ABAP Select data from SAP table BKHS3 into internal table

Get Example source ABAP code based on a different SAP table
  

Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP BKHS3 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 BKHS3. 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 BKHS3 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_BKHS3 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF BKHS3,
      WA_BKHS3 TYPE BKHS3,
      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: <BKHS3> TYPE BKHS3.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_BKHS3.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM BKHS3
  INTO TABLE IT_BKHS3.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM BKHS3
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_BKHS32).
*--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_BKHS3 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_BKHS32).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_BKHS3 ASSIGNING <BKHS3>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<BKHS3>-MANDT = 1.
<BKHS3>-LEDNR = 1.
<BKHS3>-BZOBJ = 1.
<BKHS3>-KALNR = 1.
<BKHS3>-KALKA = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_BKHS3 INTO WA_BKHS3.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_BKHS3-KADKY, sy-vline,
WA_BKHS3-TVERS, sy-vline,
WA_BKHS3-BWVAR, sy-vline,
WA_BKHS3-KKZMA, sy-vline,
WA_BKHS3-BUKRS, sy-vline,
WA_BKHS3-KOKRS, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_BKHS3 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_BKHS3 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_BKHS3 INTO WA_BKHS3. *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 LEDNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_BKHS3-LEDNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_BKHS3-LEDNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit GJAHR, internal->external for field GJAHR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_GJAHR_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_BKHS3-GJAHR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_BKHS3-GJAHR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field MEEHT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_BKHS3-MEEHT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_BKHS3-MEEHT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit EXCRT, internal->external for field UKURS CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_EXCRT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_BKHS3-UKURS IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_BKHS3-UKURS.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field ME_SUMM1 CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_BKHS3-ME_SUMM1 IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_BKHS3-ME_SUMM1.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field EXTNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_BKHS3-EXTNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_BKHS3-EXTNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field KOSTL CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_BKHS3-KOSTL IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_BKHS3-KOSTL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field AUFNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_BKHS3-AUFNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_BKHS3-AUFNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field KSTAR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_BKHS3-KSTAR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_BKHS3-KSTAR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit EXCRT, internal->external for field TKURS CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_EXCRT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_BKHS3-TKURS IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_BKHS3-TKURS.
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_BKHS3_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
LEDNR TYPE STRING,
BZOBJ TYPE STRING,
KALNR TYPE STRING,
KALKA TYPE STRING,
KADKY TYPE STRING,
TVERS TYPE STRING,
BWVAR TYPE STRING,
KKZMA TYPE STRING,
BUKRS TYPE STRING,
KOKRS TYPE STRING,
FCPMG TYPE STRING,
FROPER TYPE STRING,
DIPER TYPE STRING,
TOPER TYPE STRING,
KKART TYPE STRING,
GJAHR TYPE STRING,
ERFDT TYPE STRING,
ERFNM TYPE STRING,
AENDT TYPE STRING,
AENNM TYPE STRING,
ABSDT TYPE STRING,
ABSNM TYPE STRING,
KRSDT TYPE STRING,
STATK TYPE STRING,
STRNG TYPE STRING,
PSDAT TYPE STRING,
MENGE TYPE STRING,
MEEHT TYPE STRING,
HWGES TYPE STRING,
HWGFX TYPE STRING,
FWGES TYPE STRING,
HWAER TYPE STRING,
FWAER TYPE STRING,
UKURS TYPE STRING,
KURST TYPE STRING,
FFACT TYPE STRING,
TFACT TYPE STRING,
GWRT1 TYPE STRING,
GWRT2 TYPE STRING,
GWRT3 TYPE STRING,
GWRT4 TYPE STRING,
GWRT5 TYPE STRING,
STFLG TYPE STRING,
ZTFLG TYPE STRING,
FVFLG TYPE STRING,
DLFLG TYPE STRING,
FRFLG TYPE STRING,
PRVFN TYPE STRING,
PKANZ TYPE STRING,
PSANZ TYPE STRING,
KNNZ1 TYPE STRING,
KNNZ2 TYPE STRING,
KNNZ3 TYPE STRING,
KNNZ4 TYPE STRING,
KNNZ5 TYPE STRING,
ME_SUMM1 TYPE STRING,
SUMM1_KPF TYPE STRING,
SUMM2_KPF TYPE STRING,
SUMM3_KPF TYPE STRING,
EXTNR TYPE STRING,
KOSTL TYPE STRING,
AUFNR TYPE STRING,
KSTAR TYPE STRING,
HRKFT TYPE STRING,
KALSM TYPE STRING,
ZSCHL TYPE STRING,
TEMPLATE TYPE STRING,
OBJNR TYPE STRING,
TWGES TYPE STRING,
TKURST TYPE STRING,
TWAER TYPE STRING,
KKBWVAR TYPE STRING,
KKSAPRL TYPE STRING,
TKURS TYPE STRING,
KZROH TYPE STRING,
FILEPATH TYPE STRING,
FILENAME TYPE STRING,
CKCM TYPE STRING,
CKCMV TYPE STRING,
MAXCID TYPE STRING,
INTHIER TYPE STRING,
LOG_HANDLE TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_BKHS3_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_BKHS3_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-LEDNR sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-BZOBJ sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-KALNR sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-KALKA sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-KADKY sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-TVERS sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-BWVAR sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-KKZMA sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-BUKRS sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-KOKRS sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-FCPMG sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-FROPER sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-DIPER sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-TOPER sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-KKART sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-GJAHR sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-ERFDT sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-ERFNM sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-AENDT sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-AENNM sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-ABSDT sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-ABSNM sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-KRSDT sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-STATK sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-STRNG sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-PSDAT sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-MENGE sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-MEEHT sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-HWGES sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-HWGFX sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-FWGES sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-HWAER sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-FWAER sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-UKURS sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-KURST sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-FFACT sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-TFACT sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-GWRT1 sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-GWRT2 sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-GWRT3 sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-GWRT4 sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-GWRT5 sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-STFLG sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-ZTFLG sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-FVFLG sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-DLFLG sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-FRFLG sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-PRVFN sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-PKANZ sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-PSANZ sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-KNNZ1 sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-KNNZ2 sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-KNNZ3 sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-KNNZ4 sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-KNNZ5 sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-ME_SUMM1 sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-SUMM1_KPF sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-SUMM2_KPF sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-SUMM3_KPF sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-EXTNR sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-KOSTL sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-AUFNR sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-KSTAR sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-HRKFT sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-KALSM sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-ZSCHL sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-TEMPLATE sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-OBJNR sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-TWGES sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-TKURST sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-TWAER sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-KKBWVAR sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-KKSAPRL sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-TKURS sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-KZROH sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-FILEPATH sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-FILENAME sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-CKCM sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-CKCMV sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-MAXCID sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-INTHIER sy-vline
WA_BKHS3_STR-LOG_HANDLE sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.