ABAP Select data from SAP table CSDSOWOCWFINBOX into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM CSDSOWOCWFINBOX
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX2).
*--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_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX ASSIGNING <CSDSOWOCWFINBOX>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<CSDSOWOCWFINBOX>-MANDT = 1.
<CSDSOWOCWFINBOX>-SALESORDERWITHOUTCHARGE = 1.
<CSDSOWOCWFINBOX>-DOCUMENTTITLE = 1.
<CSDSOWOCWFINBOX>-SOLDTOPARTYNAME = 1.
<CSDSOWOCWFINBOX>-SOLDTOPARTY = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX-SHIPTOPARTYNAME, sy-vline,
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX-SHIPTOPARTY, sy-vline,
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX-CITYNAME, sy-vline,
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX-COUNTRYNAME, sy-vline,
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX-COUNTRY, sy-vline,
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX-PURCHASEORDERBYCUSTOMER, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX 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_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX 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_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX INTO WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX. *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 SALESORDERWITHOUTCHARGE CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX-SALESORDERWITHOUTCHARGE IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX-SALESORDERWITHOUTCHARGE.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

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

*Conversion exit AUART, internal->external for field SALESORDERWITHOUTCHARGETYPE CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_AUART_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX-SALESORDERWITHOUTCHARGETYPE IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX-SALESORDERWITHOUTCHARGETYPE.
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_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
SALESORDERWITHOUTCHARGE TYPE STRING,
DOCUMENTTITLE TYPE STRING,
SOLDTOPARTYNAME TYPE STRING,
SOLDTOPARTY TYPE STRING,
SHIPTOPARTYNAME TYPE STRING,
SHIPTOPARTY TYPE STRING,
CITYNAME TYPE STRING,
COUNTRYNAME TYPE STRING,
COUNTRY TYPE STRING,
PURCHASEORDERBYCUSTOMER TYPE STRING,
TRANSACTIONCURRENCY TYPE STRING,
TOTALNETAMOUNT TYPE STRING,
SDDOCUMENTREASONTEXT TYPE STRING,
SDDOCUMENTREASON TYPE STRING,
SLSORDWTHOUTCHRGAPPRVLRSNNAME TYPE STRING,
SLSORDWTHOUTCHRGAPPRVLREASON TYPE STRING,
SALESORGANIZATIONNAME TYPE STRING,
SALESORGANIZATION TYPE STRING,
DISTRIBUTIONCHANNELNAME TYPE STRING,
DISTRIBUTIONCHANNEL TYPE STRING,
DIVISIONNAME TYPE STRING,
ORGANIZATIONDIVISION TYPE STRING,
USERNAME TYPE STRING,
CREATEDBYUSER TYPE STRING,
CREATIONDATE TYPE STRING,
USERDESCRIPTION TYPE STRING,
LASTCHANGEDBYUSER TYPE STRING,
LASTCHANGEDATETIME TYPE STRING,
SALESORDERWITHOUTCHARGETYPE TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_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_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-SALESORDERWITHOUTCHARGE sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-DOCUMENTTITLE sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-SOLDTOPARTYNAME sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-SOLDTOPARTY sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-SHIPTOPARTYNAME sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-SHIPTOPARTY sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-CITYNAME sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-COUNTRYNAME sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-COUNTRY sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-PURCHASEORDERBYCUSTOMER sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-TRANSACTIONCURRENCY sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-TOTALNETAMOUNT sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-SDDOCUMENTREASONTEXT sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-SDDOCUMENTREASON sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-SLSORDWTHOUTCHRGAPPRVLRSNNAME sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-SLSORDWTHOUTCHRGAPPRVLREASON sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-SALESORGANIZATIONNAME sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-SALESORGANIZATION sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-DISTRIBUTIONCHANNELNAME sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-DISTRIBUTIONCHANNEL sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-DIVISIONNAME sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-ORGANIZATIONDIVISION sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-USERNAME sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-CREATEDBYUSER sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-CREATIONDATE sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-USERDESCRIPTION sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-LASTCHANGEDBYUSER sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-LASTCHANGEDATETIME sy-vline
WA_CSDSOWOCWFINBOX_STR-SALESORDERWITHOUTCHARGETYPE sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.