SWOTOCOPY SAP (Structure for Copying, Renaming) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Structure for Copying, Renaming




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




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

SWOTOCOPY 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 Copying, Renaming" 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_SWOTOCOPY TYPE SWOTOCOPY.

The SWOTOCOPY table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure for Copying, Renaming data available in SAP. These include TOTYPE (Object Type), FROMPROG (Implementation program), TOPROG (Implementation program), FROMELEM (Object name).. 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 SWOTOCOPY 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
FROMTYPEObject Type SWO_OBJTYPCHAR10Assigned to domainOJ_NAMEOBJ
TOTYPEObject Type SWO_OBJTYPCHAR10Assigned to domainOJ_NAMEOBJ
FROMPROGImplementation program SWO_PROGRCHAR40PROGNAME
TOPROGImplementation program SWO_PROGRCHAR40PROGNAME
FROMELEMObject name SWC_OBJEDECHAR32SWC_EDITEL
TOELEMObject name SWC_OBJEDECHAR32SWC_EDITEL
CREA_RELRelease at Creation SWO_CREARECHAR4CHAR4
WITH_DOCUCopy with documentation SWO_DOCCPYCHAR1SWC_BOOL

Key field Non-key field



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

As SWOTOCOPY 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 SWOTOCOPY as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SWOTOCOPY

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