ABAP Select data from SAP table DBMSGORA into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM DBMSGORA
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_DBMSGORA2).
*--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_DBMSGORA INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_DBMSGORA2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_DBMSGORA ASSIGNING <DBMSGORA>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<DBMSGORA>-TYPE = 1.
<DBMSGORA>-PARAM = 1.
<DBMSGORA>-OBJECT = 1.
<DBMSGORA>-TIME = 1.
<DBMSGORA>-LINDEX = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_DBMSGORA-FILEP, sy-vline,
WA_DBMSGORA-MSGDESC, sy-vline,
WA_DBMSGORA-SEVERITY, sy-vline,
WA_DBMSGORA-LINE, sy-vline,
WA_DBMSGORA-CHKPROG, sy-vline,
WA_DBMSGORA-FILENAME, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_DBMSGORA 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_DBMSGORA 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_DBMSGORA INTO WA_DBMSGORA. *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_DBMSGORA_STR,
TYPE TYPE STRING,
PARAM TYPE STRING,
OBJECT TYPE STRING,
TIME TYPE STRING,
LINDEX TYPE STRING,
FILEP TYPE STRING,
MSGDESC TYPE STRING,
SEVERITY TYPE STRING,
LINE TYPE STRING,
CHKPROG TYPE STRING,
FILENAME TYPE STRING,
INTERNAL TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_DBMSGORA_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_DBMSGORA_STR-TYPE sy-vline
WA_DBMSGORA_STR-PARAM sy-vline
WA_DBMSGORA_STR-OBJECT sy-vline
WA_DBMSGORA_STR-TIME sy-vline
WA_DBMSGORA_STR-LINDEX sy-vline
WA_DBMSGORA_STR-FILEP sy-vline
WA_DBMSGORA_STR-MSGDESC sy-vline
WA_DBMSGORA_STR-SEVERITY sy-vline
WA_DBMSGORA_STR-LINE sy-vline
WA_DBMSGORA_STR-CHKPROG sy-vline
WA_DBMSGORA_STR-FILENAME sy-vline
WA_DBMSGORA_STR-INTERNAL sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.