ABAP Select data from SAP table FCML4H_TEXT_S into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP FCML4H_TEXT_S 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 FCML4H_TEXT_S. 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 FCML4H_TEXT_S 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_FCML4H_TEXT_S TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF FCML4H_TEXT_S,
      WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S TYPE FCML4H_TEXT_S,
      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: <FCML4H_TEXT_S> TYPE FCML4H_TEXT_S.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_FCML4H_TEXT_S.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM FCML4H_TEXT_S
  INTO TABLE IT_FCML4H_TEXT_S.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM FCML4H_TEXT_S
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_FCML4H_TEXT_S2).
*--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_FCML4H_TEXT_S INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_FCML4H_TEXT_S ASSIGNING <FCML4H_TEXT_S>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<FCML4H_TEXT_S>-DOCREF = 1.
<FCML4H_TEXT_S>-CURTP = 1.
<FCML4H_TEXT_S>-RUNREF = 1.
<FCML4H_TEXT_S>-ACC_PRINCIPLE = 1.
<FCML4H_TEXT_S>-KALNR = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_FCML4H_TEXT_S INTO WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-JAHRPER, sy-vline,
  WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-JAHRPER_WIP, sy-vline,
  WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-XABR, sy-vline,
  WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-GLVOR, sy-vline,
  WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-VGART, sy-vline,
  WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-POSART, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S 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_FCML4H_TEXT_S 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_FCML4H_TEXT_S INTO WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S.


*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 PERI7, internal->external for field JAHRPER
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_PERI7_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-JAHRPER
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-JAHRPER.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit PERI7, internal->external for field JAHRPER_WIP
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_PERI7_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-JAHRPER_WIP
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-JAHRPER_WIP.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field AUFNR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-AUFNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-AUFNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field BELNR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-BELNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-BELNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit GJAHR, internal->external for field KJAHR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_GJAHR_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-KJAHR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-KJAHR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field AWSYS
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-AWSYS
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-AWSYS.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field AWREF
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-AWREF
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-AWREF.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field EBELN
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-EBELN
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-EBELN.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field LIFNR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-LIFNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-LIFNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field KOSTL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-KOSTL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-KOSTL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field AUFNR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-AUFNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-AUFNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field KDAUF
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-KDAUF
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-KDAUF.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field ANLN1
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-ANLN1
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-ANLN1.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field ANLN2
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-ANLN2
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-ANLN2.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field UMMAT
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-UMMAT
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-UMMAT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field MAT_KDAUF
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-MAT_KDAUF
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-MAT_KDAUF.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ABPSP, internal->external for field PSPNR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ABPSP_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-PSPNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S-PSPNR.
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_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR, 
DOCREF TYPE STRING,
CURTP TYPE STRING,
RUNREF TYPE STRING,
ACC_PRINCIPLE TYPE STRING,
KALNR TYPE STRING,
JAHRPER TYPE STRING,
JAHRPER_WIP TYPE STRING,
XABR TYPE STRING,
GLVOR TYPE STRING,
VGART TYPE STRING,
POSART TYPE STRING,
CATEG TYPE STRING,
PTYP TYPE STRING,
BEWARTGRP TYPE STRING,
BVALT TYPE STRING,
PROCESS TYPE STRING,
PKALNR TYPE STRING,
TIMESTAMP TYPE STRING,
BUDAT TYPE STRING,
AUFNR TYPE STRING,
AUFPS TYPE STRING,
BELNR TYPE STRING,
KJAHR TYPE STRING,
POSNR TYPE STRING,
AWTYP TYPE STRING,
AWSYS TYPE STRING,
AWORG TYPE STRING,
AWREF TYPE STRING,
AWITEM TYPE STRING,
AWITGRP TYPE STRING,
OBJECT TYPE STRING,
OBJECT_LIST TYPE STRING,
EBELN TYPE STRING,
EBELP TYPE STRING,
LIFNR TYPE STRING,
KOSTL TYPE STRING,
AUFNR TYPE STRING,
AUFPS TYPE STRING,
KDAUF TYPE STRING,
KDPOS TYPE STRING,
ANLN1 TYPE STRING,
ANLN2 TYPE STRING,
UMMAT TYPE STRING,
UMWRK TYPE STRING,
UMLGO TYPE STRING,
UMCHA TYPE STRING,
MAT_KDAUF TYPE STRING,
MAT_KDPOS TYPE STRING,
PSPNR TYPE STRING,
KSTRG TYPE STRING,
BVTXT TYPE STRING,
ICON TYPE STRING,
KONGR TYPE STRING,
GRTXT TYPE STRING,
MODGR TYPE STRING,
MODGR_TXT TYPE STRING,
MODGR_TXT_L TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_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_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-DOCREF sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-CURTP sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-RUNREF sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-ACC_PRINCIPLE sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-KALNR sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-JAHRPER sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-JAHRPER_WIP sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-XABR sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-GLVOR sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-VGART sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-POSART sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-CATEG sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-PTYP sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-BEWARTGRP sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-BVALT sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-PROCESS sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-PKALNR sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-TIMESTAMP sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-BUDAT sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-AUFNR sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-AUFPS sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-BELNR sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-KJAHR sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-POSNR sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-AWTYP sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-AWSYS sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-AWORG sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-AWREF sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-AWITEM sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-AWITGRP sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-OBJECT sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-OBJECT_LIST sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-EBELN sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-EBELP sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-LIFNR sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-KOSTL sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-AUFNR sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-AUFPS sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-KDAUF sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-KDPOS sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-ANLN1 sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-ANLN2 sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-UMMAT sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-UMWRK sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-UMLGO sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-UMCHA sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-MAT_KDAUF sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-MAT_KDPOS sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-PSPNR sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-KSTRG sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-BVTXT sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-ICON sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-KONGR sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-GRTXT sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-MODGR sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-MODGR_TXT sy-vline 
WA_FCML4H_TEXT_S_STR-MODGR_TXT_L sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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