Trouble in data selection logic

[Former Member]

Hi All,

I am hitting 4 tables for selecting some data using inner join. There are three user

input fields which if filled, has to take part in data selection. These three input fields are independent of each other.

so while writing select query, how can i take care of all the possiblilities(none of them filled -- every one of them filled ) in the

most efficient way..?

Thanks

-pranati

[Former Member]

I guess you want to use SELECT-OPTIONS rather than PARAMETERS.

You do have to be a bit careful with SELECT-OPTIONS though. If the SELECT-OPTION is a key field and is left blank by the user, then the SELECT may not be able to make efficient use of an index.

Rob

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Rob Burbank

[Former Member]

make sure that you give the user input through a select-option only and not a parameter. If you have select options then the select statement will take care of all the possibilities you have mentioned.

- Guru

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[Former Member]

Hi,

IN the select-options you can add NO-EXTENSION NO INTERVALS..Which can be used a parameter..And you have to use IN in the select statement to filter the data..

Check this example

TABLES: marc.

<b>SELECT-OPTIONS: so_matnr FOR marc-matnr NO-EXTENSION NO INTERVALS.

SELECT-OPTIONS: so_werks FOR marc-werks NO-EXTENSION NO INTERVALS.</b>

DATA: t_marc TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF marc.

START-OF-SELECTION.

• Get the first 100 rows.

SELECT mandt matnr werks UP TO 100 ROWS

INTO TABLE t_marc

FROM marc

<b> WHERE matnr IN so_matnr

AND werks IN so_werks</b>.

IF sy-subrc = 0.

WRITE: / 'RECORD COUNT - ', sy-dbcnt.

ELSE.

WRITE: / 'NO RECORD FOUND'.

ENDIF.

Thanks,

Naren

[Former Member]

Hi Naren,

Thank You .. That has solved my problem.. !

Thanks

-Pranati.