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SAP Table SWA_EXPRES

Workflow: Container expression (runtime and definition data)

SWA_EXPRES (Workflow: Container expression (runtime and definition data)) is a standard table in SAP R\3 ERP systems. Below you can find the technical details of the fields that make up this table. Key fields are marked in blue.

Additionally we provide an overview of foreign key relationships, if any, that link SWA_EXPRES to other SAP tables.

SWA_EXPRES table fields

Field Data element Checktable Datatype Length Decimals
VALUE Character value SWC_VALUE CHAR 255 0
VALUE_CONV Character value SWC_VALUE CHAR 255 0
ELEMENT Element SWC_ELEM CHAR 32 0
ATTRIBUTE1 Element SWC_ELEM CHAR 32 0
ATTRIBUTE2 Element SWC_ELEM CHAR 32 0
EXPR Expression in Binding Definition SWA_EXPR CHAR 255 0
REFTYPE Dictionary SWC_REFTYP CHAR 1 0
NULL No data type reference
D Data Dictionary table field or table
O Object type
R Organizational object type
M Microsoft OLE data type
REFSTRUCT Reference table SWC_REFSTR CHAR 30 0
REFFIELD Reference field SWC_REFFLD CHAR 30 0
REFOBJTYPE Reference obj. type SWO_REFOBJ CHAR 10 0
TABELEM Multiline element SWC_TABELM CHAR 1 0
NULL No
X Yes
ELEMLENGTH Length of the field in bytes SWC_LENGTH NUMC 3 0
TYPE ABAP Type of element SWC_TYPE CHAR 1 0
C Character String
N Character String with Digits Only
D Date (Date: YYYYMMDD)
T Time (Time: HHMMSS)
X Byte Seq. (heXadecimal), in DDIC metadata also for INT1/2/4
I Integer number (4-byte integer with sign)
b 1-byte integer, integer number <= 254
s 2-byte integer, only for length field before LCHR or LRAW
P Packed number
F Floating point number to accuracy of 8 bytes
g Character string with variable length (ABAP type STRING)
y Byte sequence with variable length (ABAP type XSTRING)
u Structured type, flat
v Structured type, deep
h Table type
V Character string (old Dictionary type VARC)
r Reference to class/interface
l Reference to data object
a Decimal Floating Point Number, 16 Digits
e Decimal Floating Point Number, 34 Digits
j Static Boxed Components
k Generic Boxed Components
ATTRTYPE Attribute type SWO_ATTYPE CHAR 1 0
D Database Field from Data Dictionary
S Object Status
V Virtual Attribute
CONSTEXPR Workflow expression: Constant SWA_CONST CHAR 1 0
NULL No
X Yes
VARIAEXPR Workflow expression: Expression SWA_VARIA CHAR 1 0
E Expression is an element
T Expression is a table element
SYFLDEXPR Workflow expression: System field SWA_SYFLD CHAR 1 0
NULL No
X Yes
APPEND Workflow expressions: Append entry to table element SWA_TBAPP CHAR 1 0
NULL No
X Yes
MODIFY Workflow expressions: Change current line of table element SWA_TBMOD CHAR 32 0
ELEMTYPE Element type SWC_ELEMTP CHAR 1 0
I Import
E Export
A Export and import
DATATYPE ABAP/4 Dictionary: Screen data type for Screen Painter DYNPTYPE CHAR 4 0
ACCP Posting period YYYYMM
CHAR Character String
CLNT Client
CUKY Currency key, referenced by CURR fields
CURR Currency field, stored as DEC
D16D Decimal Floating Point, 16 Digits, DEC on Database
D16R Decimal Floating Point, 16 Digits, RAW on Database
D16S Decimal Floating Point. 16 Digits, with Scale Field
D34D Decimal Floating Point, 34 Digits, DEC on Database
D34R Decimal Floating Point, 34 Digits, RAW on Database
D34S Decimal Floating Point, 34 Digits, with Scale Field
DATS Date field (YYYYMMDD) stored as char(8)
DEC Counter or amount field with comma and sign
FLTP Floating point number, accurate to 8 bytes
INT1 1-byte integer, integer number <= 255
INT2 2-byte integer, only for length field before LCHR or LRAW
INT4 4-byte integer, integer number with sign
LANG Language key
LCHR Long character string, requires preceding INT2 field
LRAW Long byte string, requires preceding INT2 field
NUMC Character string with only digits
PREC Obsolete data type, do not use
QUAN Quantity field, points to a unit field with format UNIT
RAW Uninterpreted sequence of bytes
RSTR Byte String of Variable Length
SSTR Short Character String of Variable Length
STRG Character String of Variable Length
TIMS Time field (hhmmss), stored as char(6)
UNIT Unit key for QUAN fields
VARC Long character string, no longer supported from Rel. 3.0
DECIMALS Number of Decimal Places DECIMALS NUMC 6 0
IS_OBJECT Checkbox XFELD CHAR 1 0
X Yes
NULL No
OBJECT_KEY Object key SWO_TYPEID CHAR 70 0
IS_NIL Checkbox XFELD CHAR 1 0
X Yes
NULL No
IS_INITIAL Checkbox XFELD CHAR 1 0
X Yes
NULL No
IS_TABLE Checkbox XFELD CHAR 1 0
X Yes
NULL No