ABAP Select data from SAP table ISUWA_VBS_HIST into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ISUWA_VBS_HIST
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ISUWA_VBS_HIST2).
*--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_ISUWA_VBS_HIST INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_ISUWA_VBS_HIST ASSIGNING <ISUWA_VBS_HIST>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ISUWA_VBS_HIST>-PUBLIC = 1.
<ISUWA_VBS_HIST>-SUB_REPID = 1.
<ISUWA_VBS_HIST>-SUB_DYNNR = 1.
<ISUWA_VBS_HIST>-SUBSL_REPID = 1.
<ISUWA_VBS_HIST>-SUBSL_DYNNR = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST-T_EWA_VBS, sy-vline,
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST-WA_EWA_VBS, sy-vline,
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST-MANDT, sy-vline,
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST-VSTELLE, sy-vline,
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST-BIS, sy-vline,
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST-AB, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST 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_ISUWA_VBS_HIST 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_ISUWA_VBS_HIST INTO WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST. *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 VSTELLE CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST-VSTELLE IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST-VSTELLE.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

*Conversion exit TPLNR, internal->external for field HAUS CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_TPLNR_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST-HAUS IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST-HAUS.
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_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR,
PUBLIC TYPE STRING,
SUB_REPID TYPE STRING,
SUB_DYNNR TYPE STRING,
SUBSL_REPID TYPE STRING,
SUBSL_DYNNR TYPE STRING,
T_EWA_VBS TYPE STRING,
WA_EWA_VBS TYPE STRING,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
VSTELLE TYPE STRING,
BIS TYPE STRING,
AB TYPE STRING,
NO_UNITIES TYPE STRING,
ANZPERS TYPE STRING,
FLAECHE TYPE STRING,
ERDAT TYPE STRING,
ERNAM TYPE STRING,
AEDAT TYPE STRING,
AENAM TYPE STRING,
BEGRU TYPE STRING,
LOEVM TYPE STRING,
DB_EWA_VBS TYPE STRING,
DB_T_HIST TYPE STRING,
T_HIST TYPE STRING,
CONTR TYPE STRING,
WMODE TYPE STRING,
OPEN_WMODE TYPE STRING,
UPD_ONLINE TYPE STRING,
NO_DIALOG TYPE STRING,
NUM_RANGE TYPE STRING,
NO_CHANGE TYPE STRING,
NO_OTHER TYPE STRING,
NO_EVENT TYPE STRING,
NO_STATISTIC TYPE STRING,
NO_CHANGE_DOC TYPE STRING,
CALLED_BY_IDOC TYPE STRING,
PROPRICE TYPE STRING,
INPERR TYPE STRING,
ENQ_DONE TYPE STRING,
CURFIELD TYPE STRING,
CURLINE TYPE STRING,
CURDYNNR TYPE STRING,
SETCURFIELD TYPE STRING,
SETCURLINE TYPE STRING,
SETCURDYNNR TYPE STRING,
TEXT_CHANGED TYPE STRING,
EXTINTKZ TYPE STRING,
EXIT_TYPE TYPE STRING,
FULLSCREEN TYPE STRING,
SAVE_OKCODE TYPE STRING,
TEILOBJ TYPE STRING,
S_FUBA TYPE STRING,
INPUT_FIELD_OFF TYPE STRING,
NOFULLSCREEN TYPE STRING,
DB_UPDATE TYPE STRING,
CHANGEFLAG TYPE STRING,
WA_ADR_DONE TYPE STRING,
OPEN_DONE TYPE STRING,
IS_CHANGED TYPE STRING,
VSTELLE TYPE STRING,
HAUS TYPE STRING,
T_EGPL TYPE STRING,
COUNT TYPE STRING,
CRT_SLOC TYPE STRING,
BILLDATE TYPE STRING,
IEANL TYPE STRING,
MSG TYPE STRING,
MSGID TYPE STRING,
MSGTY TYPE STRING,
MSGNO TYPE STRING,
MSGV1 TYPE STRING,
MSGV2 TYPE STRING,
MSGV3 TYPE STRING,
MSGV4 TYPE STRING,
IEMSG TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_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_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-PUBLIC sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-SUB_REPID sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-SUB_DYNNR sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-SUBSL_REPID sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-SUBSL_DYNNR sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-T_EWA_VBS sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-WA_EWA_VBS sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-VSTELLE sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-BIS sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-AB sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-NO_UNITIES sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-ANZPERS sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-FLAECHE sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-ERDAT sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-ERNAM sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-AEDAT sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-AENAM sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-BEGRU sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-LOEVM sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-DB_EWA_VBS sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-DB_T_HIST sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-T_HIST sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-CONTR sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-WMODE sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-OPEN_WMODE sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-UPD_ONLINE sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-NO_DIALOG sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-NUM_RANGE sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-NO_CHANGE sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-NO_OTHER sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-NO_EVENT sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-NO_STATISTIC sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-NO_CHANGE_DOC sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-CALLED_BY_IDOC sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-PROPRICE sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-INPERR sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-ENQ_DONE sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-CURFIELD sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-CURLINE sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-CURDYNNR sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-SETCURFIELD sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-SETCURLINE sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-SETCURDYNNR sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-TEXT_CHANGED sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-EXTINTKZ sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-EXIT_TYPE sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-FULLSCREEN sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-SAVE_OKCODE sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-TEILOBJ sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-S_FUBA sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-INPUT_FIELD_OFF sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-NOFULLSCREEN sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-DB_UPDATE sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-CHANGEFLAG sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-WA_ADR_DONE sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-OPEN_DONE sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-IS_CHANGED sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-VSTELLE sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-HAUS sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-T_EGPL sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-COUNT sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-CRT_SLOC sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-BILLDATE sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-IEANL sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-MSG sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-MSGID sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-MSGTY sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-MSGNO sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-MSGV1 sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-MSGV2 sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-MSGV3 sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-MSGV4 sy-vline
WA_ISUWA_VBS_HIST_STR-IEMSG sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.