ABAP Select data from SAP table CONVERTER into internal table
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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP CONVERTER 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 CONVERTER. 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 CONVERTER 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_CONVERTER TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF CONVERTER, WA_CONVERTER TYPE CONVERTER, 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: <CONVERTER> TYPE CONVERTER. *Process all fields in table header/work area as string values PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_CONVERTER. SELECT * *restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows UP TO 10 ROWS FROM CONVERTER INTO TABLE IT_CONVERTER. *Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA *SELECT * * FROM CONVERTER * INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_CONVERTER2). *--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_CONVERTER INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_CONVERTER2). *Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL LOOP AT IT_CONVERTER ASSIGNING <CONVERTER>.*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<CONVERTER>-MANDT = 1.
<CONVERTER>-NAME = 1.
<CONVERTER>-CONV_NUMBER = 1.
<CONVERTER>-SYNCHRONOUS = 1.
<CONVERTER>-INTERFACE = 1.
ENDLOOP. LOOP AT IT_CONVERTER INTO WA_CONVERTER. *Write horizonal line to screen report. WRITE:/ sy-uline. *Write selected data to screen/report before conversion. WRITE:/ sy-vline, WA_CONVERTER-CONV_DEST, sy-vline,
WA_CONVERTER-CONV_UTIL_DEST, sy-vline,
WA_CONVERTER-FTP_DEST, sy-vline,
WA_CONVERTER-HTTP_DEST, sy-vline,
WA_CONVERTER-STATUS, sy-vline,
WA_CONVERTER-MESSAGE_NUMBER, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_CONVERTER 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_CONVERTER 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_CONVERTER INTO WA_CONVERTER. *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 NTOME, internal->external for field MESSAGE_NUMBER CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_NTOME_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CONVERTER-MESSAGE_NUMBER IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CONVERTER-MESSAGE_NUMBER.
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_CONVERTER_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
NAME TYPE STRING,
CONV_NUMBER TYPE STRING,
SYNCHRONOUS TYPE STRING,
INTERFACE TYPE STRING,
CONV_DEST TYPE STRING,
CONV_UTIL_DEST TYPE STRING,
FTP_DEST TYPE STRING,
HTTP_DEST TYPE STRING,
STATUS TYPE STRING,
MESSAGE_NUMBER TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_CONVERTER_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_CONVERTER_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_CONVERTER_STR-NAME sy-vline
WA_CONVERTER_STR-CONV_NUMBER sy-vline
WA_CONVERTER_STR-SYNCHRONOUS sy-vline
WA_CONVERTER_STR-INTERFACE sy-vline
WA_CONVERTER_STR-CONV_DEST sy-vline
WA_CONVERTER_STR-CONV_UTIL_DEST sy-vline
WA_CONVERTER_STR-FTP_DEST sy-vline
WA_CONVERTER_STR-HTTP_DEST sy-vline
WA_CONVERTER_STR-STATUS sy-vline
WA_CONVERTER_STR-MESSAGE_NUMBER sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.