ABAP Select data from SAP table CRM_BAPISDFLOW into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM CRM_BAPISDFLOW
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_CRM_BAPISDFLOW2).
*--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_CRM_BAPISDFLOW INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_CRM_BAPISDFLOW ASSIGNING <CRM_BAPISDFLOW>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<CRM_BAPISDFLOW>-OPERATION = 1.
<CRM_BAPISDFLOW>-SD_DOC = 1.
<CRM_BAPISDFLOW>-PRECSDDOC = 1.
<CRM_BAPISDFLOW>-PREDITDOC = 1.
<CRM_BAPISDFLOW>-SUBSSDDOC = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-SUBSITDOC, sy-vline,
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-DOCCATEGOR, sy-vline,
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-REF_QTY, sy-vline,
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-BASE_UOM, sy-vline,
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-T_UNIT_ISO, sy-vline,
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-REFERENVAL, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW 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_CRM_BAPISDFLOW 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_CRM_BAPISDFLOW INTO WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW. *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 SD_DOC CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-SD_DOC IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-SD_DOC.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

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

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field BASE_UOM CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-BASE_UOM IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-BASE_UOM.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit MATN5, internal->external for field MATERIAL CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN5_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-MATERIAL IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-MATERIAL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field UNIT_OF_WT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-UNIT_OF_WT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-UNIT_OF_WT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field VOLUMEUNIT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-VOLUMEUNIT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-VOLUMEUNIT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field SALES_UNIT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-SALES_UNIT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-SALES_UNIT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

*Conversion exit MATNL, internal->external for field MATERIAL_EXTERNAL CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATNL_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-MATERIAL_EXTERNAL IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-MATERIAL_EXTERNAL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit MATNW, internal->external for field MATERIAL_VERSION CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATNW_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-MATERIAL_VERSION IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-MATERIAL_VERSION.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field MATERIAL_LONG CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-MATERIAL_LONG IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW-MATERIAL_LONG.
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_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR,
OPERATION TYPE STRING,
SD_DOC TYPE STRING,
PRECSDDOC TYPE STRING,
PREDITDOC TYPE STRING,
SUBSSDDOC TYPE STRING,
SUBSITDOC TYPE STRING,
DOCCATEGOR TYPE STRING,
REF_QTY TYPE STRING,
BASE_UOM TYPE STRING,
T_UNIT_ISO TYPE STRING,
REFERENVAL TYPE STRING,
STATISCURR TYPE STRING,
CURRENCISO TYPE STRING,
DOC_CAT_SD TYPE STRING,
QTYPOSCALC TYPE STRING,
ID_MM_WM TYPE STRING,
CREAT_DATE TYPE STRING,
REC_TIME TYPE STRING,
MATERIAL TYPE STRING,
MOVE_TYP TYPE STRING,
REQ_TYPE TYPE STRING,
PLTYPE TYPE STRING,
LEVELFLOWR TYPE STRING,
WHSE_NO TYPE STRING,
CH_ON TYPE STRING,
BILLINGTYP TYPE STRING,
GROSS_WT TYPE STRING,
UNIT_OF_WT TYPE STRING,
UNITWTISO TYPE STRING,
VOLUME TYPE STRING,
VOLUMEUNIT TYPE STRING,
VOLUNITISO TYPE STRING,
BILL_PLAN TYPE STRING,
BILL_PLANI TYPE STRING,
REFQTYUNIT TYPE STRING,
REFQTYFLOA TYPE STRING,
SALES_UNIT TYPE STRING,
ISOCODUNIT TYPE STRING,
GURANTEED TYPE STRING,
SPEC_STOCK TYPE STRING,
SP_STCK_NO TYPE STRING,
INDINVMANG TYPE STRING,
NET_WEIGHT TYPE STRING,
MATERIAL_EXTERNAL TYPE STRING,
MATERIAL_GUID TYPE STRING,
MATERIAL_VERSION TYPE STRING,
MATERIAL_LONG TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_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_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-OPERATION sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-SD_DOC sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-PRECSDDOC sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-PREDITDOC sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-SUBSSDDOC sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-SUBSITDOC sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-DOCCATEGOR sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-REF_QTY sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-BASE_UOM sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-T_UNIT_ISO sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-REFERENVAL sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-STATISCURR sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-CURRENCISO sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-DOC_CAT_SD sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-QTYPOSCALC sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-ID_MM_WM sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-CREAT_DATE sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-REC_TIME sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-MATERIAL sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-MOVE_TYP sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-REQ_TYPE sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-PLTYPE sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-LEVELFLOWR sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-WHSE_NO sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-CH_ON sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-BILLINGTYP sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-GROSS_WT sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-UNIT_OF_WT sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-UNITWTISO sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-VOLUME sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-VOLUMEUNIT sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-VOLUNITISO sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-BILL_PLAN sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-BILL_PLANI sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-REFQTYUNIT sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-REFQTYFLOA sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-SALES_UNIT sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-ISOCODUNIT sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-GURANTEED sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-SPEC_STOCK sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-SP_STCK_NO sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-INDINVMANG sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-NET_WEIGHT sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-MATERIAL_EXTERNAL sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-MATERIAL_GUID sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-MATERIAL_VERSION sy-vline
WA_CRM_BAPISDFLOW_STR-MATERIAL_LONG sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.