ABAP Select data from SAP table COWB_CTRL into internal table
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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP COWB_CTRL 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 COWB_CTRL. 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 COWB_CTRL 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_COWB_CTRL TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF COWB_CTRL, WA_COWB_CTRL TYPE COWB_CTRL, 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: <COWB_CTRL> TYPE COWB_CTRL. *Process all fields in table header/work area as string values PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_COWB_CTRL. SELECT * *restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows UP TO 10 ROWS FROM COWB_CTRL INTO TABLE IT_COWB_CTRL. *Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA *SELECT * * FROM COWB_CTRL * INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_COWB_CTRL2). *--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_COWB_CTRL INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_COWB_CTRL2). *Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL LOOP AT IT_COWB_CTRL ASSIGNING <COWB_CTRL>.*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<COWB_CTRL>-TRTYP = 1.
<COWB_CTRL>-HERKT = 1.
<COWB_CTRL>-NODIA = 1.
<COWB_CTRL>-RETCODE = 1.
<COWB_CTRL>-TITLE = 1.
ENDLOOP. LOOP AT IT_COWB_CTRL INTO WA_COWB_CTRL. *Write horizonal line to screen report. WRITE:/ sy-uline. *Write selected data to screen/report before conversion. WRITE:/ sy-vline, WA_COWB_CTRL-HEADER_DYN, sy-vline,
WA_COWB_CTRL-TABLE_DYN, sy-vline,
WA_COWB_CTRL-PF_STATUS, sy-vline,
WA_COWB_CTRL-AENKZ, sy-vline,
WA_COWB_CTRL-FIRST_LINE, sy-vline,
WA_COWB_CTRL-FLG_NO_NEW_GM, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_COWB_CTRL 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_COWB_CTRL 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_COWB_CTRL INTO WA_COWB_CTRL. *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_COWB_CTRL_STR,
TRTYP TYPE STRING,
HERKT TYPE STRING,
NODIA TYPE STRING,
RETCODE TYPE STRING,
TITLE TYPE STRING,
HEADER_DYN TYPE STRING,
TABLE_DYN TYPE STRING,
PF_STATUS TYPE STRING,
AENKZ TYPE STRING,
FIRST_LINE TYPE STRING,
FLG_NO_NEW_GM TYPE STRING,
FLG_MULT_ORDER TYPE STRING,
EWM_SYNC_POST TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_COWB_CTRL_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_COWB_CTRL_STR-TRTYP sy-vline
WA_COWB_CTRL_STR-HERKT sy-vline
WA_COWB_CTRL_STR-NODIA sy-vline
WA_COWB_CTRL_STR-RETCODE sy-vline
WA_COWB_CTRL_STR-TITLE sy-vline
WA_COWB_CTRL_STR-HEADER_DYN sy-vline
WA_COWB_CTRL_STR-TABLE_DYN sy-vline
WA_COWB_CTRL_STR-PF_STATUS sy-vline
WA_COWB_CTRL_STR-AENKZ sy-vline
WA_COWB_CTRL_STR-FIRST_LINE sy-vline
WA_COWB_CTRL_STR-FLG_NO_NEW_GM sy-vline
WA_COWB_CTRL_STR-FLG_MULT_ORDER sy-vline
WA_COWB_CTRL_STR-EWM_SYNC_POST sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.