Referencing Object Properties within Methods

[Richard Marut]

I believe the actual purpose of SWC_GET_PROPERTY is to refresh the
attributes buffer. I've always used it after a call transaction or BAPI
function module call that would update the database that contained fields as
attributes. This guaranteed that the buffer was always in sync with the
database.
 
One technique I've used to get an attribute was, I created a container
element and used the binding to pass the attribute data to the task. This
always worked.
 
Richard...
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: SAP Workflow [mailto:Owner-SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of
Michael Pokraka
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 10:23 AM
To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: Referencing Object Properties within Methods
 
Hi Carl,
Would definitively suggest using SWC_GET_PROPERTY.
Attributes are usually buffered and you could end up with an empty value by
direct access.
Cheers
Mike
 
Carl M Harrison wrote:
> All,
>
>> From within the method code, is there an easy way to reference attributes
> of the business object that you are working in?  For instance, you can
> simply reference key fields of the object using OBJECT-KEY-FIELDNAME.  Can
> you reference attributes or properties using OBJECT-?
>
> Or....do I have to use the macro SWC_GET_PROPERTY  SELF  'PropertyName'
> L_Property?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Carl
>
>