ABAP Select data from SAP table /UI5/CH_CONTENT_S into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP /UI5/CH_CONTENT_S 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 /UI5/CH_CONTENT_S. 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 /UI5/CH_CONTENT_S 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_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF /UI5/CH_CONTENT_S,
      WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S TYPE /UI5/CH_CONTENT_S,
      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: </UI5/CH_CONTENT_S> TYPE /UI5/CH_CONTENT_S.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM /UI5/CH_CONTENT_S
  INTO TABLE IT_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM /UI5/CH_CONTENT_S
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S2).
*--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_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S ASSIGNING </UI5/CH_CONTENT_S>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
</UI5/CH_CONTENT_S>-APP_ADDNEWINB = 1.
</UI5/CH_CONTENT_S>-CHANGE_TYPE = 1.
</UI5/CH_CONTENT_S>-CONTENT = 1.
</UI5/CH_CONTENT_S>-INBOUND = 1.
</UI5/CH_CONTENT_S>-NAME = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S INTO WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S-SEMANTIC_OBJECT, sy-vline,
  WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S-ACTION, sy-vline,
  WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S-HIDE_LAUNCHER, sy-vline,
  WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S-ICON, sy-vline,
  WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S-TITLE, sy-vline,
  WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S-SUB_TITLE, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S 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_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S 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_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S INTO WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S.


*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.
ENDFORM. 

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& Form process_as_string_field_values
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
FORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING p_EKKO LIKE wa_EKKO.

TYPES: BEGIN OF T_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR, 
APP_ADDNEWINB TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_TYPE TYPE STRING,
CONTENT TYPE STRING,
INBOUND TYPE STRING,
NAME TYPE STRING,
SEMANTIC_OBJECT TYPE STRING,
ACTION TYPE STRING,
HIDE_LAUNCHER TYPE STRING,
ICON TYPE STRING,
TITLE TYPE STRING,
SUB_TITLE TYPE STRING,
INFO TYPE STRING,
INDICATOR_DATA_SOURCE TYPE STRING,
DATA_SOURCE TYPE STRING,
PATH TYPE STRING,
REFRESH TYPE STRING,
DEVICE_TYPES TYPE STRING,
DESKTOP TYPE STRING,
TABLET TYPE STRING,
PHONE TYPE STRING,
SIGNATURE TYPE STRING,
PARAMETERS TYPE STRING,
ADDITIONAL_PARAMETERS TYPE STRING,
TEXTS TYPE STRING,
APP_ADDNEWOTB TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_TYPE TYPE STRING,
CONTENT TYPE STRING,
OUTBOUND TYPE STRING,
NAME TYPE STRING,
SEMANTIC_OBJECT TYPE STRING,
ACTION TYPE STRING,
ADDITIONAL_PARAMETERS TYPE STRING,
PARAMETERS TYPE STRING,
APP_ADDNEWDS TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_TYPE TYPE STRING,
CONTENT TYPE STRING,
DATA_SOURCES TYPE STRING,
APP_REMINB TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_TYPE TYPE STRING,
CONTENT TYPE STRING,
APP_REMALLINB TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_TYPE TYPE STRING,
CONTENT TYPE STRING,
INBOUND_ID TYPE STRING,
APP_SETTITLE TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_TYPE TYPE STRING,
TEXT TYPE STRING,
NAME TYPE STRING,
TYPE TYPE STRING,
MAX_LENGTH TYPE STRING,
COMMENT TYPE STRING,
VALUES TYPE STRING,
APP_SETSUBTITLE TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_TYPE TYPE STRING,
TEXT TYPE STRING,
NAME TYPE STRING,
TYPE TYPE STRING,
MAX_LENGTH TYPE STRING,
COMMENT TYPE STRING,
VALUES TYPE STRING,
APP_SETDESCRIPTION TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_TYPE TYPE STRING,
TEXT TYPE STRING,
NAME TYPE STRING,
TYPE TYPE STRING,
MAX_LENGTH TYPE STRING,
COMMENT TYPE STRING,
VALUES TYPE STRING,
APP_SETINFO TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_TYPE TYPE STRING,
TEXT TYPE STRING,
NAME TYPE STRING,
TYPE TYPE STRING,
MAX_LENGTH TYPE STRING,
COMMENT TYPE STRING,
VALUES TYPE STRING,
APP_SETDEST TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_TYPE TYPE STRING,
CONTENT TYPE STRING,
DESTINATION TYPE STRING,
NAME TYPE STRING,
APP_SETKEYWORDS TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_TYPE TYPE STRING,
CONTENT TYPE STRING,
KEYWORDS TYPE STRING,
TEXTS TYPE STRING,
APP_ADDTECHATTR TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_TYPE TYPE STRING,
CONTENT TYPE STRING,
TECHNICAL_ATTRIBUTES TYPE STRING,
APP_REMTECHATTR TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_TYPE TYPE STRING,
CONTENT TYPE STRING,
TECHNICAL_ATTRIBUTES TYPE STRING,
FLP_SETFCCAPP TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_TYPE TYPE STRING,
CONTENT TYPE STRING,
FCC_APP TYPE STRING,
UI_SETICON TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_TYPE TYPE STRING,
CONTENT TYPE STRING,
ICON TYPE STRING,
UI5_ADDNEWMOD TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_TYPE TYPE STRING,
CONTENT TYPE STRING,
DATA_SOURCES_MODELS TYPE STRING,
SMB_ADDNSP TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_TYPE TYPE STRING,
CONTENT TYPE STRING,
JSON TYPE STRING,
URL_SETURI TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_TYPE TYPE STRING,
CONTENT TYPE STRING,
URI TYPE STRING,
FLP_SETCONFIG TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_TYPE TYPE STRING,
CONTENT TYPE STRING,
CONFIG TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_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_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-APP_ADDNEWINB sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CHANGE_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CONTENT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-INBOUND sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-NAME sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-SEMANTIC_OBJECT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-ACTION sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-HIDE_LAUNCHER sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-ICON sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-TITLE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-SUB_TITLE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-INFO sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-INDICATOR_DATA_SOURCE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-DATA_SOURCE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-PATH sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-REFRESH sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-DEVICE_TYPES sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-DESKTOP sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-TABLET sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-PHONE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-SIGNATURE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-PARAMETERS sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-ADDITIONAL_PARAMETERS sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-TEXTS sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-APP_ADDNEWOTB sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CHANGE_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CONTENT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-OUTBOUND sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-NAME sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-SEMANTIC_OBJECT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-ACTION sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-ADDITIONAL_PARAMETERS sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-PARAMETERS sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-APP_ADDNEWDS sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CHANGE_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CONTENT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-DATA_SOURCES sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-APP_REMINB sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CHANGE_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CONTENT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-APP_REMALLINB sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CHANGE_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CONTENT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-INBOUND_ID sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-APP_SETTITLE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CHANGE_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-TEXT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-NAME sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-MAX_LENGTH sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-COMMENT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-VALUES sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-APP_SETSUBTITLE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CHANGE_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-TEXT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-NAME sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-MAX_LENGTH sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-COMMENT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-VALUES sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-APP_SETDESCRIPTION sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CHANGE_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-TEXT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-NAME sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-MAX_LENGTH sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-COMMENT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-VALUES sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-APP_SETINFO sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CHANGE_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-TEXT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-NAME sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-MAX_LENGTH sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-COMMENT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-VALUES sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-APP_SETDEST sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CHANGE_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CONTENT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-DESTINATION sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-NAME sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-APP_SETKEYWORDS sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CHANGE_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CONTENT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-KEYWORDS sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-TEXTS sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-APP_ADDTECHATTR sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CHANGE_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CONTENT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-TECHNICAL_ATTRIBUTES sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-APP_REMTECHATTR sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CHANGE_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CONTENT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-TECHNICAL_ATTRIBUTES sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-FLP_SETFCCAPP sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CHANGE_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CONTENT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-FCC_APP sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-UI_SETICON sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CHANGE_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CONTENT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-ICON sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-UI5_ADDNEWMOD sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CHANGE_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CONTENT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-DATA_SOURCES_MODELS sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-SMB_ADDNSP sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CHANGE_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CONTENT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-JSON sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-URL_SETURI sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CHANGE_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CONTENT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-URI sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-FLP_SETCONFIG sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CHANGE_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CONTENT sy-vline 
WA_/UI5/CH_CONTENT_S_STR-CONFIG sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

*Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE...
ENDLOOP.
ENDFORM.