Move one filed values of itab1 to itab2 at a time

Question

Hi all,
   I have two inetrnal tables as below.
types : begin of ty_vbeln,
           vbeln type vbap-vbeln,
           end of ty_vbeln.
data : itab1 type table of vbap,
         itab2 type table of ty_vbeln.
ITAB1 is filled with more number of records and I need to have only sales order numbers in ITAB2 for further processing.
Can I do it in any easy way to pass the sale order numbers at a go to ITAB2 from ITAB1 without looping at ITAB1.If it can be done, we can reduce so many number of loops in large reports.
Thank you.

Answer 1

Hi Jaya,
Assuming that you will only need to process the Sales Doc No (vbeln) from itab2, why don't you populate itab2 first and than select the data from vbak refer to the data in itab2, using 'FOR ALL ENTRIES'.
Example
SELECT vbeln
       posnr
       matnr
       <... and so on..>
  FROM vbap
  INTO TABLE itab1
  FOR ALL ENTRIES IN itab2
  WHERE vbeln = itab2-vbeln.
By using the code, you will minimize the database select cost and alse loop cost in the further processing.
Hope this helps.