ABAP Select data from SAP table CJVAJIB into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM CJVAJIB
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_CJVAJIB2).
*--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_CJVAJIB INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_CJVAJIB2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_CJVAJIB ASSIGNING <CJVAJIB>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<CJVAJIB>-MANDT = 1.
<CJVAJIB>-COMPANYCODE = 1.
<CJVAJIB>-FISCALYEAR = 1.
<CJVAJIB>-ACCOUNTINGDOCUMENT = 1.
<CJVAJIB>-LEDGERGLLINEITEM = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_CJVAJIB-LEDGER, sy-vline,
WA_CJVAJIB-FISCALPERIOD, sy-vline,
WA_CJVAJIB-COMPANYCODENAME, sy-vline,
WA_CJVAJIB-JOINTVENTURE, sy-vline,
WA_CJVAJIB-JOINTVENTURENAME, sy-vline,
WA_CJVAJIB-JNTINTRSTBILLGSUBCLASS4, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_CJVAJIB 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_CJVAJIB 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_CJVAJIB INTO WA_CJVAJIB. *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 GJAHR, internal->external for field FISCALYEAR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_GJAHR_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CJVAJIB-FISCALYEAR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CJVAJIB-FISCALYEAR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field JOINTVENTUREPARTNER CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CJVAJIB-JOINTVENTUREPARTNER IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CJVAJIB-JOINTVENTUREPARTNER.
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_CJVAJIB_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
COMPANYCODE TYPE STRING,
FISCALYEAR TYPE STRING,
ACCOUNTINGDOCUMENT TYPE STRING,
LEDGERGLLINEITEM TYPE STRING,
LEDGER TYPE STRING,
FISCALPERIOD TYPE STRING,
COMPANYCODENAME TYPE STRING,
JOINTVENTURE TYPE STRING,
JOINTVENTURENAME TYPE STRING,
JNTINTRSTBILLGSUBCLASS4 TYPE STRING,
JNTINTRSTBILLGSUBCLASS3 TYPE STRING,
JNTINTRSTBILLGCOSTOBJECTTYPE TYPE STRING,
COSTCENTER TYPE STRING,
COSTCENTERNAME TYPE STRING,
GLACCOUNT TYPE STRING,
GLACCOUNTNAME TYPE STRING,
WBSELEMENTEXTERNALID TYPE STRING,
WBSDESCRIPTION TYPE STRING,
ORDERID TYPE STRING,
AMOUNTINCOMPANYCODECURRENCY TYPE STRING,
WBSELEMENTINTERNALID TYPE STRING,
JVAPROJISAUTHZDFORCPTLEXPNDTR TYPE STRING,
JNTVNTRAUTHZNFOREXPNDTROBJECT TYPE STRING,
JOINTVENTUREEQUITYGROUP TYPE STRING,
JOINTVENTURECOSTRECOVERYCODE TYPE STRING,
JOINTVENTUREPARTNER TYPE STRING,
JNTINTRSTBILLGCLASS TYPE STRING,
JNTINTRSTBILLGSUBCLASS TYPE STRING,
JNTINTRSTBILLGSUBCLASS2 TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLINGAREA TYPE STRING,
ASSETTRANSACTIONTYPE TYPE STRING,
COMPANYCODECURRENCY TYPE STRING,
CHARTOFACCOUNTS TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_CJVAJIB_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_CJVAJIB_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-COMPANYCODE sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-FISCALYEAR sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-ACCOUNTINGDOCUMENT sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-LEDGERGLLINEITEM sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-LEDGER sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-FISCALPERIOD sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-COMPANYCODENAME sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-JOINTVENTURE sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-JOINTVENTURENAME sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-JNTINTRSTBILLGSUBCLASS4 sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-JNTINTRSTBILLGSUBCLASS3 sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-JNTINTRSTBILLGCOSTOBJECTTYPE sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-COSTCENTER sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-COSTCENTERNAME sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-GLACCOUNT sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-GLACCOUNTNAME sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-WBSELEMENTEXTERNALID sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-WBSDESCRIPTION sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-ORDERID sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-AMOUNTINCOMPANYCODECURRENCY sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-WBSELEMENTINTERNALID sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-JVAPROJISAUTHZDFORCPTLEXPNDTR sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-JNTVNTRAUTHZNFOREXPNDTROBJECT sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-JOINTVENTUREEQUITYGROUP sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-JOINTVENTURECOSTRECOVERYCODE sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-JOINTVENTUREPARTNER sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-JNTINTRSTBILLGCLASS sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-JNTINTRSTBILLGSUBCLASS sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-JNTINTRSTBILLGSUBCLASS2 sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-CONTROLLINGAREA sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-ASSETTRANSACTIONTYPE sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-COMPANYCODECURRENCY sy-vline
WA_CJVAJIB_STR-CHARTOFACCOUNTS sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.