ABAP Select data from SAP table CBOMCREATE into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM CBOMCREATE
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_CBOMCREATE2).
*--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_CBOMCREATE INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_CBOMCREATE2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<CBOMCREATE>-MANDT = 1.
<CBOMCREATE>-BOMAPPLICATIONAREA = 1.
<CBOMCREATE>-BILLOFMATERIAL = 1.
<CBOMCREATE>-BILLOFMATERIALCATEGORY = 1.
<CBOMCREATE>-BILLOFMATERIALVARIANT = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_CBOMCREATE-BILLOFMATERIALVERSION, sy-vline,
  WA_CBOMCREATE-ENGINEERINGCHANGEDOCUMENT, sy-vline,
  WA_CBOMCREATE-MATERIAL, sy-vline,
  WA_CBOMCREATE-PLANT, sy-vline,
  WA_CBOMCREATE-BILLOFMATERIALVARIANTUSAGE, sy-vline,
  WA_CBOMCREATE-BILLOFMATERIALVARIANTFOREDIT, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_CBOMCREATE 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_CBOMCREATE 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_CBOMCREATE INTO WA_CBOMCREATE.


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

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

*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field MATERIAL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_CBOMCREATE-MATERIAL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CBOMCREATE-MATERIAL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

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

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field CHANGERECORD
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_CBOMCREATE-CHANGERECORD
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CBOMCREATE-CHANGERECORD.
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_CBOMCREATE_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
BOMAPPLICATIONAREA TYPE STRING,
BILLOFMATERIAL TYPE STRING,
BILLOFMATERIALCATEGORY TYPE STRING,
BILLOFMATERIALVARIANT TYPE STRING,
BILLOFMATERIALVERSION TYPE STRING,
ENGINEERINGCHANGEDOCUMENT TYPE STRING,
MATERIAL TYPE STRING,
PLANT TYPE STRING,
BILLOFMATERIALVARIANTUSAGE TYPE STRING,
BILLOFMATERIALVARIANTFOREDIT TYPE STRING,
ENGINEERINGCHANGEDOCFOREDIT TYPE STRING,
PLANTFOREDIT TYPE STRING,
HEADERVALIDITYSTARTDATE TYPE STRING,
CHANGERECORD TYPE STRING,
BOMCOMPONENTCOPYISREQUIRED TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_CBOMCREATE_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_CBOMCREATE_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_CBOMCREATE_STR-BOMAPPLICATIONAREA sy-vline 
WA_CBOMCREATE_STR-BILLOFMATERIAL sy-vline 
WA_CBOMCREATE_STR-BILLOFMATERIALCATEGORY sy-vline 
WA_CBOMCREATE_STR-BILLOFMATERIALVARIANT sy-vline 
WA_CBOMCREATE_STR-BILLOFMATERIALVERSION sy-vline 
WA_CBOMCREATE_STR-ENGINEERINGCHANGEDOCUMENT sy-vline 
WA_CBOMCREATE_STR-MATERIAL sy-vline 
WA_CBOMCREATE_STR-PLANT sy-vline 
WA_CBOMCREATE_STR-BILLOFMATERIALVARIANTUSAGE sy-vline 
WA_CBOMCREATE_STR-BILLOFMATERIALVARIANTFOREDIT sy-vline 
WA_CBOMCREATE_STR-ENGINEERINGCHANGEDOCFOREDIT sy-vline 
WA_CBOMCREATE_STR-PLANTFOREDIT sy-vline 
WA_CBOMCREATE_STR-HEADERVALIDITYSTARTDATE sy-vline 
WA_CBOMCREATE_STR-CHANGERECORD sy-vline 
WA_CBOMCREATE_STR-BOMCOMPONENTCOPYISREQUIRED sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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