WIW_META_STR SAP (Who's Who: Structure for Metadata) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Who's Who: Structure for Metadata




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

WIW_META_STR 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 "Who's Who: Structure for Metadata" 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_WIW_META_STR TYPE WIW_META_STR.

The WIW_META_STR table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Who's Who: Structure for Metadata data available in SAP. These include NAME (SAP Query (S): Field name (table field)), FIELDLABEL (SAP Query (S): Long text for a field), POS_D (Dummy for B20 int1 (Local Everywhere)).. 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 WIW_META_STR 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
IDNatural Number INT4INT410INT4
NAMESAP Query (S): Field name (table field) AQS_FNAMECHAR70AQT_FNAME
FIELDLABELSAP Query (S): Long text for a field AQS_FTEXTCHAR60AQT_FTEXT
POS_DDummy for B20 int1 (Local Everywhere) INT1INT13INT1

Key field Non-key field



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

As WIW_META_STR 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 WIW_META_STR as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table WIW_META_STR

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