Many keys in a table

[Former Member]

Hi Experts,

Sap receives a segment (idoc) with 15 fields (100 char each). When I analize the next segment, I must know whether the record has been saved before or not.

I can´t save the fields as key in a table because they exceed the limit, and someone suggested me to save them in a table with a guid field and the rest of the fields in the records.

The question is: when the next segment comes, I must calculate the Guid from the fields I have in the segment.

Do you know if there is a way to know the value of the Guid field if I only have the fields?

Please help me out in this.

Thanks in Advance,

Regards,

Liliana.

[Former Member]

Hello Liliana.

You could use the function module MD5_CALCULATE_HASH_FOR_CHAR.

(Maybe also suitable MD5_CALCULATE_HASH_FOR_RAW)

The import parameter data will be your segment and if it is the same the MD5 number will also be the same.

CALL FUNCTION 'MD5_CALCULATE_HASH_FOR_CHAR'
  EXPORTING
    DATA                 = segment1
  IMPORTING
    HASH                 = hash1
  EXCEPTIONS
    OTHERS               = 1.

CALL FUNCTION  'MD5...'
                         = segment2
..
                         = hash2

If segment1 and segment2 are equal then are also hash 1 and hash2.

Regards,

Tim

[Former Member]

Thanks Timo, this function also has a table, and one of its parameters is the lenght.

I am testing your function...I will let you know soon.

[Former Member]

It solved the problem, thanks!