ABAP Select data from SAP table CEMTRRDNGUNITOV into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM CEMTRRDNGUNITOV
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV2).
*--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_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV ASSIGNING <CEMTRRDNGUNITOV>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<CEMTRRDNGUNITOV>-MANDT = 1.
<CEMTRRDNGUNITOV>-UTILITIESINSTALLATION = 1.
<CEMTRRDNGUNITOV>-UTILITIESLOGICALREGISTERNUMBER = 1.
<CEMTRRDNGUNITOV>-SCHEDULEDMETERREADINGDATE = 1.
<CEMTRRDNGUNITOV>-SCHEDULEDUTILITIESBILLINGDATE = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV-METERREADINGDOCUMENT, sy-vline,
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV-METERREADINGREASON, sy-vline,
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV-METERREADINGUNIT, sy-vline,
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV-METERREADINGUNITNAME, sy-vline,
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV-UTILITIESRATECATEGORY, sy-vline,
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV-NUMBEROFMETERREADINGDOCUMENTS, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV 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_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV 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_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV INTO WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV. *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 UTILITIESINSTALLATION CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV-UTILITIESINSTALLATION IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV-UTILITIESINSTALLATION.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field METERREADINGDOCUMENT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV-METERREADINGDOCUMENT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV-METERREADINGDOCUMENT.
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_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
UTILITIESINSTALLATION TYPE STRING,
UTILITIESLOGICALREGISTERNUMBER TYPE STRING,
SCHEDULEDMETERREADINGDATE TYPE STRING,
SCHEDULEDUTILITIESBILLINGDATE TYPE STRING,
METERREADINGDOCUMENT TYPE STRING,
METERREADINGREASON TYPE STRING,
METERREADINGUNIT TYPE STRING,
METERREADINGUNITNAME TYPE STRING,
UTILITIESRATECATEGORY TYPE STRING,
NUMBEROFMETERREADINGDOCUMENTS TYPE STRING,
NMBROFMETERREADINGMISSINGORDS TYPE STRING,
UTILITIESPORTION TYPE STRING,
METERREADINGSTATUSGROUP TYPE STRING,
METERREADINGSTATUSGROUPNAME TYPE STRING,
UTILITIESREGISTER TYPE STRING,
COUNTFORMETERREADINGDOCUMENTS TYPE STRING,
COUNTFORMETERREADINGMISGORDS TYPE STRING,
UTILITIESBILLINGCLASS TYPE STRING,
DIVISION TYPE STRING,
AUTHORIZATIONGROUP TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV_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_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV_STR-UTILITIESINSTALLATION sy-vline
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV_STR-UTILITIESLOGICALREGISTERNUMBER sy-vline
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV_STR-SCHEDULEDMETERREADINGDATE sy-vline
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV_STR-SCHEDULEDUTILITIESBILLINGDATE sy-vline
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV_STR-METERREADINGDOCUMENT sy-vline
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV_STR-METERREADINGREASON sy-vline
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV_STR-METERREADINGUNIT sy-vline
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV_STR-METERREADINGUNITNAME sy-vline
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV_STR-UTILITIESRATECATEGORY sy-vline
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV_STR-NUMBEROFMETERREADINGDOCUMENTS sy-vline
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV_STR-NMBROFMETERREADINGMISSINGORDS sy-vline
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV_STR-UTILITIESPORTION sy-vline
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV_STR-METERREADINGSTATUSGROUP sy-vline
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV_STR-METERREADINGSTATUSGROUPNAME sy-vline
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV_STR-UTILITIESREGISTER sy-vline
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV_STR-COUNTFORMETERREADINGDOCUMENTS sy-vline
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV_STR-COUNTFORMETERREADINGMISGORDS sy-vline
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV_STR-UTILITIESBILLINGCLASS sy-vline
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV_STR-DIVISION sy-vline
WA_CEMTRRDNGUNITOV_STR-AUTHORIZATIONGROUP sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.