Problem in custom attributes in a B.O.

Hi all,
I've defined a custom virtual multiline attribute (a list of WBEs) in a B.O. (ZFIPP) and it correctly works using SWO1. Now I've added another custom attribute that needs the previous one to fill a table of corresponding agents, but when I debug the code of the second attribute the first table is empty. When I complete the run the first table is instead correctly filled.
Is it possible to define an attribute that uses another one and how can I check the order in which they are filled?
I used the following instruction at the beginning of the second attribute's code:
SWC_GET_TABLE CONTAINER 'WBSElements' OBJECT-WBSELEMENTS.
where WBSElements is the first table mentioned above.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Best regards,
Angelo

Thanks a lot, Ramki.
I've changed the first code line in
SWC_GET_PROPERTY self 'WBSElements' OBJECT-WBSELEMENTS.
and now it works!
Regards,
Angelo

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