ABAP Select data from SAP table ITOWNSHIPTEXT into internal table
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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP ITOWNSHIPTEXT 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 ITOWNSHIPTEXT. 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 ITOWNSHIPTEXT 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_ITOWNSHIPTEXT TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ITOWNSHIPTEXT, WA_ITOWNSHIPTEXT TYPE ITOWNSHIPTEXT, 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: <ITOWNSHIPTEXT> TYPE ITOWNSHIPTEXT. *Process all fields in table header/work area as string values PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_ITOWNSHIPTEXT. SELECT * *restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows UP TO 10 ROWS FROM ITOWNSHIPTEXT INTO TABLE IT_ITOWNSHIPTEXT. *Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA *SELECT * * FROM ITOWNSHIPTEXT * INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ITOWNSHIPTEXT2). *--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_ITOWNSHIPTEXT INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ITOWNSHIPTEXT2). *Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL LOOP AT IT_ITOWNSHIPTEXT ASSIGNING <ITOWNSHIPTEXT>.*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ITOWNSHIPTEXT>-MANDT = 1.
<ITOWNSHIPTEXT>-COUNTRY = 1.
<ITOWNSHIPTEXT>-REGION = 1.
<ITOWNSHIPTEXT>-COUNTY = 1.
<ITOWNSHIPTEXT>-TOWNSHIP = 1.
ENDLOOP. LOOP AT IT_ITOWNSHIPTEXT INTO WA_ITOWNSHIPTEXT. *Write horizonal line to screen report. WRITE:/ sy-uline. *Write selected data to screen/report before conversion. WRITE:/ sy-vline, WA_ITOWNSHIPTEXT-LANGUAGE, sy-vline,
WA_ITOWNSHIPTEXT-TOWNSHIPNAME, sy-vline,
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_ITOWNSHIPTEXT 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_ITOWNSHIPTEXT 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_ITOWNSHIPTEXT INTO WA_ITOWNSHIPTEXT. *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 COUNTY CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ITOWNSHIPTEXT-COUNTY IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ITOWNSHIPTEXT-COUNTY.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.
*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field TOWNSHIP CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ITOWNSHIPTEXT-TOWNSHIP IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ITOWNSHIPTEXT-TOWNSHIP.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.
*Conversion exit ISOLA, internal->external for field LANGUAGE CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ITOWNSHIPTEXT-LANGUAGE IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ITOWNSHIPTEXT-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_ITOWNSHIPTEXT_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
COUNTRY TYPE STRING,
REGION TYPE STRING,
COUNTY TYPE STRING,
TOWNSHIP TYPE STRING,
LANGUAGE TYPE STRING,
TOWNSHIPNAME TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_ITOWNSHIPTEXT_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_ITOWNSHIPTEXT_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_ITOWNSHIPTEXT_STR-COUNTRY sy-vline
WA_ITOWNSHIPTEXT_STR-REGION sy-vline
WA_ITOWNSHIPTEXT_STR-COUNTY sy-vline
WA_ITOWNSHIPTEXT_STR-TOWNSHIP sy-vline
WA_ITOWNSHIPTEXT_STR-LANGUAGE sy-vline
WA_ITOWNSHIPTEXT_STR-TOWNSHIPNAME sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.