RETRIEVE_BY_ASSOCIATION SAP Method Return the keys of target node instances of an association
Below is documentation, parameters and attributes of ABAP Method RETRIEVE_BY_ASSOCIATION within SAP class /BOBF/IF_FRW_BUFFER. There is also a number of example ABAP code snipts to help you use the functionality of this method.
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Method Type - Instance
This is an Instance Method so needs to be instantiated first before you can access any of the methods. I.e. you need to create a local variable of TYPE ref to the class.The following technical details of method RETRIEVE_BY_ASSOCIATION can also be found below:
- Importing parameters
- Exporting parameters
- Changing parameters
- Returning parameters
- Exceptions
- Coding Examples
Parameters of Method RETRIEVE_BY_ASSOCIATION
.| Name | Type | Data Type | Description | Default Value |
| IO_CHANGE | Importing | TYPE REF TO /BOBF/IF_FRW_CHANGE | Interface for Change Class | |
| IS_PARAMETERS | Importing | TYPE REF TO DATA | ||
| IT_FILTERED_ATTRIBUTES | Importing | TYPE /BOBF/T_FRW_NAME | List of Names (e.g. Fieldnames) | |
| IT_KEY | Importing | TYPE /BOBF/T_FRW_KEY | Key Table | |
| IV_ASSOCIATION | Importing | TYPE /BOBF/OBM_ASSOC_KEY | Name of Association | |
| IV_BUFFER_ONLY | Importing | TYPE BOOLE_D | Search only in buffer and do not load data | |
| IV_FILL_DATA | Importing | TYPE BOOLE_D | ||
| IV_FILL_FAILED_KEY | Importing | TYPE BOOLE_D | Data element for domain BOOLE: TRUE (='X') and FALSE (=' ') | |
| IV_NODE_KEY | Importing | TYPE /BOBF/OBM_NODE_KEY | ||
| IV_NOTIFY_KEYLOAD | Importing | TYPE BOOLE_D | Notify loaded keys only (when loading data) | |
| IV_STATE | Importing | TYPE /BOBF/CONF_STATE | Status | |
| IV_FILL_FAILED_KEY | Importing | TYPE BOOLE_D | If (and only if) set, existence of source keys is checked | |
| IV_INVALIDATE_CACHE | Importing | TYPE BOOLE_D | ||
| ET_DATA | Exporting | TYPE INDEX TABLE | ||
| ET_FAILED_KEY | Exporting | TYPE /BOBF/T_FRW_KEY | Key Table | |
| ET_KEY_LINK | Exporting | TYPE /BOBF/T_FRW_KEY_LINK | ||
| ET_TARGET_KEY | Exporting | TYPE /BOBF/T_FRW_KEY | Key Table | |
| ET_FAILED_KEY | Exporting | TYPE /BOBF/T_FRW_KEY | Not existing source keys (set if IV_FILL_FAILED_KEY is set) |
Exceptions of Method RETRIEVE_BY_ASSOCIATION
/BOBF/CX_FRW - Exception classExample ABAP coding
DATA: lo_class TYPE REF TO /BOBF/IF_FRW_BUFFER.
DATA: lv_ET_DATA TYPE INDEX TABLE,
lv_ET_FAILED_KEY TYPE /BOBF/T_FRW_KEY,
lv_ET_KEY_LINK TYPE /BOBF/T_FRW_KEY_LINK,
lv_ET_TARGET_KEY TYPE /BOBF/T_FRW_KEY,
lv_IO_CHANGE TYPE /BOBF/IF_FRW_CHANGE,
lv_IS_PARAMETERS TYPE DATA,
lv_IT_FILTERED_ATTRIBUTES TYPE /BOBF/T_FRW_NAME,
lv_IT_KEY TYPE /BOBF/T_FRW_KEY,
lv_IV_ASSOCIATION TYPE /BOBF/OBM_ASSOC_KEY,
lv_IV_BUFFER_ONLY TYPE BOOLE_D,
lv_IV_FILL_DATA TYPE BOOLE_D,
lv_IV_FILL_FAILED_KEY TYPE BOOLE_D,
lv_IV_NODE_KEY TYPE /BOBF/OBM_NODE_KEY,
lv_IV_NOTIFY_KEYLOAD TYPE BOOLE_D,
lv_IV_STATE TYPE /BOBF/CONF_STATE,
lv_ET_FAILED_KEY TYPE /BOBF/T_FRW_KEY,
lv_IV_FILL_FAILED_KEY TYPE BOOLE_D,
lv_IV_INVALIDATE_CACHE TYPE BOOLE_D,
lv_other TYPE c.
CALL METHOD lo_class=>RETRIEVE_BY_ASSOCIATION(
EXPORTING
IO_CHANGE = lv_IO_CHANGE
IS_PARAMETERS = lv_IS_PARAMETERS
IT_FILTERED_ATTRIBUTES = lv_IT_FILTERED_ATTRIBUTES
IT_KEY = lv_IT_KEY
IV_ASSOCIATION = lv_IV_ASSOCIATION
IV_BUFFER_ONLY = lv_IV_BUFFER_ONLY
IV_FILL_DATA = lv_IV_FILL_DATA
IV_FILL_FAILED_KEY = lv_IV_FILL_FAILED_KEY
IV_NODE_KEY = lv_IV_NODE_KEY
IV_NOTIFY_KEYLOAD = lv_IV_NOTIFY_KEYLOAD
IV_STATE = lv_IV_STATE
IV_FILL_FAILED_KEY = lv_IV_FILL_FAILED_KEY
IV_INVALIDATE_CACHE = lv_IV_INVALIDATE_CACHE
IMPORTING
ET_DATA = lv_ET_DATA
ET_FAILED_KEY = lv_ET_FAILED_KEY
ET_KEY_LINK = lv_ET_KEY_LINK
ET_TARGET_KEY = lv_ET_TARGET_KEY
ET_FAILED_KEY = lv_ET_FAILED_KEY ).
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