ABAP Select data from SAP table /AIF/FILE_EXPMSG into internal table
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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP /AIF/FILE_EXPMSG table and store it within an internal table, including using the newer @DATA inline declaration methods. It also shows you various ways to process this data using ABAP work area, inline declaration or field symbols including executing all the relevant CONVERSION_EXIT routines specific to /AIF/FILE_EXPMSG. See here for more generic Select statement tips.
Sometimes data within SAP is stored within the database table in a different format to what it is displayed to the user. These input/output conversation FM routines are what translates the data between the two formats.
There is also a full declaration of the /AIF/FILE_EXPMSG table where each field has a char/string type for you to simply copy and paste. This allows you to use processing that is only available to these field types such as the CONCATENATE statement.
DATA: IT_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF /AIF/FILE_EXPMSG, WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG TYPE /AIF/FILE_EXPMSG, GD_STR TYPE STRING. DATA: lo_typedescr type REF TO cl_abap_typedescr. DATA: lv_fieldname type fieldname. FIELD-SYMBOLS: <FIELD> TYPE any. FIELD-SYMBOLS: </AIF/FILE_EXPMSG> TYPE /AIF/FILE_EXPMSG. *Process all fields in table header/work area as string values PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG. SELECT * *restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows UP TO 10 ROWS FROM /AIF/FILE_EXPMSG INTO TABLE IT_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG. *Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA *SELECT * * FROM /AIF/FILE_EXPMSG * INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG2). *--Further methods of using ABAP code to select data from SAP database tables *You can also declare the header/work area using the in-line DATA declaration method READ TABLE IT_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG2). *Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL LOOP AT IT_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG ASSIGNING </AIF/FILE_EXPMSG>.*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
</AIF/FILE_EXPMSG>-MANDT = 1.
</AIF/FILE_EXPMSG>-FILENR = 1.
</AIF/FILE_EXPMSG>-EXPMSG_GUID = 1.
</AIF/FILE_EXPMSG>-MSGTY = 1.
</AIF/FILE_EXPMSG>-MSGID = 1.
ENDLOOP. LOOP AT IT_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG INTO WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG. *Write horizonal line to screen report. WRITE:/ sy-uline. *Write selected data to screen/report before conversion. WRITE:/ sy-vline, WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG-MSGNO, sy-vline,
WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG-MSGV1, sy-vline,
WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG-MSGV2, sy-vline,
WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG-MSGV3, sy-vline,
WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG-MSGV4, sy-vline,
WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG-MSGV_RELEVANT, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG you want to display... WRITE:/ sy-uline. * Aternatively use generic code to Write field values (and NAME) to screen report DO. ASSIGN COMPONENT sy-index OF STRUCTURE wa_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG TO <field>. IF sy-subrc <> 0. EXIT. ENDIF. WRITE:/ 'Field Value', <field>, sy-vline. gd_str = <field> . lo_typedescr ?= CL_ABAP_DATADESCR=>DESCRIBE_BY_DATA( <field> ). lv_fieldname = lo_typedescr->GET_RELATIVE_NAME( ). WRITE:/ 'Field Name', lv_fieldname. ENDDO. *Redo loop but convert all fields from internal to out value LOOP AT IT_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG INTO WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG. *Write horizonal line to screen report. WRITE:/ sy-uline. *Convert all fields to display/output versions using conversion routines PERFORM convert_all_field_values CHANGING wa_EKKO. ENDLOOP. *&---------------------------------------------------------------------* *& Form convert_all_field_values *&---------------------------------------------------------------------* FORM convert_all_field_values CHANGING p_EKKO LIKE wa_EKKO. DATA: ld_input(1000) TYPE c, ld_output(1000) TYPE C.
*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field FILENR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG-FILENR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG-FILENR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.
ENDFORM. *&---------------------------------------------------------------------* *& Form process_as_string_field_values *&---------------------------------------------------------------------* FORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING p_EKKO LIKE wa_EKKO. TYPES: BEGIN OF T_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
FILENR TYPE STRING,
EXPMSG_GUID TYPE STRING,
MSGTY TYPE STRING,
MSGID TYPE STRING,
MSGNO TYPE STRING,
MSGV1 TYPE STRING,
MSGV2 TYPE STRING,
MSGV3 TYPE STRING,
MSGV4 TYPE STRING,
MSGV_RELEVANT TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG_STR type T_EKKO_STR. DATA: ld_text TYPE string. LOOP AT IT_EKKO INTO WA_EKKO. MOVE-CORRESPONDING wa_EKKO TO WA_EKKO_STR. CONCATENATE: sy-vline
WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG_STR-FILENR sy-vline
WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG_STR-EXPMSG_GUID sy-vline
WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG_STR-MSGTY sy-vline
WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG_STR-MSGID sy-vline
WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG_STR-MSGNO sy-vline
WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG_STR-MSGV1 sy-vline
WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG_STR-MSGV2 sy-vline
WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG_STR-MSGV3 sy-vline
WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG_STR-MSGV4 sy-vline
WA_/AIF/FILE_EXPMSG_STR-MSGV_RELEVANT sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.