WFMBIWS_FIELD_MAP SAP (Field mapping between BW InfoObjects and OLTP Fields) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Field mapping between BW InfoObjects and OLTP Fields




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

WFMBIWS_FIELD_MAP 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 "Field mapping between BW InfoObjects and OLTP Fields" 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_WFMBIWS_FIELD_MAP TYPE WFMBIWS_FIELD_MAP.

The WFMBIWS_FIELD_MAP table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Field mapping between BW InfoObjects and OLTP Fields data available in SAP. These include INFOOBJECT (InfoObject), DATATYPE (Data type), DECIMALS (Number of Decimal Places), SIGN (Flag for sign in numerical fields).. 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: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP WFMBIWS_FIELD_MAP 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
FIELDComponent name NAME_KOMPCHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAMEDFD
INFOOBJECTInfoObject RSIOBJNMCHAR30RSIOBJNMRSC
DATATYPEData type RSDATATYPECHAR4DATATYPE
DECIMALSNumber of Decimal Places DECIMALSNUMC6DDLENG
SIGNFlag for sign in numerical fields SIGNFLAGCHAR1AS4FLAG
LOWERCASELowercase letters allowed/not allowed LOWERCASECHAR1AS4FLAG
OFFSETOffset in work area OFFSETINT25OFFSET
LENGTHiSeries: Table field length LENGTHINT410QINT4
CONVEXITConversion Routine CONVEXITCHAR5CONVEXIT

Key field Non-key field



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

As WFMBIWS_FIELD_MAP 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 WFMBIWS_FIELD_MAP as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table WFMBIWS_FIELD_MAP

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