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WAIT - Short Reference

Reference

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Syntax

WAIT {UP TO t SECONDS} 
   | {FOR [ASYNCHRONOUS TASKS UNTIL log_exp [UP TO t SECONDS]] 

          [MESSAGING CHANNELS UNTIL log_exp [UP TO t SECONDS]]}. 

Effect

Interrupts the execution of a program.

Additions

• UP TO t SECONDS
  Interrupts the execution of a program for (a maximum of) t seconds.
• FOR ASYNCHRONOUS TASKS UNTIL log_exp
  Interrupts the execution of a program until the logical expression log_exp after a callback routine of an asynchronous RFC is true.
• FOR MESSAGING CHANNELS UNTIL log_exp
  Interrupts the execution of a program until the logical expression log_exp after a receiving a message from ABAP Messaging Channels is true.