Update database table

[Former Member]

Hi ,

I have a table with 10 fields. 8 of them are key fields. In program when I am trying to update the table it fails.

data: wa_ztable type zsd_table.

update zsd_table from wa_ztable.

the issue is I am not setting all the 8 fields each time. some of the 8 key fields will be blank some time.

What exactly is the issue with this.

Thanks,

Gopi

[Former Member]

HI,

While updating the database key fields should not be blank. you must pass the key fields.

regards,

S>Chaitanya.

[Former Member]

what you can do is when you Read the data from the database table. catch the table index (sy-tabix) to some variable and then use that index to update the table.

* your select
lv_tabix = sy-tabix.
update zsd_table from wa_ztable index lv_tabix.

Regards,

Lalit Mohan Gupta.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Updating multiple entries

Examle updating the field zchecked to 'X'

UPDATE zcostcheck set zchecked = 'X'      
  WHERE zcostcheck-zaar     = zaar and      
                 zcostcheck-zmaaned  = zmaaned and  
                 zcostcheck-zbukrs   = zbukrs and   
                 zcostcheck-zsaknr   = zsaknr2 and  
                 zcostcheck-zgsber   = zgsber.    
if sy-subrc  = 0.
   commit work.
else.
  roll back.
endif.

or try to use modify statement..

• Read records from the database table where name is space, into an internal table

select * from personal into table itab

where name = space.

• Update name in the internal table to Unknown

loop at itab.

itab-name = 'Unknown'

endloop.

• Modify records in the database table. Only records with the same key values as then

• internal table is modified

MODIFY personel from table itab.

Regards,

prabhudas

[Former Member]

Gopi,

You can not change the contents of the key fields. If some of them were blank when inserted, they should remain blank. Only non-key field values can be changed.

I believe this is not a restriction placed by the underlying database system, but by ABAP Open SQL engine.

I had a similar requirement in one of my programs. The way I implemented it is to delete the existing record and insert the new record. You have to make sure that there will not be any referential integrity issues.

[Former Member]

>

> Hi ,
> 
> I have a table with 10 fields. 8 of them are key fields. In program when I am trying to update the table it fails.
> 
> data: wa_ztable type zsd_table.
> 
>       update zsd_table from wa_ztable.
> 
> the issue is I am not setting all the 8 fields each time. some of the 8 key fields will be blank some time. 
> 
> What exactly is the issue with this.
> 
> Thanks,
> Gopi

You already know the issue, you have to set all the key fields, i.e if you want to change only one line in the db , otherwise use a where clause if it has to update multiple records.

[See here|http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_04/helpdata/EN/43/41341147041806e10000000a1553f6/frameset.htm]

regards,

Advait