ABAP Training

ABAP Commands
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ABAP Commands Used In Assigning

Values

Move Statements ‘Write To’ Statements

Clear & Free

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Move Statements

 MOVE f TO g.

 MOVE f+off1(len1) TO g+off2(len2).

 MOVE c1 TO c2 PERCENTAGE n.
 Move-corresponding itab1 to itab2.
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“Write To” Statements

 WRITE f TO g[+off][(len)].

 WRITE f TO itab[+off][(len)] INDEX

idx.
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Do’s And Don’ts

DO’S.
DON’TS.

MOVE ITAB-F1 to ITAB-F2.

MOVE-CORRESPONDING
MOVE ITAB-F2 to ITAB-F3.
ITAB1 TO ITAB2.
MOVE ITAB-F3 to ITAB-F4.
MOVE ITAB-F4 to ITAB-F5.
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ABAP Commands Used In String Operations

Concatenate Condense Replace

Shift Split Translate

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Translate STATMENTS

TRANSLATE c TO UPPER CASE.

TRANSLATE c TO LOWER CASE.

Example :
DATA letters(3) TYPE C.

MOVE ‘xyz' TO letters.

TRANSLATE letters TO UPPER CASE.

TRANSLATE letters TO UPPER CASE.

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Replace Statements

REPLACE f ...WITH g
...INTO h.

Example :
Data field(10).
Move ‘XYZAB' to field.

REPLACE 'B' WITH 'string' INTO

Field.
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Concatenate Statements

CONCATENATE f1 ... fn INTO g.

Additions :
……….. Separated by h .
Example :
DATA: ONE(10) VALUE 'john',
TWO(3) VALUE 'F.',
THREE(10) VALUE 'Kennedy',
NAME(20).
Concatenate one two three into name separated by space.
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Condense Statements
CONDENSE c.
Additions :
…… No-gaps.
Example :
DATA: BEGIN OF NAME,
TITLE(8) VALUE ' dr.',
FIRST_NAME(10) VALUE 'Michael',
SURNAME(10) VALUE 'Hofmann',
END OF NAME.
Condense name no-gaps.

Output :
Dr.MichaelHofmann
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Split Statements

 SPLIT f AT g INTO h1 ... hn.

 SPLIT f AT g INTO TABLE itab.
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Example Of Split Statements

DATA : W_STRING(13 ) type c value

‘JOHN.F.KENEDY’,
W_name1(4),
W_name2(1),
W_name3(6).

Split w_string at ‘.’ into w_name1 w_name2 w_name3.

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Contd …

Types: begin of ITAB_type,

word(20),
end of ITAB_type.

Data: ITAB type standard table of ITAB_type with non-

unique default key initial size 5.

SPLIT 'STOP two STOP three STOP ' AT 'STOP' INTO

TABLE ITAB.
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Shift Statements

 SHIFT c.
 SHIFT c BY n PLACES.
 SHIFT c UP TO c1.
 SHIFT c LEFT DELETING LEADING c1.
 SHIFT c RIGHT DELETING TRAILING c1.
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Example Of Shift Statements

Additions :
…… Right
….Left

Data: alpha1(10) type c value 'ABCDEFGHIJ',

alpha2 type string.
Alpha2 = alpha1.
Shift alpha1.
Shift alpha2.
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Contd …
Variants :
Shift c by n places
Example :
Data: alpha1(10) type c value
'ABCDEFGHIJ',
alpha2 type string,
five type i value 5.

Alpha2 = alpha1.
Shift alpha1 by five places.
Shift alpha2 right by 2 places.
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Contd …

Other variants :
SHIFT c LEFT DELETING LEADING c1.
SHIFT c RIGHT DELETING TRAILING c1
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Some Other Operations

 CO --- contains only

 CS --- contains string
 CA --- contains any
 Example :
 ‘ABCDE’ CS ‘AB’ --- true
 ‘ABCDE’ CO ‘XY’ --- false
 ‘ABCDE’ CA ‘E’ --- true
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ABAP Commands Used In Mathematical

Functions

 Absolute values : “ABS ”

 Sign : “ SIGN “
 Truncate : “ TRUNC ”
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ABAP Commands Used In Logical

Operations

EQ / “ = “ GE / “ >= “ LE / “ <= “

GT / “ > “ LT / “ < “ NE / “ <> “

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Useful Keywords

Initial
If w_var1 is initial.
…..
ENDIF.
Space
Data : w_var1 type c.
If w_var1 is space.
…..
ENDIF.
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ABAP Commands In Branch Statements

IF VAR1 GT VAR2 . IF VAR1 GT VAR2 .

WRITE : ‘ TEST1’.
WRITE : ‘ TEST1’.
ELSEIF VAR1 EQ VAR2.
ELSE. WRITE : ‘ TEST2’.

WRITE : ‘ TEST2’. ELSEIF VAR1 LE VAR2.

WRITE : ‘ TEST3’.
ENDIF.
ENDIF.
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ABAP Commands For Different Loop

Conditions

Loop on internal table

LOOP at ITAB.
LOOP at ITAB INTO WA_ITAB

Loop on screen fields

Loop at screen
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Continue Statements
Continue
Effect :
CONTINUE terminates the current loop pass, return the processing to
the beginning of the loop and starts the next loop pass, if there is one

Example :
Do 100 times.
If SY-index >= 10 and SY-index <= 20.
Continue.
ENDIF.
...
Enddo.
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Exit Statements
Exit :
Effect :
Within a loop structure:
terminates loop processing (DO, WHILE, LOOP, SELECT).
Within subroutines and other modularization units (but not in a loop
structure):
leaves the subroutine or modularization unit (FORM, MODULE,
FUNCTION, TOP-OF-PAGE, END-OF-PAGE).

Outside loop structures and modularization units (report processing):

terminates report processing and triggers list display.
Example :
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More Looping

DO. WHILE W_INDEX < 5 .

WRITE: / 'SY-INDEX – W_INDEX = W_INDEX + 1.

Begin:', (3) SY-INDEX. WRITE: W_INDEX .

IF SY-INDEX = 10.
ENDWHILE.
EXIT.
ENDIF.

WRITE: 'End:', (3) SY-

INDEX.
ENDDO.
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DATABASE Commands

 Update
 Modify
 Delete
 Insert
 Select
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Database Update Statements

 UPDATE dbtab SET f1 ... fn.

 UPDATE dbtab. Or
UPDATE *dbtab. Or
UPDATE (dbtabname) ... .

 UPDATE dbtab FROM TABLE itab. Or

UPDATE (dbtabname) FROM TABLE itab.
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Database Delete Statements

DELETE FROM dbtab WHERE cond.

DELETE FROM (dbtabname) WHERE cond.
DELETE dbtab.
DELETE *dbtab.
DELETE (dbtabname) ... .
DELETE dbtab FROM TABLE itab.
DELETE (dbtabname) FROM TABLE itab.
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Database Insert Statements

 INSERT INTO dbtab [CLIENT SPECIFIED] VALUES wa.
 INSERT INTO (dbtabname) [CLIENT SPECIFIED] VALUES wa.
 INSERT dbtab [CLIENT SPECIFIED].
 INSERT *dbtab [CLIENT SPECIFIED].
 INSERT (dbtabname) [CLIENT SPECIFIED] ... .
 INSERT dbtab [CLIENT SPECIFIED] FROM TABLE itab.
 INSERT (dbtabname) [CLIENT SPECIFIED] FROM TABLE itab.
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Database Modify Statements

 MODIFY dbtab.
 MODIFY *dbtab.
 MODIFY (dbtabname) ... .
 MODIFY dbtab FROM TABLE itab.
 MODIFY (dbtabname) FROM TABLE itab.
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Database Select Statements

SELECT Select Clause


[INTO Clause] FROM From Clause [WHERE Cond1]

[GROUP BY Fields1]

[HAVING Cond2]

[ORDER BY Fields2].
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Example Of Select Statements

Data: WA_SBOOK type SBOOK.

Select * from SBOOK into WA_SBOOK

where
CARRID = 'LH ' and
CONNID = '0400' and
FLDATE = '19950228'
order by primary key.

Write: / WA_SBOOK-BOOKID, WA_SBOOK-CUSTOMID,

WA_SBOOK-CUSTTYPE, WA_SBOOK-smoker,
WA_SBOOK-LUGGWEIGHT, WA_SBOOK-WUNIT,
WA_SBOOK-invoice.
ENDSELECT.
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Different Join Conditions

 Inner join :
We only get the records of the cross-product for which there is
an entry in all tables used in the view.
 Outer join :
Records are also selected for which there is no entry in some of
the tables used in the view.
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Different Join Statements

Select ESLL~ktext1 ESLL~MENGE ESLL~MEINS ESLL~NETWR
Into table I_ESLL
From ESLH inner join ESLH
On ( ESLH~PACKNO = ESLL~PACKNO )
Where ESLH~HPACKNO EQ
Gs_XEKPO-PACKNO
AND ESLH~DEL EQ c_space
AND ESLL~DEL EQ c_space
AND ESLL~PACKAGE EQ c_space.
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Contd ...
Select ESLL~ktext1 ESLL~MENGE ESLL~MEINS ESLL~NETWR
Into table i_ESLL
From ESLH outer join ESLH
On ( ESLH~PACKNO = ESLL~PACKNO )
Where ESLH~HPACKNO EQ
GS_XEKPO-PACKNO
AND ESLH~DEL EQ c_space
AND ESLL~DEL EQ c_space
AND ESLL~PACKAGE EQ c_space.
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Join Conditions
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Write Output

 WRITE : / ‘ ABAP Training’.