Decide whether the loop should copy or change the row
LOOP AT ... INTO gives a work area for processing the current row. When the goal is to update the row in the table itself, ASSIGNING binds a field symbol to the current line so assignments affect that line.
Mutate only the intended rows
LOOP AT dispatches ASSIGNING FIELD-SYMBOL(<dispatch>).
IF <dispatch>-status = 'LATE'.
<dispatch>-status = 'REVIEW'.
ENDIF.
ENDLOOP.Use ASSIGNING only when in-place mutation is intentional. A LOOP AT ... INTO copy can be clearer for read-only processing; INTO followed by MODIFY can make the update point explicit. Avoid changing fields that are part of a sorted or hashed key, because key integrity constrains how those rows can be updated.
Be cautious when deleting or inserting rows during a loop; use syntax designed for that operation and understand its iteration behavior. The browser exercise checks for code structure but cannot validate the resulting table.
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Practice: mark overdue dispatches for review
Loop over dispatches with ASSIGNING, change each LATE status to REVIEW, and store the row count in result.
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TYPES: BEGIN OF ty_dispatch,
dispatch_id TYPE string,
status TYPE string,
END OF ty_dispatch.
TYPES ty_dispatches TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ty_dispatch WITH EMPTY KEY.
DATA(dispatches) = VALUE ty_dispatches( ( dispatch_id = 'D-1301' status = 'LATE' ) ( dispatch_id = 'D-1302' status = 'READY' ) ).
LOOP AT dispatches ASSIGNING FIELD-SYMBOL(<dispatch>).
IF <dispatch>-status = 'LATE'.
<dispatch>-status = 'REVIEW'.
ENDIF.
ENDLOOP.
DATA(result) = lines( dispatches ).
WRITE result.out->write( result ).These are context-specific output examples. In your own program, use the result variable from your solution and the output mechanism available in that program.