how to edit Logical Database.

[Former Member]

Hi my requirement is to add a select option in screen but i got to know that the existing program is using a Logical Database.

So help me plss in editing the Database and creating my Select option.

The field is PRCTR which is already there but i have never worked on LDB's before so i have no clue how to proceed on this.

thanks

[Former Member]

use SLDB tcode, copy to logical database to custom logical database, you can modify custom logical database as per your requirement.

[Former Member]

I tried copying the standard ADA logical database but it gives me an error stating "nothing was copied since the lock could not be removed"..

Please help

[Former Member]

Hi Rajat,

I have observed that PRCTR(Profit center) field is not available in ADA LDB. I believe it is coming from the program to which ADA LDB is attached. So copy that program to Z and modify as per requirement if no enhancements are available for that program.

One more thing, I have copied ADA to ZADA without any issues. Pls remove the lock entries in transaction SM12 on this object and then give a try.

Hope this will helps you!

Shravan

[ThomasZloch]

There is not need to copy a logical database. It is much simpler to just add PRCTR as another selection in your program and apply the selection criteria using CHECK after the respective GET statement.

Thomas

[BrianE]

Hi Thomas,

Thanks for the idea, I've tried out you suggestion in a test program (code below) and I've found it works well.

I'm concerned that it may be slow if only the 'new' select-options are used i.e. no selections are made from the existing selection screen parameters. So I will add some default values, or a variant, that will limit the data returned in the 'get' for my production version.

Brian

report zbme_test.
* This report uses Logical database AFI
* If you forgot to add it when creating the program add it now via
* the menu Goto->Attributes-> add AFI in the Logical Database field
tables diaufk.
data: lt_diaufk type table of diaufk.
selection-screen begin of block b1 with frame title text-001.
select-options: s_aenam   for diaufk-aenam,
                s_mat     for diaufk-ilart.
selection-screen end of block b1.
  get diaufk.
*           remove any items that are not wanted
            check s_aenam.
            check s_mat.
  append diaufk to lt_diaufk.
  end-of-selection.
* display results in ALV
  call function 'REUSE_ALV_GRID_DISPLAY'
   exporting
     i_structure_name                  = 'DIAUFK'
    tables
      t_outtab                          =  lt_diaufk
* EXCEPTIONS
*   PROGRAM_ERROR                     = 1
*   OTHERS                            = 2
            .
  if sy-subrc <> 0.
*       Implement suitable error handling here
  endif.