WFCD_BUFFER SAP (Change Documents for Workflow) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Change Documents for Workflow




ABAP Code to SELECT data from WFCD_BUFFER
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Access table WFCD_BUFFER




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

WFCD_BUFFER 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 "Change Documents for Workflow" 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_WFCD_BUFFER TYPE WFCD_BUFFER.

The WFCD_BUFFER table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Change Documents for Workflow data available in SAP. These include MANDANT (Client), OBJECTCLAS (Object class), OBJECTID (Object value), CHANGENR (Document change 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: Can Be Enhanced (Deep)


SAP WFCD_BUFFER 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
HEADER 0
MANDANTClient MANDTCLNT3MANDT
OBJECTCLASObject class CDOBJECTCLCHAR15ALPHAOBJECTCL
OBJECTIDObject value CDOBJECTVCHAR90CHAR90
CHANGENRDocument change number CDCHANGENRCHAR10ALPHACDCHANGENR
USERNAMEUser name of the person responsible in change document CDUSERNAMECHAR12CHAR12
UDATECreation date of the change document CDDATUMDATS8DATUM
UTIMETime changed CDUZEITTIMS6UZEIT
TCODETransaction in which a change was made CDTCODECHAR20TCODE
PLANCHNGNRPlanned change number PLANCHNGNRCHAR12ALPHAPLANCHNGNRAEN
ACT_CHNGNOChange number of the document created by this change CD_CHNGNOCHAR10ALPHACDCHANGENR
WAS_PLANNDFlag that changes were generated from planned changes CD_PLANNEDCHAR1XFLAG
CHANGE_INDApplication object change type (U, I, E, D) CDCHNGINDHCHAR1CDCHNGIND
LANGULanguage Key LANGULANG1ISOLASPRAS
VERSION3-Byte field CHAR3CHAR3CHAR3
POS 0

Key field Non-key field



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

As WFCD_BUFFER 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 WFCD_BUFFER as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table WFCD_BUFFER

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