set_data_source (SAP Library - Desktop Office Integration (BC-CI))

set_data_source

Use this method to pass data records that you can later merge into the mail merge document using merge_one or merge_range.

. You need a table containing the requisite data. A line of the table contains all of the data required for the fields in a single letter.

CALL METHOD mail_merge->set_data_source
       EXPORTING ddic_name    = ddic_name
                 description  = description
                 date         = date
                 time         = time
                 no_flush     = no_flush
       IMPORTING error        = error
                 retcode      = retcode
       CHANGING  data_table   = data_table
                 fields_table = fields_table
                 properties   = properties.

Description of parameters

Parameter	Optional	Description
ddic_name	X	Name of the table or structure in the ABAP Dictionary.
description	X	Description of the table
date	X	Date of last change
time	X	Time of last change
data_table		Data table
fields_table	X	Description of the table structure (if you have not already passed it using the ddic_name parameter). Create the table with reference to the type SOI_FIELDS_TABLE .
properties	X	Additional properties Create the table with reference to the type SOI_PROPERTIES_TABLE .