ABAP Select data from SAP table CINQUIRYFS into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM CINQUIRYFS
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_CINQUIRYFS2).
*--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_CINQUIRYFS INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_CINQUIRYFS2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_CINQUIRYFS ASSIGNING <CINQUIRYFS>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<CINQUIRYFS>-MANDT = 1.
<CINQUIRYFS>-SALESINQUIRY = 1.
<CINQUIRYFS>-SALESDOCUMENTTYPENAME = 1.
<CINQUIRYFS>-SALESINQUIRYTYPE = 1.
<CINQUIRYFS>-SOLDTOPARTY = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_CINQUIRYFS-SDDOCUMENTREASON, sy-vline,
WA_CINQUIRYFS-OVERALLSDPROCESSSTATUS, sy-vline,
WA_CINQUIRYFS-HDRORDERPROBABILITYINPERCENT, sy-vline,
WA_CINQUIRYFS-OVERALLSDDOCUMENTREJECTIONSTS, sy-vline,
WA_CINQUIRYFS-TRANSACTIONCURRENCY, sy-vline,
WA_CINQUIRYFS-TOTALNETAMOUNT, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_CINQUIRYFS 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_CINQUIRYFS 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_CINQUIRYFS INTO WA_CINQUIRYFS. *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 SALESINQUIRY CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CINQUIRYFS-SALESINQUIRY IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CINQUIRYFS-SALESINQUIRY.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit AUART, internal->external for field SALESINQUIRYTYPE CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_AUART_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CINQUIRYFS-SALESINQUIRYTYPE IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CINQUIRYFS-SALESINQUIRYTYPE.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field SOLDTOPARTY CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CINQUIRYFS-SOLDTOPARTY IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CINQUIRYFS-SOLDTOPARTY.
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_CINQUIRYFS_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
SALESINQUIRY TYPE STRING,
SALESDOCUMENTTYPENAME TYPE STRING,
SALESINQUIRYTYPE TYPE STRING,
SOLDTOPARTY TYPE STRING,
SDDOCUMENTREASON TYPE STRING,
OVERALLSDPROCESSSTATUS TYPE STRING,
HDRORDERPROBABILITYINPERCENT TYPE STRING,
OVERALLSDDOCUMENTREJECTIONSTS TYPE STRING,
TRANSACTIONCURRENCY TYPE STRING,
TOTALNETAMOUNT TYPE STRING,
SALESAREADESC TYPE STRING,
SALESORGANIZATION TYPE STRING,
DISTRIBUTIONCHANNEL TYPE STRING,
ORGANIZATIONDIVISION TYPE STRING,
EMPLOYEENAME TYPE STRING,
RESPONSIBLEEMPLOYEENAME TYPE STRING,
PURCHASEORDERBYCUSTOMER TYPE STRING,
CUSTOMERPURCHASEORDERDATE TYPE STRING,
BINDINGPERIODVALIDITYSTARTDATE TYPE STRING,
BINDINGPERIODVALIDITYENDDATE TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_CINQUIRYFS_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_CINQUIRYFS_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_CINQUIRYFS_STR-SALESINQUIRY sy-vline
WA_CINQUIRYFS_STR-SALESDOCUMENTTYPENAME sy-vline
WA_CINQUIRYFS_STR-SALESINQUIRYTYPE sy-vline
WA_CINQUIRYFS_STR-SOLDTOPARTY sy-vline
WA_CINQUIRYFS_STR-SDDOCUMENTREASON sy-vline
WA_CINQUIRYFS_STR-OVERALLSDPROCESSSTATUS sy-vline
WA_CINQUIRYFS_STR-HDRORDERPROBABILITYINPERCENT sy-vline
WA_CINQUIRYFS_STR-OVERALLSDDOCUMENTREJECTIONSTS sy-vline
WA_CINQUIRYFS_STR-TRANSACTIONCURRENCY sy-vline
WA_CINQUIRYFS_STR-TOTALNETAMOUNT sy-vline
WA_CINQUIRYFS_STR-SALESAREADESC sy-vline
WA_CINQUIRYFS_STR-SALESORGANIZATION sy-vline
WA_CINQUIRYFS_STR-DISTRIBUTIONCHANNEL sy-vline
WA_CINQUIRYFS_STR-ORGANIZATIONDIVISION sy-vline
WA_CINQUIRYFS_STR-EMPLOYEENAME sy-vline
WA_CINQUIRYFS_STR-RESPONSIBLEEMPLOYEENAME sy-vline
WA_CINQUIRYFS_STR-PURCHASEORDERBYCUSTOMER sy-vline
WA_CINQUIRYFS_STR-CUSTOMERPURCHASEORDERDATE sy-vline
WA_CINQUIRYFS_STR-BINDINGPERIODVALIDITYSTARTDATE sy-vline
WA_CINQUIRYFS_STR-BINDINGPERIODVALIDITYENDDATE sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.