How to use function modules in SAP.?

Hi,
we have a function module in sap which if we pass order number will return the status. We created a sysnonym for this and are able to run it by itself.
TABLE FILE Z_SD_SALES_ORDER_STATUS
PRINT
T_SO_ZVBELN
T_SO_ZORDSTAT
T_SO_ZDESC
WHERE VBELN EQ '&VBELN';

But how do we pass a bunch of values into this function module and get the status without looping one by one.??
For example if we have a Hold file with just order numbers and we want to get status for all those?
I tried joining and it did not work? Any ideas?

Thanks.

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Leo L

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I've run into this problem as well and I can't seem to join into any table in SAP/BW (or at least the cubes/queries) that I have tried. Not sure if you are in SAP/BW, but I'm guessing it is the same.

Therefore it only left me with 1 option, the loop.

Instead of looping the table call over and over, I simply created the table with the order numbers I wanted and then read out each order number into a "Where" statement and then simply made the 1 call with the extended Where.

Here's the code that did it:
...
ON TABLE HOLD FORMAT ALPHA
END
-RUN
-SET &NUMLINES = &LINES;
-READ HOLD NOCLOSE &ORDER.A7.
-SET &IFORDER= '''' || &ORDER || '''';

-TOPLOOP
-READ HOLD NOCLOSE &ORDER.A7.
-SET &NUMLINES = &NUMLINES - 1;
-IF &NUMLINES LT 1 THEN GOTO ENDLOOP;
-SET &IFORDER= &IFORDER|| ' OR ' | '''' || &ORDER || '''';
-GOTO TOPLOOP;
-ENDLOOP

Then simply use the &IFORDER in the table call.

I know it doesn't solve the problem for joining the tables, but it was my work around.

Leo

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Leah

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I'm not sure on how you do it from a hold file, but if the hold file is only a list of order numbers have you considered the select where it's in a file.

IF VBELN EQ (file)

where (file) contains the orders, I usually use a FILEDEF to point to the file.

there is a where version also, I think syntax is

WHERE VBLEN IN-FILE (file)

there are limitations on how many values int the file more from a file size. Doing this from home so forgive syntax errors please

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Got it working with the help of reading from a file suggestion from leah.
Glad to know, I was not the only one who had this problem.
Leos looping suggestion was also a good idea to avoid multiple calls to the table.

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Hey,
what if we need to pass multiple sets of fields into the function module.
For Example, I want to Pass sets of VBELN and WERKS . Is there a workaround for this.

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