ABAP Select data from SAP table AOBDVASSTRANSACT into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM AOBDVASSTRANSACT
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_AOBDVASSTRANSACT2).
*--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_AOBDVASSTRANSACT INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_AOBDVASSTRANSACT ASSIGNING <AOBDVASSTRANSACT>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<AOBDVASSTRANSACT>-MANDT = 1.
<AOBDVASSTRANSACT>-VALUEADDEDSERVICETYPE = 1.
<AOBDVASSTRANSACT>-VALUEADDEDSUBSERVICETYPE = 1.
<AOBDVASSTRANSACT>-DELIVERYDOCUMENT = 1.
<AOBDVASSTRANSACT>-DELIVERYDOCUMENTITEM = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT-VALADDEDSRVCTRANSACTIONNUMBER, sy-vline,
WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT-VALADDEDSRVCITEMGROUP, sy-vline,
WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT-VALADDEDSRVCITEMNUMBER, sy-vline,
WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT-VALUEADDEDSERVICEPRODUCT, sy-vline,
WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT-VALADDEDSRVCHASTOBEORDERED, sy-vline,
WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT-VALADDEDSRVCINCREMENT, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT 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_AOBDVASSTRANSACT 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_AOBDVASSTRANSACT INTO WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT. *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 DELIVERYDOCUMENT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT-DELIVERYDOCUMENT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT-DELIVERYDOCUMENT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field VALUEADDEDSERVICEPRODUCT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT-VALUEADDEDSERVICEPRODUCT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT-VALUEADDEDSERVICEPRODUCT.
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_AOBDVASSTRANSACT_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
VALUEADDEDSERVICETYPE TYPE STRING,
VALUEADDEDSUBSERVICETYPE TYPE STRING,
DELIVERYDOCUMENT TYPE STRING,
DELIVERYDOCUMENTITEM TYPE STRING,
VALADDEDSRVCTRANSACTIONNUMBER TYPE STRING,
VALADDEDSRVCITEMGROUP TYPE STRING,
VALADDEDSRVCITEMNUMBER TYPE STRING,
VALUEADDEDSERVICEPRODUCT TYPE STRING,
VALADDEDSRVCHASTOBEORDERED TYPE STRING,
VALADDEDSRVCINCREMENT TYPE STRING,
VALUEADDEDSERVICECHARGECODE TYPE STRING,
VALADDEDSRVCISCREATEDMANUALLY TYPE STRING,
VALADDEDSRVCITEMNUMBERINSD TYPE STRING,
VALADDEDSRVCISRLVTFORPROCMT TYPE STRING,
VALUEADDEDSERVICETEXT1 TYPE STRING,
VALUEADDEDSERVICETEXT2 TYPE STRING,
VALUEADDEDSERVICETEXT3 TYPE STRING,
VALUEADDEDSERVICELONGTEXT TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT_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_AOBDVASSTRANSACT_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT_STR-VALUEADDEDSERVICETYPE sy-vline
WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT_STR-VALUEADDEDSUBSERVICETYPE sy-vline
WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT_STR-DELIVERYDOCUMENT sy-vline
WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT_STR-DELIVERYDOCUMENTITEM sy-vline
WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT_STR-VALADDEDSRVCTRANSACTIONNUMBER sy-vline
WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT_STR-VALADDEDSRVCITEMGROUP sy-vline
WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT_STR-VALADDEDSRVCITEMNUMBER sy-vline
WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT_STR-VALUEADDEDSERVICEPRODUCT sy-vline
WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT_STR-VALADDEDSRVCHASTOBEORDERED sy-vline
WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT_STR-VALADDEDSRVCINCREMENT sy-vline
WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT_STR-VALUEADDEDSERVICECHARGECODE sy-vline
WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT_STR-VALADDEDSRVCISCREATEDMANUALLY sy-vline
WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT_STR-VALADDEDSRVCITEMNUMBERINSD sy-vline
WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT_STR-VALADDEDSRVCISRLVTFORPROCMT sy-vline
WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT_STR-VALUEADDEDSERVICETEXT1 sy-vline
WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT_STR-VALUEADDEDSERVICETEXT2 sy-vline
WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT_STR-VALUEADDEDSERVICETEXT3 sy-vline
WA_AOBDVASSTRANSACT_STR-VALUEADDEDSERVICELONGTEXT sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.