ABAP Select data from SAP table CSMCONTX into internal table
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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP CSMCONTX 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 CSMCONTX. 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 CSMCONTX 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_CSMCONTX TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF CSMCONTX, WA_CSMCONTX TYPE CSMCONTX, 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: <CSMCONTX> TYPE CSMCONTX. *Process all fields in table header/work area as string values PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_CSMCONTX. SELECT * *restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows UP TO 10 ROWS FROM CSMCONTX INTO TABLE IT_CSMCONTX. *Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA *SELECT * * FROM CSMCONTX * INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_CSMCONTX2). *--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_CSMCONTX INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_CSMCONTX2). *Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL LOOP AT IT_CSMCONTX ASSIGNING <CSMCONTX>.*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<CSMCONTX>-SYSID = 1.
<CSMCONTX>-CONTEXT = 1.
<CSMCONTX>-SEGMENT = 1.
<CSMCONTX>-CONTXTSTAT = 1.
<CSMCONTX>-CTXCLASS = 1.
ENDLOOP. LOOP AT IT_CSMCONTX INTO WA_CSMCONTX. *Write horizonal line to screen report. WRITE:/ sy-uline. *Write selected data to screen/report before conversion. WRITE:/ sy-vline, WA_CSMCONTX-CTXOWNER, sy-vline,
WA_CSMCONTX-CTXCLIENT, sy-vline,
WA_CSMCONTX-CSMSYSID, sy-vline,
WA_CSMCONTX-CONTXTTYPE, sy-vline,
WA_CSMCONTX-CHG_USER, sy-vline,
WA_CSMCONTX-CHG_DATE, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_CSMCONTX 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_CSMCONTX 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_CSMCONTX INTO WA_CSMCONTX. *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_CSMCONTX_STR,
SYSID TYPE STRING,
CONTEXT TYPE STRING,
SEGMENT TYPE STRING,
CONTXTSTAT TYPE STRING,
CTXCLASS TYPE STRING,
CTXOWNER TYPE STRING,
CTXCLIENT TYPE STRING,
CSMSYSID TYPE STRING,
CONTXTTYPE TYPE STRING,
CHG_USER TYPE STRING,
CHG_DATE TYPE STRING,
CHG_TIME TYPE STRING,
CTX_SYSID TYPE STRING,
CTX_MCNAME TYPE STRING,
CTX_NUMRNG TYPE STRING,
CTX_UID TYPE STRING,
CTX_CLAS TYPE STRING,
CTX_INDEX TYPE STRING,
CTX_EXTIDX TYPE STRING,
RESERVE_C TYPE STRING,
RESERVE_I TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_CSMCONTX_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_CSMCONTX_STR-SYSID sy-vline
WA_CSMCONTX_STR-CONTEXT sy-vline
WA_CSMCONTX_STR-SEGMENT sy-vline
WA_CSMCONTX_STR-CONTXTSTAT sy-vline
WA_CSMCONTX_STR-CTXCLASS sy-vline
WA_CSMCONTX_STR-CTXOWNER sy-vline
WA_CSMCONTX_STR-CTXCLIENT sy-vline
WA_CSMCONTX_STR-CSMSYSID sy-vline
WA_CSMCONTX_STR-CONTXTTYPE sy-vline
WA_CSMCONTX_STR-CHG_USER sy-vline
WA_CSMCONTX_STR-CHG_DATE sy-vline
WA_CSMCONTX_STR-CHG_TIME sy-vline
WA_CSMCONTX_STR-CTX_SYSID sy-vline
WA_CSMCONTX_STR-CTX_MCNAME sy-vline
WA_CSMCONTX_STR-CTX_NUMRNG sy-vline
WA_CSMCONTX_STR-CTX_UID sy-vline
WA_CSMCONTX_STR-CTX_CLAS sy-vline
WA_CSMCONTX_STR-CTX_INDEX sy-vline
WA_CSMCONTX_STR-CTX_EXTIDX sy-vline
WA_CSMCONTX_STR-RESERVE_C sy-vline
WA_CSMCONTX_STR-RESERVE_I sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.