ABAP Select data from SAP table CLCMACTXIDVH into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM CLCMACTXIDVH
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_CLCMACTXIDVH2).
*--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_CLCMACTXIDVH INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_CLCMACTXIDVH2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_CLCMACTXIDVH ASSIGNING <CLCMACTXIDVH>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<CLCMACTXIDVH>-MANDT = 1.
<CLCMACTXIDVH>-LGLCNTNTMCONTEXT = 1.
<CLCMACTXIDVH>-LGLCNTNTMCONTEXTUUID = 1.
<CLCMACTXIDVH>-LGLCNTNTMCONTEXTTITLE = 1.
<CLCMACTXIDVH>-LGLCNTNTMCONTEXTOWNER = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_CLCMACTXIDVH-FIRSTNAME, sy-vline,
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH-LASTNAME, sy-vline,
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH-LGLCNTNTMPROFILE, sy-vline,
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH-LGLCNTNTMLONGTEXTUUID, sy-vline,
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH-LGLCNTNTMLONGTEXT, sy-vline,
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH-LGLCNTNTMGOVLAW, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_CLCMACTXIDVH 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_CLCMACTXIDVH 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_CLCMACTXIDVH INTO WA_CLCMACTXIDVH. *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 LGLCNTNTMCONTEXT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CLCMACTXIDVH-LGLCNTNTMCONTEXT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CLCMACTXIDVH-LGLCNTNTMCONTEXT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ISOLA, internal->external for field LGLCNTNTMCNTXTLANGUAGE CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CLCMACTXIDVH-LGLCNTNTMCNTXTLANGUAGE IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CLCMACTXIDVH-LGLCNTNTMCNTXTLANGUAGE.
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_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMCONTEXT TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMCONTEXTUUID TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMCONTEXTTITLE TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMCONTEXTOWNER TYPE STRING,
FIRSTNAME TYPE STRING,
LASTNAME TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMPROFILE TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMLONGTEXTUUID TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMLONGTEXT TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMGOVLAW TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMGOVLAWTEXT TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMCNTXTLANGUAGE TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMCONTEXTVALIDTODATE TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMCNTXTACCESSLVL TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMMAINORGTYPE TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMMAINORGTYPENAME TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMMAINORGCOCODE TYPE STRING,
COMPANYCODENAME TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMMAINORGPURORG TYPE STRING,
PURCHASINGORGANIZATIONNAME TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMMAINORGSALESORG TYPE STRING,
SALESORGANIZATIONNAME TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMINTEGRATIONTYPE TYPE STRING,
ISENDOFPURPOSEBLOCKED TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_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_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-LGLCNTNTMCONTEXT sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-LGLCNTNTMCONTEXTUUID sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-LGLCNTNTMCONTEXTTITLE sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-LGLCNTNTMCONTEXTOWNER sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-FIRSTNAME sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-LASTNAME sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-LGLCNTNTMPROFILE sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-LGLCNTNTMLONGTEXTUUID sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-LGLCNTNTMLONGTEXT sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-LGLCNTNTMGOVLAW sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-LGLCNTNTMGOVLAWTEXT sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-LGLCNTNTMCNTXTLANGUAGE sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-LGLCNTNTMCONTEXTVALIDTODATE sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-LGLCNTNTMCNTXTACCESSLVL sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-LGLCNTNTMMAINORGTYPE sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-LGLCNTNTMMAINORGTYPENAME sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-LGLCNTNTMMAINORGCOCODE sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-COMPANYCODENAME sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-LGLCNTNTMMAINORGPURORG sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-PURCHASINGORGANIZATIONNAME sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-LGLCNTNTMMAINORGSALESORG sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-SALESORGANIZATIONNAME sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-LGLCNTNTMINTEGRATIONTYPE sy-vline
WA_CLCMACTXIDVH_STR-ISENDOFPURPOSEBLOCKED sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.