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ABAP EML - MODIFY ENTITY

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Syntax


MODIFY 
  ENTITY entity_name 
    CREATE FROM instance_create 

    CREATE BY \assoc_name FROM it_instance_cba 
    UPDATE FROM it_instance_u 

    DELETE FROM it_instance_d 
    EXECUTE action_name FROM it_instance_a 

      [RESULT it_result_a | DATA(result_action)] 

  [FAILED   it_failed | DATA(it_failed)] 

  [MAPPED   it_mapped | DATA(it_mapped)] 

  [REPORTED it_reported | DATA(it_reported)].

Effect

The short form MODIFY ENTITY is intended for the special case where only a single entity is operated on. In this case, access via the business object (the root entity root_name) is not necessary.

The following points apply for the syntax of the statement MODIFY ENTITY:

  • The ENTITY entity_name is specified once.
  • An alias of the entity cannot be used since no context of the business object is known.
  • This is followed by a list of the change operations, grouped by entity (schema):
        MODIFY ENTITY entity_name
           operation
          [operation ...]

For more information on syntax elements, see MODIFY ENTITIES.