Delete adjacent duplicates from a dynamic table

[Former Member]

Hi,

How can I delete adjacent duplicates from a dynamic table using the table keys.

I have concatenated the table keys to a string variable.

When I try to delete the duplicates I receive a dump.

Does anyone knows a way to overcome it ?

Thanks.

[Former Member]

Hi,

How can I delete adjacent duplicates from a dynamic table using the table keys.

I have concatenated the table keys to a string variable.

When I try to delete the duplicates I receive a dump.

Does anyone knows a way to overcome it ?

Thanks.

[andreas_mann3]

try to use :

Delete adjacent duplicates from itab COMPARING ALL FIELDS

A.

[daixiong_jiang3]

you can use a function GET_COMPONENT_LIST to get all the fields' name after the dynamic table generated. then you can use the field name in the statement "DELETE....COMPARE "

CALL FUNCTION 'GET_COMPONENT_LIST'

EXPORTING

program = SY-REPID

fieldname = THE_NAME_OF_THE_DYNAMIC_INTERNAL_TABLE

tables

components = ITAB

.

LOOP AT ITAB.

*ASSIGN THE ITAB-COMPNAME TO SOME VARIANTS:FIELD1,FIELD2,FIELD3.

ENDLOOP.

SORT THE_NAME_OF_THE_DYNAMIC_INTERNAL_TABLE BY FIELD1 FIELD2 FIELD3.

DELETE ADJACENT DUPLICATES FROM THE_NAME_OF_THE_DYNAMIC_INTERNAL_TABLE COMPARING FIELD1 FIELD2 FIELD3.

[Former Member]

I wont delete the duplicates depending on the table keys - and I don't know the number of keys.

[dirk_schiebeler]

Try this approach:

DATA:
  tabname TYPE tabname, "db table name from DDIC
  lt_key_fields TYPE abap_sortorder_tab,
  lv_key1 TYPE fieldname,
  lv_key2 TYPE fieldname,
  lv_key3 TYPE fieldname,
  lv_key4 TYPE fieldname,
  lv_key5 TYPE fieldname,
  lo_tabletype TYPE REF TO data,
  lo_table_descr TYPE REF TO cl_abap_tabledescr.

FIELD-SYMBOLS: <lt_cust_data> TYPE STANDARD TABLE.

CREATE DATA lo_tabletype TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF (tabname).
lo_table_descr ?= cl_abap_tabledescr=>describe_by_data_ref( p_data_ref = lo_tabletype ).
DATA(lt_keys) = lo_table_descr->get_keys( ).
lt_key_fields = CORRESPONDING #( lt_keys[ 1 ]-components ). "sorted ascending, not as TEXT

CLEAR: lv_key1, lv_key2, lv_key3, lv_key4, lv_key5.
LOOP AT lt_key_fields ASSIGNING FIELD-SYMBOL(<ls_field>).
  IF <ls_field>-name NE 'MANDT' AND "Skip the client field!
    <ls_field>-name NE 'CLIENT'.
    IF lv_key1 IS INITIAL.
      lv_key1 = <ls_field>-name.
    ELSEIF lv_key2 IS INITIAL.
      lv_key2 = <ls_field>-name.
    ELSEIF lv_key3 IS INITIAL.
      lv_key3 = <ls_field>-name.
    ELSEIF lv_key4 IS INITIAL.
      lv_key4 = <ls_field>-name.
    ELSEIF lv_key5 IS INITIAL.
      lv_key5 = <ls_field>-name.
    ENDIF.
  ENDIF.
ENDLOOP.

ASSIGN <ls_cust_reg>-data->* TO <lt_cust_data>. "that is a standard table of "tabname"
APPEND LINES OF <lt_insertable_data> TO <lt_cust_data>. "that are some new table entries...
SORT <lt_cust_data> STABLE BY (lt_key_fields).
DELETE ADJACENT DUPLICATES FROM <lt_cust_data> COMPARING (lv_key1) (lv_key2) (lv_key3) (lv_key4) (lv_key5).