENTCHAR10TOJTBOJ_NAME

Key field Non-key field



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

As SWOTNODES 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 SWOTNODES as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SWOTNODES

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