WTREE_NODE SAP (Description of a Hierarchy Node) Structure details
Description: Description of a Hierarchy Node
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
WTREE_NODE 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 "Description of a Hierarchy Node" 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_WTREE_NODE TYPE WTREE_NODE.
The WTREE_NODE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Description of a Hierarchy Node data available in SAP. These include TYPE (Node type), NAME (Object name), TLEVEL (Node level), LINK (Link ID).. 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 WTREE_NODE 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 |
| ID | Internal: Node ID | SEU_ID | NUMC | 6 | SEU_ID | ||||
| TYPE | Node type | SEU_TYPE | CHAR | 4 | SEU_TYPE | ||||
| NAME | Object name | SEU_NAME | CHAR | 30 | SEU_NAME | ||||
| TLEVEL | Node level | SEU_LEVEL | NUMC | 2 | SEU_LEVEL | ||||
| LINK | Link ID | SEU_LINK | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| KOMP | Internal: Compression ID | SEU_COMPR | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| LEAF | Internal: Page ID | SEU_LEAF | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| TLOCK | Internal: Selection ID | SEU_LOCK | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| PARENT | Internal: Node ID | SEU_ID | NUMC | 6 | SEU_ID | ||||
| CHILD | Internal: Node ID | SEU_ID | NUMC | 6 | SEU_ID | ||||
| NEXT_NODE | Internal: Node ID | SEU_ID | NUMC | 6 | SEU_ID |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure WTREE_NODE using ABAP code?
As WTREE_NODE 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 WTREE_NODE as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table WTREE_NODE
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about WTREE_NODE 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