Declaring internal tables inside internal table type

[alejandro_bindi]

Have a doubt about declaration statements.

This code works:

TYPES:
       BEGIN OF ty_bapidata,
         headerdata      TYPE bapi_incinv_create_header,
         docnumber       TYPE bapi_incinv_fld-inv_doc_no,
         fiscalyear      TYPE bapi_incinv_fld-fisc_year,
         itemdata        TYPE bapi_incinv_create_item
                         OCCURS 1000,
         glaccountdata   TYPE bapi_incinv_create_gl_account
                         OCCURS 1000,
         taxdata         TYPE bapi_incinv_create_tax
                         OCCURS 1000,
       END OF ty_bapidata,
       ty_tbl_bapidata TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ty_bapidata.

I'd like to declare the same but not using OCCURS clause since it's obsolete.

I've tried these both, but they give errors:

<b>Alternative 1:</b>

TYPES:
       BEGIN OF ty_bapidata,
         headerdata      TYPE bapi_incinv_create_header,
         docnumber       TYPE bapi_incinv_fld-inv_doc_no,
         fiscalyear      TYPE bapi_incinv_fld-fisc_year,
         itemdata        TYPE TABLE OF bapi_incinv_create_item,
         glaccountdata   TYPE TABLE OF bapi_incinv_create_gl_account,
         taxdata         TYPE TABLE OF bapi_incinv_create_tax,
       END OF ty_bapidata,
       ty_tbl_bapidata TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ty_bapidata.

This gives the error <b>"You cannot use generic type definitions within structures."</b>

<b>Alternative 2:</b>

TYPES:
       ty_tbl_item       TYPE TABLE OF bapi_incinv_create_item,
       ty_tbl_gl_account TYPE TABLE OF bapi_incinv_create_gl_account,
       ty_tbl_tax        TYPE TABLE OF bapi_incinv_create_tax,

       BEGIN OF ty_bapidata,
         headerdata      TYPE bapi_incinv_create_header,
         docnumber       TYPE bapi_incinv_fld-inv_doc_no,
         fiscalyear      TYPE bapi_incinv_fld-fisc_year,
         itemdata        TYPE ty_tbl_item,
         glaccountdata   TYPE ty_tbl_gl_account,
         taxdata         TYPE ty_tbl_tax,
       END OF ty_bapidata,
       ty_tbl_bapidata TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ty_bapidata.

This gives the error <b>"TY_TBL_ITEM" is a generic type. A type reference is possible only for field symbols and FORM parameters.</b>

I know that if I create table types in data dictionary and then use them instead, it works. But i don't wanna do that.

Is there any other alternative that i don't know <b>which is not obsolete</b>? (not interested in other "old" variants as using OCCURS).

Many thanks.

[Former Member]

chk this

REPORT ABC.


TYPES:
       BEGIN OF TY_BAPIDATA,
         HEADERDATA      TYPE BAPI_INCINV_CREATE_HEADER,
         DOCNUMBER       TYPE BAPI_INCINV_FLD-INV_DOC_NO,
         FISCALYEAR      TYPE BAPI_INCINV_FLD-FISC_YEAR.
TYPES : BEGIN OF ITEMDATA.
        INCLUDE STRUCTURE BAPI_INCINV_CREATE_ITEM.
TYPES : END OF ITEMDATA.
TYPES : BEGIN OF GLACCOUNTDATA.
        INCLUDE STRUCTURE BAPI_INCINV_CREATE_GL_ACCOUNT.
TYPES : END OF GLACCOUNTDATA.
TYPES : BEGIN OF TAXDATA.
        INCLUDE STRUCTURE BAPI_INCINV_CREATE_TAX.
TYPES : END OF TAXDATA.
TYPES : END OF TY_BAPIDATA.
TYPES : TY_TBL_BAPIDATA TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF TY_BAPIDATA.

[Former Member]

Hi,

After the types statement write this statement which declares an Inernal table

DATA: it_bapidata TYPE TABLE OF ty_bapidata WITH HEADER LINE.

[Peter_Inotai]

Just a remark, that 'WITH HEADER LINE. ' cannot be used in ABAP Objects.

Peter

[alejandro_bindi]

Thank you all people for quick replies

- Chandrasekhar your statement declares STRUCTURES inside the type, not internal tables.

- Mrunal as Peter points, that statement is obsolete, anyway i know how to declare a table using the type, that's not what i'm asking about.

- Rich I forgot i knew that way also, but I was not sure that's not obsolete. Isn't it? Please confirm. Many thanks.

[Peter_Inotai]

> - Rich I forgot i knew that way also, but I was not

> sure that's not obsolete. Isn't it? Please confirm.

I checked the documentation in a NW2004s/700 system and there is no remark about this if it would be obsolete, default key is still there as available option:

It might change with 7.10 as in the SDN clubhouse video they mentioned something about multiple indexes on internal tables, but I have not much about this.

<a href="/people/community.user/blog/2007/02/19/teched-06-archive-abap-editor video</a>

Best regards,

Peter

PS: The 700 documentation:

TYPES - key 

Syntax 
... [UNIQUE | NON-UNIQUE] { {KEY comp1 comp2 ...} 
                          | {DEFAULT KEY} } ... .

[alejandro_bindi]

Many thanks Peter!

[RichHeilman]

Please try adding WITH DEFAULT KEY

types:
       ty_tbl_item  type table of bapi_incinv_create_item
         with default key,
       ty_tbl_gl_account type table of bapi_incinv_create_gl_account
         with default key,
       ty_tbl_tax        type table of bapi_incinv_create_tax
         with default key.

types:
       begin of ty_bapidata,
         headerdata      type bapi_incinv_create_header,
         docnumber       type bapi_incinv_fld-inv_doc_no,
         fiscalyear      type bapi_incinv_fld-fisc_year,
         itemdata        type ty_tbl_item,
         glaccountdata   type ty_tbl_gl_account,
         taxdata         type ty_tbl_tax,
       end of ty_bapidata,
       ty_tbl_bapidata type standard table of ty_bapidata.

Regards,

Rich Heilman

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Rich Heilman