SWW_RETURN SAP (Workflow Runtime: Return Values of Method Call) Structure details
Description: Workflow Runtime: Return Values of Method Call
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SWW_RETURN 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 "Workflow Runtime: Return Values of Method Call" 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_SWW_RETURN TYPE SWW_RETURN.
The SWW_RETURN table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Workflow Runtime: Return Values of Method Call data available in SAP. These include ERRORTYPE (Error type), NAME (Symbolic name for exception), WORKAREA (Application Area), MESSAGE (Message number).. 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 SWW_RETURN 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 |
| CODE | Exception for method | SWO_RETURN | NUMC | 4 | SWO_RETURN | ||||
| ERRORTYPE | Error type | SWO_ERRTYP | NUMC | 1 | SWO_ERRTYP | ||||
| NAME | Symbolic name for exception | SWO_RCNAME | CHAR | 20 | CHAR20 | ||||
| WORKAREA | Application Area | ARBGB | CHAR | 20 | T100A | ARBGB | MAG | ||
| MESSAGE | Message number | SWO_MSGNR | NUMC | 3 | NUMC3 | ||||
| VARIABLE1 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| VARIABLE2 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| VARIABLE3 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| VARIABLE4 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| WI_ASD | Current start date of work item | SWW_ASD | DATS | 8 | SYDATS | ||||
| WI_AST | Current start time of work item | SWW_AST | TIMS | 6 | SYTIME | ||||
| WI_AED | End Date of Work Item | SWW_AED | DATS | 8 | SYDATS | ||||
| WI_AET | Current end time of work item | SWW_AET | TIMS | 6 | SYTIME | ||||
| CATID | Category of Objects in Persistent Object References | SIBFCATID | CHAR | 2 | SIBFCATID | ||||
| EXCP_TYPE | Workflow: Type of Exception | SWF_EXCTYP | NUMC | 4 | SWF_EXCTYP | ||||
| EXC_CLSNAM | Object Type Name | SEOCLSNAME | CHAR | 30 | SEOCLSNAME | CLASS | |||
| WI_ASTS | Workflow: Start Time Time Stamp | SWFRSTATS | DEC | 21(7) | TZNTSTMPL | ||||
| WI_AETS | Workflow: Completion Time Stamp | SWFRCMPTS | DEC | 21(7) | TZNTSTMPL | ||||
| GUID | Workflow: Error GUID | SWFERRGUID | CHAR | 32 | SYSUUID_C |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SWW_RETURN using ABAP code?
As SWW_RETURN 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 SWW_RETURN as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SWW_RETURN
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SWW_RETURN and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects