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MODIFY itab - Short Reference

Reference

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Syntax

MODIFY { { { {TABLE itab}|{itab INDEX idx} 
             [USING KEY key_name|(name)] } 

         | { itab [USING KEY loop_key] } 
           FROM wa 

           [TRANSPORTING comp1 comp2 ...] 
 
         [{ASSIGNING <fs> [CASTING]}|{REFERENCE INTO dref}] } 

       | {itab FROM wa [USING KEY key_name|(name)] 
   
                   TRANSPORTING comp1 comp2 ... 

                 
     WHERE log_exp|(cond_syntax)} }. 

Effect

Changes rows in internal tables. A restricted variant works withmesh paths.

Additions

• TABLE itab
  Specifies a row to be changed by matching the key values of the wa work area.
• itab INDEX idx
  Specifies a row to be changed by specifying a row number idx of a table index.
• itab [USING KEY loop_key]
  Specifies the rows in a loop to be changed using the current rows.
• FROM wa
  Specifies the new content in a wa work area.
• TRANSPORTING comp1 comp2 ...
  Specifies the components comp1, comp2, ... to be changed.
• ASSIGNING <fs> [CASTING]
  Assigns a changed single row to a field symbol <fs> for casting.
• REFERENCE INTO dref
  Assigns the reference to a changed single row to a reference variabledref.
• WHERE log_exp|(cond_syntax)
  Specifies the rows to be changed by specifying a static condition log_exp or a dynamic condition in cond_syntax.
• USING KEY key_name|(name)
  Specifies (statically or dynamically) a secondary table key to search for the rows to be changed.