ABAP Select data from SAP table ICBPRSTA into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ICBPRSTA
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ICBPRSTA2).
*--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_ICBPRSTA INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ICBPRSTA2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_ICBPRSTA ASSIGNING <ICBPRSTA>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ICBPRSTA>-FISCVAR = 1.
<ICBPRSTA>-FISCPER = 1.
<ICBPRSTA>-KOKRS = 1.
<ICBPRSTA>-PRZNR = 1.
<ICBPRSTA>-WRTTP = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ICBPRSTA-VTYPE, sy-vline,
WA_ICBPRSTA-VTSTAT, sy-vline,
WA_ICBPRSTA-VERSN, sy-vline,
WA_ICBPRSTA-STAGR, sy-vline,
WA_ICBPRSTA-MEASTYPE, sy-vline,
WA_ICBPRSTA-CBRKE, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_ICBPRSTA 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_ICBPRSTA 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_ICBPRSTA INTO WA_ICBPRSTA. *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 FISCPER CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_PERI7_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ICBPRSTA-FISCPER IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ICBPRSTA-FISCPER.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

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

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

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

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

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field PGRANT_NBR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ICBPRSTA-PGRANT_NBR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ICBPRSTA-PGRANT_NBR.
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_ICBPRSTA_STR,
FISCVAR TYPE STRING,
FISCPER TYPE STRING,
KOKRS TYPE STRING,
PRZNR TYPE STRING,
WRTTP TYPE STRING,
VTYPE TYPE STRING,
VTSTAT TYPE STRING,
VERSN TYPE STRING,
STAGR TYPE STRING,
MEASTYPE TYPE STRING,
CBRKE TYPE STRING,
CBRKI TYPE STRING,
CBART TYPE STRING,
DRVTP TYPE STRING,
SSME TYPE STRING,
SSMED TYPE STRING,
MEINH TYPE STRING,
GEBER TYPE STRING,
PGEBER TYPE STRING,
FKBER TYPE STRING,
PFKBER TYPE STRING,
GRANT_NBR TYPE STRING,
PGRANT_NBR TYPE STRING,
FIKRS TYPE STRING,
BUDGET_PD TYPE STRING,
PBUDGET_PD TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_ICBPRSTA_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_ICBPRSTA_STR-FISCVAR sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-FISCPER sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-KOKRS sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-PRZNR sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-WRTTP sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-VTYPE sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-VTSTAT sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-VERSN sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-STAGR sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-MEASTYPE sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-CBRKE sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-CBRKI sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-CBART sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-DRVTP sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-SSME sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-SSMED sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-MEINH sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-GEBER sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-PGEBER sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-FKBER sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-PFKBER sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-GRANT_NBR sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-PGRANT_NBR sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-FIKRS sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-BUDGET_PD sy-vline
WA_ICBPRSTA_STR-PBUDGET_PD sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.