ABAP Select data from SAP table BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR2).
*--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_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR ASSIGNING <BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR>-MARK = 1.
<BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR>-OBJECT_ID = 1.
<BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR>-DESCRIPTION = 1.
<BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR>-CHANGED_BY = 1.
<BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR>-CHANGED_AT = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR-CREATED_BY, sy-vline,
  WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR-POSTING_DATE, sy-vline,
  WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR-PROC_ORG, sy-vline,
  WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR-PROC_ORG_NAME, sy-vline,
  WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR-VPER_START, sy-vline,
  WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR-VPER_END, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR 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_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR 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_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR INTO WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR.


*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 OBJECT_ID
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR-OBJECT_ID
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR-OBJECT_ID.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit TSTPS, internal->external for field CHANGED_AT
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_TSTPS_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR-CHANGED_AT
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR-CHANGED_AT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field VENDOR_ID
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR-VENDOR_ID
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR-VENDOR_ID.
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_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR, 
MARK TYPE STRING,
OBJECT_ID TYPE STRING,
DESCRIPTION TYPE STRING,
CHANGED_BY TYPE STRING,
CHANGED_AT TYPE STRING,
CREATED_BY TYPE STRING,
POSTING_DATE TYPE STRING,
PROC_ORG TYPE STRING,
PROC_ORG_NAME TYPE STRING,
VPER_START TYPE STRING,
VPER_END TYPE STRING,
VENDOR_ID TYPE STRING,
VENDOR_NAME TYPE STRING,
CTR_CHANGEABLE TYPE STRING,
STATUS_DESC TYPE STRING,
ICON_DISPLAY TYPE STRING,
ICON_CHANGE TYPE STRING,
ICON_CREATE TYPE STRING,
ICON_COPY TYPE STRING,
ICON_HIER TYPE STRING,
DUMMY_EEW_PD_SEARCH_HSC_CTR TYPE STRING,
DUMMY_EEW_PD_SEARCH_HSS_CTR TYPE STRING,
PS_PARK_IND TYPE STRING,
PS_SELPROM_BLOCK TYPE STRING,
PS_SELPROM_REL TYPE STRING,
PS_US01 TYPE STRING,
PS_US02 TYPE STRING,
PS_US03 TYPE STRING,
PS_US04 TYPE STRING,
PS_US05 TYPE STRING,
PS_US06 TYPE STRING,
PS_US07 TYPE STRING,
PS_US08 TYPE STRING,
PS_US09 TYPE STRING,
PS_US10 TYPE STRING,
PS_US01_TXT TYPE STRING,
PS_US02_TXT TYPE STRING,
PS_US03_TXT TYPE STRING,
PS_US04_TXT TYPE STRING,
PS_US05_TXT TYPE STRING,
PS_US06_TXT TYPE STRING,
PS_US07_TXT TYPE STRING,
PS_US08_TXT TYPE STRING,
PS_US09_TXT TYPE STRING,
PS_US10_TXT TYPE STRING,
PS_IPT TYPE STRING,
EXLIN TYPE STRING,
VZSKZ TYPE STRING,
GUID TYPE STRING,
PROCESS_TYPE TYPE STRING,
ACTIVE_HEADER TYPE STRING,
VERSION_TYPE TYPE STRING,
VERSION_NO TYPE STRING,
VENDOR_GUID TYPE STRING,
STATUS TYPE STRING,
LINE_NUMBER TYPE STRING,
OBJECT_TYPE TYPE STRING,
PROC_GROUP TYPE STRING,
HIER_PARENT_GUID TYPE STRING,
ROOT_IND TYPE STRING,
SENSITIVE TYPE STRING,
ARCHIVED TYPE STRING,
SUBTYPE TYPE STRING,
TEMPLATE_TYPE TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_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_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-MARK sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-OBJECT_ID sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-DESCRIPTION sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-CHANGED_BY sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-CHANGED_AT sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-CREATED_BY sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-POSTING_DATE sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PROC_ORG sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PROC_ORG_NAME sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-VPER_START sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-VPER_END sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-VENDOR_ID sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-VENDOR_NAME sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-CTR_CHANGEABLE sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-STATUS_DESC sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-ICON_DISPLAY sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-ICON_CHANGE sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-ICON_CREATE sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-ICON_COPY sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-ICON_HIER sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-DUMMY_EEW_PD_SEARCH_HSC_CTR sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-DUMMY_EEW_PD_SEARCH_HSS_CTR sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_PARK_IND sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_SELPROM_BLOCK sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_SELPROM_REL sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_US01 sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_US02 sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_US03 sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_US04 sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_US05 sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_US06 sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_US07 sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_US08 sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_US09 sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_US10 sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_US01_TXT sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_US02_TXT sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_US03_TXT sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_US04_TXT sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_US05_TXT sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_US06_TXT sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_US07_TXT sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_US08_TXT sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_US09_TXT sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_US10_TXT sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PS_IPT sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-EXLIN sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-VZSKZ sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-GUID sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PROCESS_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-ACTIVE_HEADER sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-VERSION_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-VERSION_NO sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-VENDOR_GUID sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-STATUS sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-LINE_NUMBER sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-OBJECT_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-PROC_GROUP sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-HIER_PARENT_GUID sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-ROOT_IND sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-SENSITIVE sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-ARCHIVED sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-SUBTYPE sy-vline 
WA_BBPS_SEARCH_MAINLIST_CTR_STR-TEMPLATE_TYPE sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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