Re-write provide statement with loop

[Former Member]

Hello,

I am a bit confused how to rewrite a provide statement but with loop instead.

For example, how would the following code be written with 'loop at':

PROVIDE * FROM P0001
          FROM P0016 BETWEEN '20020401' AND '20061001'
ENDPROVIDE

Thanks for your help.

[Former Member]

Data Retrieval from LDB

1. Create data structures for infotypes.

INFOTYPES: 0001, "ORG ASSIGNMENT

0002, "PERSONAL DATA

0008. "BASIC PAY

2. Fill data structures with the infotype records.

Start-of-selection.

GET PERNR.

End-0f-selection.

Read Master Data

Infotype structures (after GET PERNR) are internal tables loaded with data.

The infotype records (selected within the period) are processed sequentially by the PROVIDE - ENDPROVIDE loop.

GET PERNR.

PROVIDE * FROM Pnnnn BETWEEN PN/BEGDA AND PN/ENDDA

If Pnnnn-XXXX = ' '. write:/ Pnnnn-XXXX. endif.

ENDPROVIDE.

Period-Related Data

All infotype records are time stamped.

IT0006 (Address infotype)

01/01/1990 12/31/9999 present

Which record to be read depends on the date selection period specified on the

selection screen. PN/BEGDA PN/ENDDA.

Current Data

IT0006 Address - 01/01/1990 12/31/9999 present

RP-PROVIDE-FROM-LAST retrieves the record which is valid in the data selection period.

For example, pn/begda = '19990931' pn/endda = '99991231'

IT0006 subtype 1 is resident address

RP-PROVIDE-FROM-LAST P0006 1 PN/BEGDA PN/ENDDA.

hope it will be of help to u.

[Former Member]

So with 'loop at' this is done... how?

[suresh_datti]

Your PROVIDE is similar to a JOIN in a SELECT statement.. to replace it with a loop, you have to do nested loop. ie

loop at p0001 where endda ge '20020401' AND begda le '20061001'.
loop at p0016 where pernr eq p0001-pernr and endda ge p0001-begda
and begda le p0001-endda.
endloop.
endloop.

But why do you want to replace the PROVIDE?

~Suresh

[Former Member]

thank you, that solved my problem (rewarded points).

i needed to replace the PROVIDE, because i'm using the tables in a function module, and apparantly PROVIDE doesn't work with parameters.

[Former Member]

hi

good

go through this link,

http://www.sts.tu-harburg.de/teaching/sap_r3/ABAP4/provide.htm

thanks

mrutyun^