ABAP Select data from SAP table ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM2).
*--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_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM ASSIGNING <ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM>-MANDT = 1.
<ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM>-BELNR = 1.
<ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM>-BUZEI = 1.
<ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM>-GJAHR = 1.
<ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM>-EKORG = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM-LIFNR, sy-vline,
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM-MENGE, sy-vline,
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM-WRBTR, sy-vline,
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM-RBWWR, sy-vline,
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM-RBMNG, sy-vline,
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM-EBELN, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM 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_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM 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_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM INTO WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM. *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 BELNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM-BELNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM-BELNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit GJAHR, internal->external for field GJAHR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_GJAHR_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM-GJAHR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM-GJAHR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field LIFNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM-LIFNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM-LIFNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field EBELN CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM-EBELN IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM-EBELN.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field BSTME CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM-BSTME IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM-BSTME.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field BPRME CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM-BPRME IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM-BPRME.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field MATNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM-MATNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM-MATNR.
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_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
BELNR TYPE STRING,
BUZEI TYPE STRING,
GJAHR TYPE STRING,
EKORG TYPE STRING,
LIFNR TYPE STRING,
MENGE TYPE STRING,
WRBTR TYPE STRING,
RBWWR TYPE STRING,
RBMNG TYPE STRING,
EBELN TYPE STRING,
EBELP TYPE STRING,
BNKAN TYPE STRING,
TBTKZ TYPE STRING,
KZMEK TYPE STRING,
LIEFFN TYPE STRING,
BSTME TYPE STRING,
BPRME TYPE STRING,
BPMNG TYPE STRING,
SHKZG TYPE STRING,
MATNR TYPE STRING,
WERKS TYPE STRING,
RETPO TYPE STRING,
SCHPR TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_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_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-BELNR sy-vline
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-BUZEI sy-vline
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-GJAHR sy-vline
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-EKORG sy-vline
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-LIFNR sy-vline
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-MENGE sy-vline
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-WRBTR sy-vline
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-RBWWR sy-vline
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-RBMNG sy-vline
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-EBELN sy-vline
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-EBELP sy-vline
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-BNKAN sy-vline
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-TBTKZ sy-vline
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-KZMEK sy-vline
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-LIEFFN sy-vline
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-BSTME sy-vline
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-BPRME sy-vline
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-BPMNG sy-vline
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-SHKZG sy-vline
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-MATNR sy-vline
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-WERKS sy-vline
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-RETPO sy-vline
WA_ABS_IV_KEYFI_ITM_STR-SCHPR sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.