IMPORT - obs_id
Short Reference
ABAP Syntax(Obsolete) ... MAJOR-ID id1 [MINOR-ID id2] ... .
What does it do? Outside of classes, you can replace the ID
addition in the IMPORT
FROM DATABASE statement with these
additions when importing database tables. When you specify id1
and id2 , the same rules apply as for id .
The data cluster with an ID in which
the first part matches the value of id1 is imported. If
MINOR-ID id2 is also specified, the data cluster with an ID in
which the second part (in the positions after the number of characters
specified in id1 ) is larger or equal to the value of id2
is imported. The search ends once the first matching ID is found.
Latest notes: When using id2 , it is important to note that this
data object must contain either only digits or only letters, because
mixed forms can lead to differing search results (depending on the
platform).
The use of MAJOR-ID and MINOR-ID is obsolete because the
specified ID is not unique. The required ID can be generated by a
program instead.
Example ABAP Coding If a data cluster was exported with the ID "Sausage",
this record is found if "Sau" is specified as MAJOR-ID . It is
also found if you additionally specify "ab" as MINOR-ID , but is
not found if you specify "yz" as MINOR-ID .
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