ABAP Select data from SAP table CVIS_BP_GENERAL into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM CVIS_BP_GENERAL
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_CVIS_BP_GENERAL2).
*--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_CVIS_BP_GENERAL INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<CVIS_BP_GENERAL>-RUN_ID = 1.
<CVIS_BP_GENERAL>-BPARTNER = 1.
<CVIS_BP_GENERAL>-BPARTNERGUID = 1.
<CVIS_BP_GENERAL>-IDENTIFICATIONCATEGORY = 1.
<CVIS_BP_GENERAL>-IDENTIFICATIONNUMBER = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL-OBJECT_TASK, sy-vline,
  WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL-CATEGORY, sy-vline,
  WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL-GROUPING, sy-vline,
  WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL-SEARCHTERM1, sy-vline,
  WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL-SEARCHTERM2, sy-vline,
  WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL-PARTNERTYPE, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL 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_CVIS_BP_GENERAL 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_CVIS_BP_GENERAL INTO WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL.


*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 BPARTNER
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL-BPARTNER
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL-BPARTNER.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ISOLA, internal->external for field PARTNERLANGUAGE
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL-PARTNERLANGUAGE
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL-PARTNERLANGUAGE.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ISOLA, internal->external for field CORRESPONDLANGUAGE
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL-CORRESPONDLANGUAGE
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL-CORRESPONDLANGUAGE.
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_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR, 
RUN_ID TYPE STRING,
BPARTNER TYPE STRING,
BPARTNERGUID TYPE STRING,
IDENTIFICATIONCATEGORY TYPE STRING,
IDENTIFICATIONNUMBER TYPE STRING,
OBJECT_TASK TYPE STRING,
CATEGORY TYPE STRING,
GROUPING TYPE STRING,
SEARCHTERM1 TYPE STRING,
SEARCHTERM2 TYPE STRING,
PARTNERTYPE TYPE STRING,
AUTHORIZATIONGROUP TYPE STRING,
PARTNERLANGUAGE TYPE STRING,
PARTNERLANGUAGEISO TYPE STRING,
DATAORIGINTYPE TYPE STRING,
CENTRALARCHIVINGFLAG TYPE STRING,
CENTRALBLOCK TYPE STRING,
TITLE_KEY TYPE STRING,
CONTACTALLOWANCE TYPE STRING,
PARTNEREXTERNAL TYPE STRING,
TITLELETTER TYPE STRING,
NOTRELEASED TYPE STRING,
COMM_TYPE TYPE STRING,
PRINT_MODE TYPE STRING,
NAME1 TYPE STRING,
NAME2 TYPE STRING,
NAME3 TYPE STRING,
NAME4 TYPE STRING,
LEGALFORM TYPE STRING,
INDUSTRYSECTOR TYPE STRING,
FOUNDATIONDATE TYPE STRING,
LIQUIDATIONDATE TYPE STRING,
LOC_NO_1 TYPE STRING,
LOC_NO_2 TYPE STRING,
CHK_DIGIT TYPE STRING,
LEGALORG TYPE STRING,
FIRSTNAME TYPE STRING,
LASTNAME TYPE STRING,
BIRTHNAME TYPE STRING,
MIDDLENAME TYPE STRING,
SECONDNAME TYPE STRING,
TITLE_ACA1 TYPE STRING,
TITLE_ACA2 TYPE STRING,
TITLE_SPPL TYPE STRING,
PREFIX1 TYPE STRING,
PREFIX2 TYPE STRING,
NICKNAME TYPE STRING,
INITIALS TYPE STRING,
NAMEFORMAT TYPE STRING,
NAMCOUNTRY TYPE STRING,
NAMCOUNTRYISO TYPE STRING,
SEX TYPE STRING,
BIRTHPLACE TYPE STRING,
BIRTHDATE TYPE STRING,
DEATHDATE TYPE STRING,
MARITALSTATUS TYPE STRING,
CORRESPONDLANGUAGE TYPE STRING,
CORRESPONDLANGUAGEISO TYPE STRING,
FULLNAME TYPE STRING,
EMPLOYER TYPE STRING,
OCCUPATION TYPE STRING,
NATIONALITY TYPE STRING,
NATIONALITYISO TYPE STRING,
COUNTRYORIGIN TYPE STRING,
BIRTHDT_STATUS TYPE STRING,
GENDER TYPE STRING,
NAMEGROUP1 TYPE STRING,
NAMEGROUP2 TYPE STRING,
GROUPTYPE TYPE STRING,
BP_EEW_DUMMY TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_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_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-RUN_ID sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-BPARTNER sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-BPARTNERGUID sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-IDENTIFICATIONCATEGORY sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-IDENTIFICATIONNUMBER sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-OBJECT_TASK sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-CATEGORY sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-GROUPING sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-SEARCHTERM1 sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-SEARCHTERM2 sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-PARTNERTYPE sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-AUTHORIZATIONGROUP sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-PARTNERLANGUAGE sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-PARTNERLANGUAGEISO sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-DATAORIGINTYPE sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-CENTRALARCHIVINGFLAG sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-CENTRALBLOCK sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-TITLE_KEY sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-CONTACTALLOWANCE sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-PARTNEREXTERNAL sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-TITLELETTER sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-NOTRELEASED sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-COMM_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-PRINT_MODE sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-NAME1 sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-NAME2 sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-NAME3 sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-NAME4 sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-LEGALFORM sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-INDUSTRYSECTOR sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-FOUNDATIONDATE sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-LIQUIDATIONDATE sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-LOC_NO_1 sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-LOC_NO_2 sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-CHK_DIGIT sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-LEGALORG sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-FIRSTNAME sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-LASTNAME sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-BIRTHNAME sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-MIDDLENAME sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-SECONDNAME sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-TITLE_ACA1 sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-TITLE_ACA2 sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-TITLE_SPPL sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-PREFIX1 sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-PREFIX2 sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-NICKNAME sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-INITIALS sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-NAMEFORMAT sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-NAMCOUNTRY sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-NAMCOUNTRYISO sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-SEX sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-BIRTHPLACE sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-BIRTHDATE sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-DEATHDATE sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-MARITALSTATUS sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-CORRESPONDLANGUAGE sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-CORRESPONDLANGUAGEISO sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-FULLNAME sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-EMPLOYER sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-OCCUPATION sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-NATIONALITY sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-NATIONALITYISO sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-COUNTRYORIGIN sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-BIRTHDT_STATUS sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-GENDER sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-NAMEGROUP1 sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-NAMEGROUP2 sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-GROUPTYPE sy-vline 
WA_CVIS_BP_GENERAL_STR-BP_EEW_DUMMY sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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