ABAP Select data from SAP table BISEG_L into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM BISEG_L
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_BISEG_L2).
*--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_BISEG_L INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_BISEG_L2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_BISEG_L ASSIGNING <BISEG_L>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<BISEG_L>-MAPPE = 1.
<BISEG_L>-TCODE = 1.
<BISEG_L>-SOBKZ = 1.
<BISEG_L>-SPERR = 1.
<BISEG_L>-WERKS = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_BISEG_L-XBLNI, sy-vline,
WA_BISEG_L-ZLDAT, sy-vline,
WA_BISEG_L-BLDAT, sy-vline,
WA_BISEG_L-BUDAT, sy-vline,
WA_BISEG_L-GIDAT, sy-vline,
WA_BISEG_L-GJAHR, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_BISEG_L 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_BISEG_L 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_BISEG_L INTO WA_BISEG_L. *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 IBLNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_BISEG_L-IBLNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_BISEG_L-IBLNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

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

*Conversion exit MATN5, internal->external for field MATNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN5_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_BISEG_L-MATNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_BISEG_L-MATNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

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

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

*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field MATNR_LONG CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_BISEG_L-MATNR_LONG IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_BISEG_L-MATNR_LONG.
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_BISEG_L_STR,
MAPPE TYPE STRING,
TCODE TYPE STRING,
SOBKZ TYPE STRING,
SPERR TYPE STRING,
WERKS TYPE STRING,
XBLNI TYPE STRING,
ZLDAT TYPE STRING,
BLDAT TYPE STRING,
BUDAT TYPE STRING,
GIDAT TYPE STRING,
GJAHR TYPE STRING,
IBLNR TYPE STRING,
ZEILI TYPE STRING,
LGORT TYPE STRING,
NBLNR TYPE STRING,
XNULL TYPE STRING,
ERFME TYPE STRING,
ERFMG TYPE STRING,
BSTAR TYPE STRING,
CHARG TYPE STRING,
MATNR TYPE STRING,
ABWEI TYPE STRING,
LIFNR TYPE STRING,
EXVKW TYPE STRING,
KUNNR TYPE STRING,
KDAUF TYPE STRING,
KDPOS TYPE STRING,
PS_PSP_PNR TYPE STRING,
GRUND TYPE STRING,
MATNR_LONG TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_BISEG_L_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_BISEG_L_STR-MAPPE sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-TCODE sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-SOBKZ sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-SPERR sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-WERKS sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-XBLNI sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-ZLDAT sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-BLDAT sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-BUDAT sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-GIDAT sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-GJAHR sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-IBLNR sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-ZEILI sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-LGORT sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-NBLNR sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-XNULL sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-ERFME sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-ERFMG sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-BSTAR sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-CHARG sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-MATNR sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-ABWEI sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-LIFNR sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-EXVKW sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-KUNNR sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-KDAUF sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-KDPOS sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-PS_PSP_PNR sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-GRUND sy-vline
WA_BISEG_L_STR-MATNR_LONG sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.