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updating a custom table

Posted on Jan 09, 2007 at 04:02 PM 252 Views

I am trying to update a custom table in BW with the following statement.

UPDATE customtable FROM TABLE ITAB1.

itab1 has entries but the customtable is not getting updated do i need to use any commit statement for that.

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    Posted on Jan 09, 2007 at 04:16 PM
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    For UPDATE to work, entries have to exist in the data base table for the entries you want to update from the internal table. So in your caase, the entries likely don't exist in the database and you are getting sy-subrc = 4.

    There is an implicit COMMIT at the end of the program, so adding one won't really help.

    Rob

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    Posted on Jan 09, 2007 at 04:05 PM
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    Hi,

    Right after that stmt write 'COMMIT WORK'.

    This shud work.

    Regards,

    Vinod.

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  • author's profile photo Rich Heilman
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    Posted on Jan 09, 2007 at 04:06 PM
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    Try MODIFY or INSERT, not sure about the syntax here.

    MODIFY ztable FROM TABLE ITAB1.

or 

INSERT ztable FROM TABLE ITAB1.

    Regards,

    Rich Heilman

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    Posted on Jan 09, 2007 at 04:09 PM
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    Hello,

    Alwasy use Modify/Insert command to update the ZTABLE.

    Vasanth

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    Posted on Jan 09, 2007 at 04:10 PM
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    Hi,

    Yes..Give COMMIT WORK statement after the update statement.

    Example

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    UPDATE customtable FROM TABLE ITAB1.

    IF SY-SUBRC = 0.

    COMMIT WORK.

    ENDIF.

    Thanks,

    Naren

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  • author's profile photo Raymond Giuseppi
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    Posted on Jan 09, 2007 at 04:14 PM
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    Which value get SY-SUBRC after your update.

    Remembre not to change primary keys of your records.

    regards.

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    Posted on Jan 09, 2007 at 04:30 PM
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    Hi,

    Use MODIFY statement..Which will insert a record if the matching key is not found..Also if the key is found it will update the record..

    MODIFY customtable FROM TABLE ITAB1.

    COMMIT WORK.

    THanks,

    Naren

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