BI_PERSISTENT~FIND_BY_LPOR and LPOR-INSTID is blank

[Mike Pokraka]

Hi Sue,
FIND_BY_LPOR is the method called by WF to create an instance of an 
object using the Local Persistent Object Reference (Type + Class/Object 
+ Key).

You need to pass the key to the FIND_BY_LPOR method and it should return 
an instance and populate LPOR - in other words it's simply a more formal 
CONSTRUCTOR. It checks if it's already been instanitated and if not, 
then it creates an instance of itself.

HTH,
Cheers
Mike

Susan R. Keohan wrote:
> System: SRM 5.0 Ramp-up, WAS 7.0
> 
> Issue: BI_PERSISTENT~FIND_BY_LPOR and LPOR-INSTID is blank.
> 
> Class: CL_SWF_FORMABSENC
> 
> We are trying to get an understanding of BI_PERSISTENT~FIND_BY_LPOR. From the white paper from 
> Jocelyn Dart, “the LPOR-INSTID field contains all attributes marked as ‘Key’ fields”.
> 
> When testing the class
> 1)    I create an instance using a key found in table SWXFORMABS.
> 2)    Under Interfaces, I choose BI_PERSISTENT
> 3)    Under Methods, I execute FIND_BY_LPOR
> 4)    Then I click the Execute Debugging Icon
> 5)    When I check the value of LPOR, it is blank.  The CHECK statement causes the code to be 
> skipped and the object instance is not created.
> 
> How should LPOR be populated?
> 
> Many thanks,
> Sue
>