ABAP Select data from SAP table ABADRIFCA into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP ABADRIFCA 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 ABADRIFCA. 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 ABADRIFCA 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_ABADRIFCA TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ABADRIFCA,
      WA_ABADRIFCA TYPE ABADRIFCA,
      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: <ABADRIFCA> TYPE ABADRIFCA.

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

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM ABADRIFCA
  INTO TABLE IT_ABADRIFCA.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ABADRIFCA
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ABADRIFCA2).
*--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_ABADRIFCA INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ABADRIFCA2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_ABADRIFCA ASSIGNING <ABADRIFCA>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ABADRIFCA>-FIENM = 1.
<ABADRIFCA>-USGFL = 1.
<ABADRIFCA>-ROLNM = 1.
<ABADRIFCA>-TIMFL = 1.
<ABADRIFCA>-CHTAB = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_ABADRIFCA INTO WA_ABADRIFCA.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ABADRIFCA-CHFIE, sy-vline,
WA_ABADRIFCA-VALEX, sy-vline,
WA_ABADRIFCA-FIXVL, sy-vline,
WA_ABADRIFCA-TIMLC, sy-vline,
WA_ABADRIFCA-RETAB, sy-vline,
WA_ABADRIFCA-REFIE, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_ABADRIFCA 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_ABADRIFCA 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_ABADRIFCA INTO WA_ABADRIFCA. *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 CUNIT, internal->external for field UNIT0 CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ABADRIFCA-UNIT0 IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ABADRIFCA-UNIT0.
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_ABADRIFCA_STR,
FIENM TYPE STRING,
USGFL TYPE STRING,
ROLNM TYPE STRING,
TIMFL TYPE STRING,
CHTAB TYPE STRING,
CHFIE TYPE STRING,
VALEX TYPE STRING,
FIXVL TYPE STRING,
TIMLC TYPE STRING,
RETAB TYPE STRING,
REFIE TYPE STRING,
REFIL TYPE STRING,
REFLL TYPE STRING,
VIEWN TYPE STRING,
TCDIS TYPE STRING,
TCMOD TYPE STRING,
ATRFB TYPE STRING,
SPCTR TYPE STRING,
ORTAB TYPE STRING,
ORFIE TYPE STRING,
OAPPL TYPE STRING,
OAFIE TYPE STRING,
DIMPR TYPE STRING,
REPIN TYPE STRING,
PLAIN TYPE STRING,
LITIN TYPE STRING,
RCSIN TYPE STRING,
RSLIN TYPE STRING,
CHAIN TYPE STRING,
AGGDI TYPE STRING,
AGGTM TYPE STRING,
AGGFI TYPE STRING,
PRDEC TYPE STRING,
PRSNT TYPE STRING,
SBGRP TYPE STRING,
CCNUM TYPE STRING,
DCURR TYPE STRING,
RFTAB TYPE STRING,
RFFIE TYPE STRING,
DSRFF TYPE STRING,
CQMRK TYPE STRING,
CUKY0 TYPE STRING,
UNIT0 TYPE STRING,
CQFIE TYPE STRING,
TFLAG TYPE STRING,
COBJID TYPE STRING,
DMAC TYPE STRING,
CHNAM TYPE STRING,
CHDAT TYPE STRING,
CHTIM TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_ABADRIFCA_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_ABADRIFCA_STR-FIENM sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-USGFL sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-ROLNM sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-TIMFL sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-CHTAB sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-CHFIE sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-VALEX sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-FIXVL sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-TIMLC sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-RETAB sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-REFIE sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-REFIL sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-REFLL sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-VIEWN sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-TCDIS sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-TCMOD sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-ATRFB sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-SPCTR sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-ORTAB sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-ORFIE sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-OAPPL sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-OAFIE sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-DIMPR sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-REPIN sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-PLAIN sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-LITIN sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-RCSIN sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-RSLIN sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-CHAIN sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-AGGDI sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-AGGTM sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-AGGFI sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-PRDEC sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-PRSNT sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-SBGRP sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-CCNUM sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-DCURR sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-RFTAB sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-RFFIE sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-DSRFF sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-CQMRK sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-CUKY0 sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-UNIT0 sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-CQFIE sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-TFLAG sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-COBJID sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-DMAC sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-CHNAM sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-CHDAT sy-vline
WA_ABADRIFCA_STR-CHTIM sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.