RETRIEVE_BY_ASSOCIATION SAP Method Follow an association to another BO node
Below is documentation, parameters and attributes of ABAP Method RETRIEVE_BY_ASSOCIATION within SAP class /BOFU/IF_MD_ADAPTER. 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 |
| IN_ASSOCIATION_NAME | Importing | TYPE /BOBF/OBM_NAME | ||
| IN_BO_NAME | Importing | TYPE /BOBF/OBM_NAME | ||
| IN_NODE_IDS | Importing | TYPE /BOFU/T_BO_NODE_ID | ||
| IN_SOURCE_NODE_NAME | Importing | TYPE /BOBF/OBM_NAME | ||
| IN_TARGET_NODE_NAME | Importing | TYPE /BOBF/OBM_NAME | ||
| IS_PARAMETERS | Importing | TYPE REF TO DATA | ||
| IT_FILTERED_ATTRIBUTES | Importing | TYPE /BOBF/T_FRW_NAME | ||
| OUT_FAILED_SOURCE_NODE_IDS | Exporting | TYPE /BOFU/T_BO_NODE_ID | ||
| OUT_LINKS | Exporting | TYPE /BOFU/T_ASSOCIATION_LINK |
Exceptions of Method RETRIEVE_BY_ASSOCIATION
/BOFU/CX_MD_ADAPTER -Example ABAP coding
DATA: lo_class TYPE REF TO /BOFU/IF_MD_ADAPTER.
DATA: lv_IN_ASSOCIATION_NAME TYPE /BOBF/OBM_NAME,
lv_IN_BO_NAME TYPE /BOBF/OBM_NAME,
lv_IN_NODE_IDS TYPE /BOFU/T_BO_NODE_ID,
lv_IN_SOURCE_NODE_NAME TYPE /BOBF/OBM_NAME,
lv_IN_TARGET_NODE_NAME TYPE /BOBF/OBM_NAME,
lv_IS_PARAMETERS TYPE DATA,
lv_IT_FILTERED_ATTRIBUTES TYPE /BOBF/T_FRW_NAME,
lv_OUT_FAILED_SOURCE_NODE_IDS TYPE /BOFU/T_BO_NODE_ID,
lv_OUT_LINKS TYPE /BOFU/T_ASSOCIATION_LINK,
lv_other TYPE c.
CALL METHOD lo_class=>RETRIEVE_BY_ASSOCIATION(
EXPORTING
IN_ASSOCIATION_NAME = lv_IN_ASSOCIATION_NAME
IN_BO_NAME = lv_IN_BO_NAME
IN_NODE_IDS = lv_IN_NODE_IDS
IN_SOURCE_NODE_NAME = lv_IN_SOURCE_NODE_NAME
IN_TARGET_NODE_NAME = lv_IN_TARGET_NODE_NAME
IS_PARAMETERS = lv_IS_PARAMETERS
IT_FILTERED_ATTRIBUTES = lv_IT_FILTERED_ATTRIBUTES
IMPORTING
OUT_FAILED_SOURCE_NODE_IDS = lv_OUT_FAILED_SOURCE_NODE_IDS
OUT_LINKS = lv_OUT_LINKS ).
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