VALUE and multiple FOR operators to create internal table

[MichiFr]

Hi,

I'm searching for a way to create an internal table using the VALUE #() operator with multiple FOR expressions inside.

While this works of course with a single FOR operator I can't get this working with more than one operator, right now. Maybe it's impossible at all, may be I'm still doing something wrong.

So far I tried:

DATA(lt_sel) = VALUE rsparams_tt(
 FOR <v2> IN p_reason
 ( 
 selname = 'P_AUGRU' 
 high = <v2>-high 
 low = <v2>-low 
 option = <v2>-option 
 sign = <v2>-sign 
 )
 FOR <v1> IN p_auart
 ( 
 selname = 'P_AUART' 
 high = <v1>-high 
 low = <v1>-low 
 option = <v1>-option 
 sign = <v1>-sign 
 )
 ).

to no avail.

These are non-nested FOR expressions but sequential ones that should create a single internal table from different sources.

So do you have an idea how to get this working?

Michael

[Nicolas]

Hello,

As per the ABAP Documentation, the syntax is:

... VALUE dtype|#( [let_exp] 
                   [BASE itab] 
                   [FOR for_exp1 
                    FOR for_exp2 
                    ... ] 
                   ( line_spec1 ) 
                   ( line_spec2 ) 
                     ... ) ... 

Then, could you retry with the following code ?

DATA(lt_sel) = VALUE rsparams_tt(
 FOR <v2> IN p_reason
 FOR <v1> IN p_auart
 ( 
   selname = 'P_AUGRU' 
   high = <v2>-high 
   low = <v2>-low 
   option = <v2>-option 
   sign = <v2>-sign 
 )
 ( 
   selname = 'P_AUART' 
   high = <v1>-high 
   low = <v1>-low 
   option = <v1>-option 
   sign = <v1>-sign 
 )
).

Best regards, Nicolas

[MichiFr]

I know this from the help, however, doing this way you are nesting the FORs, equallly to nested LOOPs and you will get lines(<v2>) * lines(<v1>) in the final table.

In my case if the internal table p_reason holds 10 lines and p_auart 5 lines, the result will get 50 lines instead of expected 15 lines.

Michael

[SuhaSaha]

Hi Nicolas,

TBH i was not aware that the Multiple FORs would result in a nested loop 😞

I read the SAP documentation and then wrote this code snippet to check the behaviour

TABLES: sflight.
SELECT-OPTIONS:
s_carrid FOR sflight-carrid,
s_connid FOR sflight-connid.
DATA(lt_sel1)
 = VALUE rsparams_tt(
      LET
        sel1 = VALUE rsparams_tt( FOR <so1> IN s_carrid
               ( selname = 'S_CARRID'
                 kind = 'S'
                 sign = <so1>-sign
                 option = <so1>-option
                 low = <so1>-low
                 high = <so1>-high ) )
        sel2 = VALUE rsparams_tt( FOR <so2> IN s_connid
               ( selname = 'S_CARRID'
                 kind = 'S'
                 sign = <so2>-sign
                 option = <so2>-option
                 low = <so2>-low
                 high = <so2>-high ) )
      IN
      ( LINES OF sel1 )
      ( LINES OF sel2 )
    ).
DATA(lt_sel2)
  = VALUE rsparams_tt(
      FOR <so1> IN s_carrid
      FOR <so2> IN s_connid
       ( selname = 'S_CARRID'
         kind = 'S'
         sign = <so1>-sign
         option = <so1>-option
         low = <so1>-low
         high = <so1>-high )
       ( selname = 'S_CARRID'
         kind = 'S'
         sign = <so2>-sign
         option = <so2>-option
         low = <so2>-low
         high = <so2>-high )
    ).
cl_demo_output=>new(
)->begin_section( |Auxilliary Variables|
)->write_data( lt_sel1
)->end_section(
)->begin_section( |Multiple FORs|
)->write_data( lt_sel2
)->end_section(
)->display( ).

BR,

Suhas

PS - I don't use TABLES in productive code 😉

[SuhaSaha]

Hello Michael,

How about using auxiliary variables?

DATA(lt_sel1)
 = VALUE rsparams_tt( 
      LET 
        sel1 = VALUE rsparams_tt( FOR <so1> IN s_carrid 
               ( selname = 'S_CARRID' 
                 kind = 'S' 
                 sign = <so1>-sign 
                 option = <so1>-option 
                 low = <so1>-low 
                 high = <so1>-high ) )
        sel2 = VALUE rsparams_tt( FOR <so2> IN s_connid 
               ( selname = 'S_CARRID' 
                 kind = 'S' 
                 sign = <so2>-sign 
                 option = <so2>-option 
                 low = <so2>-low 
                 high = <so2>-high ) )
      IN
      ( LINES OF sel1 )
      ( LINES OF sel2 )
    ).

TBH i was not aware that multiple FORs result in a nested loop.

[MichiFr]

That's it - thanks for this suggestion!

Michael

[retired_member]

Use VALUE ... FOR behind BASE of VALUE?

[SuhaSaha]

Hi Horst,

If there are more than 2 sources than the BASE will become nested, isn't it?

BR,

Suhas

[Sandra_Rossi]

My comment is off topic, but you could also use the CORRESPONDING constructor to reduce the size of the code.

[SuhaSaha]

Like this ...

DATA(lt_sel1)
 = VALUE rsparams_tt(
      LET
        sel1 = VALUE rsparams_tt( FOR <so1> IN s_carrid
               ( VALUE #( BASE CORRESPONDING #( <so1> )
                          selname = 'S_CARRID'
                          kind    = 'S' ) ) )
        sel2 = VALUE rsparams_tt( FOR <so2> IN s_connid
               ( VALUE #( BASE CORRESPONDING #( <so2> )
                          selname = 'S_CONNID'
                          kind    = 'S' ) ) )
      IN
      ( LINES OF sel1 )
      ( LINES OF sel2 )
    ).

I'm not sure about the readability though 😉

[Sandra_Rossi]

Is it a requirement to use only one statement?

TABLES sflight.
SELECT-OPTIONS s_carrid FOR sflight-carrid.
SELECT-OPTIONS s_connid FOR sflight-connid.

DATA lt_sel TYPE rsparams_tt.
lt_sel = VALUE #( FOR <v2> IN S_carrid ( VALUE #( 
         BASE CORRESPONDING #( <v2> ) selname = 'S_CARRID' ) ) ).
lt_sel = VALUE #( base lt_sel FOR <v1> IN S_cONNid ( VALUE #( 
         BASE CORRESPONDING #( <v1> ) selname = 'S_CONNID' ) ) ).

[SuhaSaha]

Is it a requirement to use only one statement?

The OP wanted to use VALUE to fill up an internal table using multiple FORs, hence:

• single VALUE operator,
• auxiliary variables.

[Sandra_Rossi]

Sometimes, the conclusion is that the question has not an expected answer, but another way to do it. I prefer another way 🙂

[retired_member]

TYPES itab TYPE TABLE OF i WITH EMPTY KEY.
DATA(itab) = VALUE itab(
               BASE VALUE itab(
                      BASE VALUE itab(
                          FOR i = 10 UNTIL i > 13 ( i ) )
                          FOR i = 20 UNTIL i > 23 ( i ) )
                          FOR i = 30 UNTIL i > 33 ( i ) ).

gives

10
11
12
13
20
21
22
23
30
31
32
33

Each FOR expression adds 4 lines to itab, one package after the other.

So, the very first example above might simply be rewritten as follows:

DATA(lt_sel) = VALUE rsparams_tt(
 BASE VALUE rsparams_tt(
   FOR <v2> IN p_reason
   ( 
   selname = 'P_AUGRU' 
   high = <v2>-high 
   low = <v2>-low 
   option = <v2>-option 
   sign = <v2>-sign 
   )
 )
 FOR <v1> IN p_auart
 ( 
 selname = 'P_AUART' 
 high = <v1>-high 
 low = <v1>-low 
 option = <v1>-option 
 sign = <v1>-sign 
 )
 ).