Adding fields to an internal table at runtime

[Former Member]

Hi,

Would you know of way to add additional fields/columns to an existing internal table at runtime?

I know how to generate a table dynamically from scratch, but here I want to add fields to an <B>EXISTING INTERNAL TABLE</B>. Even it is WAS 6.40 let me know.

Any idea will be appreciated ..

Regards,

Ravi

[RichHeilman]

The only way is to build it from the beginning, once you create an instance of the internal table, you can't change it.

Here is a small sample program which uses a dynamic internal table.

report zrich_0003
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type-pools: slis.

field-symbols: <dyn_table> type standard table,
               <dyn_wa>.

data: alv_fldcat type slis_t_fieldcat_alv,
      it_fldcat type lvc_t_fcat.


selection-screen begin of block b1 with frame title text-001.
parameters: p_check type c.
selection-screen end of block b1.

start-of-selection.

  perform build_dyn_itab.
  perform build_report.

  loop at <dyn_table> into <dyn_wa>.
    write:/ <dyn_wa>.
  endloop.


************************************************************************
*  Build_dyn_itab
************************************************************************
form build_dyn_itab.

  data: index(3) type c.

  data: new_table type ref to data,
        new_line  type ref to data,
        wa_it_fldcat type lvc_s_fcat.

* Create fields
  clear index.
  do 10 times.
    index = sy-index.
    clear wa_it_fldcat.
    concatenate 'Field' index into
             wa_it_fldcat-fieldname .
    condense  wa_it_fldcat-fieldname no-gaps.
    wa_it_fldcat-datatype = 'CHAR'.
    wa_it_fldcat-intlen = 5.
    append wa_it_fldcat to it_fldcat .
  enddo.

* Create dynamic internal table and assign to FS
  call method cl_alv_table_create=>create_dynamic_table
               exporting
                  it_fieldcatalog = it_fldcat
               importing
                  ep_table        = new_table.

  assign new_table->* to <dyn_table>.

* Create dynamic work area and assign to FS
  create data new_line like line of <dyn_table>.
  assign new_line->* to <dyn_wa>.

endform.

*********************************************************************
*      Form  build_report
*********************************************************************
form build_report.

  data: fieldname(20) type c.
  data: fieldvalue(5) type c.
  data: index(3) type c.
  field-symbols: <fs1>.

  do 10 times.

    index = sy-index.

* Set up fieldname
    concatenate 'FIELD' index into
             fieldname .
    condense   fieldname  no-gaps.

* Set up fieldvalue
    concatenate 'FLD' index into
             fieldvalue.
    condense   fieldvalue no-gaps.

    assign component  fieldname  of structure <dyn_wa> to <fs1>.
    <fs1> =  fieldvalue.

  enddo.

* Append to the dynamic internal table
  append <dyn_wa> to <dyn_table>.

endform.

Regards,

Rich Heilman

[Former Member]

Rich,

I know this.

Remember my weblog about the new BADI.

/people/ravikumar.allampallam/blog/2005/12/05/need-a-way-to-change-appearance-of-a-standard-existing-alv-report

I want to add more fields to the output of the report here. I am able to fields to the FIELDCAT, however the actual internal table is not being changed.

regards,

Ravi

[RichHeilman]

Oh yes, Good weblog. You know more about than I do. I was under the impression that once you create your internal table either statically or at runtime, that you can not change it.

Regards,

Rich Heilman

[Former Member]

create a dynamic table(it_new) and fieldcatalog for the additional fields

<b>as u had told that fieldcatalog is ready</b>

by using field symbols

Assign component 'fieldname' of structure it_fieldcat

to <fld_symbol>

this will work

if u want sample code i will send

[Former Member]

pls let me know if there any clarifications

as i had got the same problem few days ago and solved it

lets say fld1 , fld2 and fld3 are the additional fields

these 3 flds can be updated to fieldcatalog.

now ur problem is to update the values for these 3 fields in the internal table , right??

Assign componet 'FLD1' of structure it_fielcat to <fld_symbol>

<fld_symbol> = your internal table value for the field

this will update the internal table field with the value in fld1