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ST - Addressing the Data Roots
The data roots declared at the highest hierarchy level of an ST program are the root nodes of the tree structures of the data nodes of the main template. Addressing a data root during the execution of an ST program means referring to the bound ABAP data object.
Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54
Addressing When the Current Node is Undefined
As long as a data root is not obscured by the definition of a current node, it can be addressed directly using
where root is the symbolic name declared after tt:root.
Addressing When the Current Node is Defined
A data root root can be addressed in any position of the main template using
where the period (.) bypasses cases where the root is obscured by a current node.
Note
In subtemplates, the rules for the root nodes of their tree structures apply.