ABAP Select data from SAP table ILFCUBEOVERVIEW into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ILFCUBEOVERVIEW
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW2).
*--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_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW ASSIGNING <ILFCUBEOVERVIEW>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ILFCUBEOVERVIEW>-MANDT = 1.
<ILFCUBEOVERVIEW>-COMPANYCODE = 1.
<ILFCUBEOVERVIEW>-CONTROLLINGAREA = 1.
<ILFCUBEOVERVIEW>-COUNTRY = 1.
<ILFCUBEOVERVIEW>-COMPANYCODENAME = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW-DOMAINVALUENAME, sy-vline,
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW-BANKACCOUNTINTERNALID, sy-vline,
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW-CURRENCY, sy-vline,
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW-ORIGINALCURRENCY, sy-vline,
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW-BANKACCOUNTTYPE, sy-vline,
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW-BANK, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW 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_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW 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_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW INTO WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW. *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 ISOLA, internal->external for field LANGUAGE CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW-LANGUAGE IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW-LANGUAGE.
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_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
COMPANYCODE TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLINGAREA TYPE STRING,
COUNTRY TYPE STRING,
COMPANYCODENAME TYPE STRING,
DOMAINVALUENAME TYPE STRING,
BANKACCOUNTINTERNALID TYPE STRING,
CURRENCY TYPE STRING,
ORIGINALCURRENCY TYPE STRING,
BANKACCOUNTTYPE TYPE STRING,
BANK TYPE STRING,
BANKACCOUNT TYPE STRING,
BANKACCOUNTDESCRIPTION TYPE STRING,
BUSINESSAREA TYPE STRING,
BANKACCOUNTSTATUS TYPE STRING,
LANGUAGE TYPE STRING,
CALENDARDAY TYPE STRING,
OPENINGBALANCEAMTINTRANSCRCY TYPE STRING,
NETFLOWAMTINTRANSACTIONCRCY_E TYPE STRING,
CLOSINGBALANCEAMTINTRANSCRCY TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW_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_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW_STR-COMPANYCODE sy-vline
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW_STR-CONTROLLINGAREA sy-vline
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW_STR-COUNTRY sy-vline
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW_STR-COMPANYCODENAME sy-vline
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW_STR-DOMAINVALUENAME sy-vline
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW_STR-BANKACCOUNTINTERNALID sy-vline
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW_STR-CURRENCY sy-vline
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW_STR-ORIGINALCURRENCY sy-vline
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW_STR-BANKACCOUNTTYPE sy-vline
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW_STR-BANK sy-vline
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW_STR-BANKACCOUNT sy-vline
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW_STR-BANKACCOUNTDESCRIPTION sy-vline
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW_STR-BUSINESSAREA sy-vline
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW_STR-BANKACCOUNTSTATUS sy-vline
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW_STR-LANGUAGE sy-vline
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW_STR-CALENDARDAY sy-vline
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW_STR-OPENINGBALANCEAMTINTRANSCRCY sy-vline
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW_STR-NETFLOWAMTINTRANSACTIONCRCY_E sy-vline
WA_ILFCUBEOVERVIEW_STR-CLOSINGBALANCEAMTINTRANSCRCY sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.