Preserve the record and change only what changed
The dispatch is still the same delivery after packing: its identifier and package count must carry forward. Building a new structure from scratch with only status would leave those other fields initial.
Copy with BASE, then override
DATA(packed_dispatch) = VALUE ty_dispatch(
BASE dispatch
status = 'PACKED' ).BASE dispatch seeds the new value with the existing structure; the named assignment overrides its status. The original dispatch remains unchanged. Without BASE, VALUE initializes components that are not assigned in the expression.
Use this when a copy-with-small-changes is clearer than several assignments. It is not a substitute for an explicit business transition: first check whether packing is valid, then construct the updated value. For a large mutable object, ordinary assignments or a focused method may communicate intent better.
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Practice: create a packed copy of a shipment
Keep the original dispatch unchanged, create a copy with status PACKED, and put the new status in result.
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TYPES: BEGIN OF ty_dispatch,
dispatch_id TYPE string,
status TYPE string,
package_count TYPE i,
END OF ty_dispatch.
DATA(dispatch) = VALUE ty_dispatch( dispatch_id = 'D-509' status = 'READY' package_count = 2 ).
DATA(packed_dispatch) = VALUE ty_dispatch( BASE dispatch status = 'PACKED' ).
DATA(result) = packed_dispatch-status.
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