SAP OO OBS SUMMING 1 documentation, setup help and example usage

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Cannot Perform Automatic Calculations While Using the WRITE
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In ABAP Objects, you cannot use MAXIMUM , MINIMUM , or SUMMING to calculate values automatically when creating basic lists using the WRITE statement. .

In ABAP Objects, the following statements cause an error message:

MAXIMUM f.
MINIMUM f.
SUMMING f.

...
WRITE f.
...

WRITE: / max_f, min_f, sum_f.

Correct syntax:

DATA: max_f like f,
min_f like f,
sum_f like f.

...
WRITE f.
IF max_f
max_f = f.
ENDIF.
IF min_f f.
min_f = f.
ENDIF.
sum_f = sum_f + f.
...

WRITE: / max_f, min_f, sum_f.

Cause:

These statements create the internal global variables max_f , min_f and sum_f . To make programs more readable, you should stopy using these statements and write explicit code instead.