ABAP Select data from SAP table BVIOB01 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP BVIOB01 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 BVIOB01. 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 BVIOB01 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_BVIOB01 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF BVIOB01,
      WA_BVIOB01 TYPE BVIOB01,
      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: <BVIOB01> TYPE BVIOB01.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_BVIOB01.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM BVIOB01
  INTO TABLE IT_BVIOB01.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM BVIOB01
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_BVIOB012).
*--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_BVIOB01 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_BVIOB012).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_BVIOB01 ASSIGNING <BVIOB01>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<BVIOB01>-STYPE = 1.
<BVIOB01>-TCODE = 1.
<BVIOB01>-BUKRS = 1.
<BVIOB01>-SWENR = 1.
<BVIOB01>-GSBER = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_BVIOB01 INTO WA_BVIOB01.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_BVIOB01-SINSTBEZ, sy-vline,
WA_BVIOB01-SVERKEHR, sy-vline,
WA_BVIOB01-XWETEXT, sy-vline,
WA_BVIOB01-SLAGEWE, sy-vline,
WA_BVIOB01-SOBJLAGE, sy-vline,
WA_BVIOB01-SMIETSP, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_BVIOB01 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_BVIOB01 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_BVIOB01 INTO WA_BVIOB01. *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 SWENR, internal->external for field SWENR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SWENR_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_BVIOB01-SWENR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_BVIOB01-SWENR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field PRCTR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_BVIOB01-PRCTR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_BVIOB01-PRCTR.
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_BVIOB01_STR,
STYPE TYPE STRING,
TCODE TYPE STRING,
BUKRS TYPE STRING,
SWENR TYPE STRING,
GSBER TYPE STRING,
SINSTBEZ TYPE STRING,
SVERKEHR TYPE STRING,
XWETEXT TYPE STRING,
SLAGEWE TYPE STRING,
SOBJLAGE TYPE STRING,
SMIETSP TYPE STRING,
RARTOPT TYPE STRING,
FEINS TYPE STRING,
REINS TYPE STRING,
SMIETR TYPE STRING,
VORBK TYPE STRING,
VORHK TYPE STRING,
VVLEN TYPE STRING,
RFAKT TYPE STRING,
PRCTR TYPE STRING,
SSTDORT TYPE STRING,
TXJCD TYPE STRING,
BERGRP TYPE STRING,
XNOTPL TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_BVIOB01_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_BVIOB01_STR-STYPE sy-vline
WA_BVIOB01_STR-TCODE sy-vline
WA_BVIOB01_STR-BUKRS sy-vline
WA_BVIOB01_STR-SWENR sy-vline
WA_BVIOB01_STR-GSBER sy-vline
WA_BVIOB01_STR-SINSTBEZ sy-vline
WA_BVIOB01_STR-SVERKEHR sy-vline
WA_BVIOB01_STR-XWETEXT sy-vline
WA_BVIOB01_STR-SLAGEWE sy-vline
WA_BVIOB01_STR-SOBJLAGE sy-vline
WA_BVIOB01_STR-SMIETSP sy-vline
WA_BVIOB01_STR-RARTOPT sy-vline
WA_BVIOB01_STR-FEINS sy-vline
WA_BVIOB01_STR-REINS sy-vline
WA_BVIOB01_STR-SMIETR sy-vline
WA_BVIOB01_STR-VORBK sy-vline
WA_BVIOB01_STR-VORHK sy-vline
WA_BVIOB01_STR-VVLEN sy-vline
WA_BVIOB01_STR-RFAKT sy-vline
WA_BVIOB01_STR-PRCTR sy-vline
WA_BVIOB01_STR-SSTDORT sy-vline
WA_BVIOB01_STR-TXJCD sy-vline
WA_BVIOB01_STR-BERGRP sy-vline
WA_BVIOB01_STR-XNOTPL sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.