ABAP Select data from SAP table COVREF into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM COVREF
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_COVREF2).
*--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_COVREF INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_COVREF2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_COVREF ASSIGNING <COVREF>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<COVREF>-RELID = 1.
<COVREF>-PROGNAME = 1.
<COVREF>-SRTF2 = 1.
<COVREF>-OBJ_NAME = 1.
<COVREF>-OBJECT = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_COVREF-COVRESET1, sy-vline,
  WA_COVREF-COVRESET2, sy-vline,
  WA_COVREF-COVR1_COND, sy-vline,
  WA_COVREF-HASTADIR, sy-vline,
  WA_COVREF-INIT, sy-vline,
  WA_COVREF-UP_SDATE, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_COVREF 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_COVREF 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_COVREF INTO WA_COVREF.


*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.
ENDFORM. 

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& Form process_as_string_field_values
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
FORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING p_EKKO LIKE wa_EKKO.

TYPES: BEGIN OF T_COVREF_STR, 
RELID TYPE STRING,
PROGNAME TYPE STRING,
SRTF2 TYPE STRING,
OBJ_NAME TYPE STRING,
OBJECT TYPE STRING,
COVRESET1 TYPE STRING,
COVRESET2 TYPE STRING,
COVR1_COND TYPE STRING,
HASTADIR TYPE STRING,
INIT TYPE STRING,
UP_SDATE TYPE STRING,
UP_STIME TYPE STRING,
LOADSIZE TYPE STRING,
UNICODE TYPE STRING,
UNICO_COND TYPE STRING,
VERSION TYPE STRING,
CLUSTR TYPE STRING,
CLUSTD TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_COVREF_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_COVREF_STR-RELID sy-vline 
WA_COVREF_STR-PROGNAME sy-vline 
WA_COVREF_STR-SRTF2 sy-vline 
WA_COVREF_STR-OBJ_NAME sy-vline 
WA_COVREF_STR-OBJECT sy-vline 
WA_COVREF_STR-COVRESET1 sy-vline 
WA_COVREF_STR-COVRESET2 sy-vline 
WA_COVREF_STR-COVR1_COND sy-vline 
WA_COVREF_STR-HASTADIR sy-vline 
WA_COVREF_STR-INIT sy-vline 
WA_COVREF_STR-UP_SDATE sy-vline 
WA_COVREF_STR-UP_STIME sy-vline 
WA_COVREF_STR-LOADSIZE sy-vline 
WA_COVREF_STR-UNICODE sy-vline 
WA_COVREF_STR-UNICO_COND sy-vline 
WA_COVREF_STR-VERSION sy-vline 
WA_COVREF_STR-CLUSTR sy-vline 
WA_COVREF_STR-CLUSTD sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

*Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE...
ENDLOOP.
ENDFORM.