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COLLECT - Short Reference

Reference

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Syntax

COLLECT wa INTO itab { [ASSIGNING <fs> [CASTING]] 
    
                | [REFERENCE INTO dref] }. 

Effect

Inserts the work area wa as rows in an internal table itab such that, where the primary table key is already available for some rows, the values of the other components are added to the values of existing rows.

Additions

• ASSIGNING <fs> [CASTING]
  The inserted row is assigned to the field symbol <fs>, and a casting can be performed.
• REFERENCE INTO dref
  The data reference in dref is set to the inserted row.