ABAP Select data from SAP table EWFCALD into internal table
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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP EWFCALD 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 EWFCALD. 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 EWFCALD 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_EWFCALD TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF EWFCALD, WA_EWFCALD TYPE EWFCALD, 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: <EWFCALD> TYPE EWFCALD. *Process all fields in table header/work area as string values PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_EWFCALD. SELECT * *restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows UP TO 10 ROWS FROM EWFCALD INTO TABLE IT_EWFCALD. *Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA *SELECT * * FROM EWFCALD * INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_EWFCALD2). *--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_EWFCALD INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_EWFCALD2). *Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL LOOP AT IT_EWFCALD ASSIGNING <EWFCALD>.*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<EWFCALD>-CALLGROUP = 1.
<EWFCALD>-POSNR = 1.
<EWFCALD>-DUMMYPROC = 1.
<EWFCALD>-INACTIVE = 1.
<EWFCALD>-PROCID = 1.
ENDLOOP. LOOP AT IT_EWFCALD INTO WA_EWFCALD. *Write horizonal line to screen report. WRITE:/ sy-uline. *Write selected data to screen/report before conversion. WRITE:/ sy-vline, WA_EWFCALD-FINDOBJTYP, sy-vline,
WA_EWFCALD-MULTISELCT, sy-vline,
WA_EWFCALD-ASYNC, sy-vline,
WA_EWFCALD-ASYNC_FIX, sy-vline,
WA_EWFCALD-PARAMDIA, sy-vline,
WA_EWFCALD-PARAMOBJTYP, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EWFCALD 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_EWFCALD 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_EWFCALD INTO WA_EWFCALD. *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 SLOTNAME CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_EWFCALD-SLOTNAME IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_EWFCALD-SLOTNAME.
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_EWFCALD_STR,
CALLGROUP TYPE STRING,
POSNR TYPE STRING,
DUMMYPROC TYPE STRING,
INACTIVE TYPE STRING,
PROCID TYPE STRING,
FINDOBJTYP TYPE STRING,
MULTISELCT TYPE STRING,
ASYNC TYPE STRING,
ASYNC_FIX TYPE STRING,
PARAMDIA TYPE STRING,
PARAMOBJTYP TYPE STRING,
PARAMMETH TYPE STRING,
ICONNAME TYPE STRING,
CICACCESSTYPE TYPE STRING,
FKEYFUNC TYPE STRING,
LIFETIME TYPE STRING,
NEW_MODE TYPE STRING,
SLOTNAME TYPE STRING,
WEBGUI_MODE TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_EWFCALD_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_EWFCALD_STR-CALLGROUP sy-vline
WA_EWFCALD_STR-POSNR sy-vline
WA_EWFCALD_STR-DUMMYPROC sy-vline
WA_EWFCALD_STR-INACTIVE sy-vline
WA_EWFCALD_STR-PROCID sy-vline
WA_EWFCALD_STR-FINDOBJTYP sy-vline
WA_EWFCALD_STR-MULTISELCT sy-vline
WA_EWFCALD_STR-ASYNC sy-vline
WA_EWFCALD_STR-ASYNC_FIX sy-vline
WA_EWFCALD_STR-PARAMDIA sy-vline
WA_EWFCALD_STR-PARAMOBJTYP sy-vline
WA_EWFCALD_STR-PARAMMETH sy-vline
WA_EWFCALD_STR-ICONNAME sy-vline
WA_EWFCALD_STR-CICACCESSTYPE sy-vline
WA_EWFCALD_STR-FKEYFUNC sy-vline
WA_EWFCALD_STR-LIFETIME sy-vline
WA_EWFCALD_STR-NEW_MODE sy-vline
WA_EWFCALD_STR-SLOTNAME sy-vline
WA_EWFCALD_STR-WEBGUI_MODE sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.