ABAP Select data from SAP table FC05PALV into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP FC05PALV 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 FC05PALV. 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 FC05PALV 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_FC05PALV TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF FC05PALV,
      WA_FC05PALV TYPE FC05PALV,
      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: <FC05PALV> TYPE FC05PALV.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_FC05PALV.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM FC05PALV
  INTO TABLE IT_FC05PALV.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM FC05PALV
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_FC05PALV2).
*--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_FC05PALV INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_FC05PALV2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_FC05PALV ASSIGNING <FC05PALV>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<FC05PALV>-DIMEN = 1.
<FC05PALV>-ITCLG = 1.
<FC05PALV>-DOCLN = 1.
<FC05PALV>-BUNIT = 1.
<FC05PALV>-ITEM = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_FC05PALV INTO WA_FC05PALV.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_FC05PALV-SITYP, sy-vline,
WA_FC05PALV-SUBIT, sy-vline,
WA_FC05PALV-BUPTR, sy-vline,
WA_FC05PALV-COICU, sy-vline,
WA_FC05PALV-YRACQ, sy-vline,
WA_FC05PALV-PRACQ, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_FC05PALV 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_FC05PALV 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_FC05PALV INTO WA_FC05PALV. *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 AFIMC, internal->external for field BUNIT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_AFIMC_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_FC05PALV-BUNIT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FC05PALV-BUNIT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit BFIMC, internal->external for field ITEM CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_BFIMC_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_FC05PALV-ITEM IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FC05PALV-ITEM.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit AFIMC, internal->external for field BUPTR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_AFIMC_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_FC05PALV-BUPTR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FC05PALV-BUPTR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit AFIMC, internal->external for field COICU CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_AFIMC_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_FC05PALV-COICU IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FC05PALV-COICU.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit GJAHR, internal->external for field YRACQ CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_GJAHR_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_FC05PALV-YRACQ IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FC05PALV-YRACQ.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field RUNIT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_FC05PALV-RUNIT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FC05PALV-RUNIT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit AC172, internal->external for field VTCUR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_AC172_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_FC05PALV-VTCUR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FC05PALV-VTCUR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit AC172, internal->external for field VLCUR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_AC172_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_FC05PALV-VLCUR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FC05PALV-VLCUR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit AC172, internal->external for field VGCUR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_AC172_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_FC05PALV-VGCUR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FC05PALV-VGCUR.
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_FC05PALV_STR,
DIMEN TYPE STRING,
ITCLG TYPE STRING,
DOCLN TYPE STRING,
BUNIT TYPE STRING,
ITEM TYPE STRING,
SITYP TYPE STRING,
SUBIT TYPE STRING,
BUPTR TYPE STRING,
COICU TYPE STRING,
YRACQ TYPE STRING,
PRACQ TYPE STRING,
RTCUR TYPE STRING,
RUNIT TYPE STRING,
RTFLG TYPE STRING,
RPFLG TYPE STRING,
VTCUR TYPE STRING,
VLCUR TYPE STRING,
VGCUR TYPE STRING,
QUANT TYPE STRING,
AUTOM TYPE STRING,
ADALC TYPE STRING,
CU1_IND TYPE STRING,
CU2_IND TYPE STRING,
LCURR TYPE STRING,
GCURR TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_FC05PALV_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_FC05PALV_STR-DIMEN sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-ITCLG sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-DOCLN sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-BUNIT sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-ITEM sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-SITYP sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-SUBIT sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-BUPTR sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-COICU sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-YRACQ sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-PRACQ sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-RTCUR sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-RUNIT sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-RTFLG sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-RPFLG sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-VTCUR sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-VLCUR sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-VGCUR sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-QUANT sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-AUTOM sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-ADALC sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-CU1_IND sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-CU2_IND sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-LCURR sy-vline
WA_FC05PALV_STR-GCURR sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.