ABAP Select data from SAP table KBEDPEK into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM KBEDPEK
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_KBEDPEK2).
*--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_KBEDPEK INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_KBEDPEK2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_KBEDPEK ASSIGNING <KBEDPEK>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<KBEDPEK>-BUKRS = 1.
<KBEDPEK>-WERKS = 1.
<KBEDPEK>-PERSG = 1.
<KBEDPEK>-PERSK = 1.
<KBEDPEK>-KOSTL = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_KBEDPEK-ORGEH, sy-vline,
WA_KBEDPEK-ORGEH_TXT, sy-vline,
WA_KBEDPEK-PLANS, sy-vline,
WA_KBEDPEK-PLANS_TXT, sy-vline,
WA_KBEDPEK-STELL, sy-vline,
WA_KBEDPEK-STELL_TXT, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_KBEDPEK 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_KBEDPEK 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_KBEDPEK INTO WA_KBEDPEK. *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 KOSTL CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_KBEDPEK-KOSTL IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_KBEDPEK-KOSTL.
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_KBEDPEK_STR,
BUKRS TYPE STRING,
WERKS TYPE STRING,
PERSG TYPE STRING,
PERSK TYPE STRING,
KOSTL TYPE STRING,
ORGEH TYPE STRING,
ORGEH_TXT TYPE STRING,
PLANS TYPE STRING,
PLANS_TXT TYPE STRING,
STELL TYPE STRING,
STELL_TXT TYPE STRING,
ANRED TYPE STRING,
ENAME TYPE STRING,
NACHN TYPE STRING,
VORNA TYPE STRING,
TITEL TYPE STRING,
TELNR TYPE STRING,
USRTY TYPE STRING,
SYSID TYPE STRING,
KALID TYPE STRING,
KAPAR TYPE STRING,
NNAME TYPE STRING,
NNGRAD TYPE STRING,
PPAUSE TYPE STRING,
PPLANR TYPE STRING,
KTEXT TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_KBEDPEK_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_KBEDPEK_STR-BUKRS sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-WERKS sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-PERSG sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-PERSK sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-KOSTL sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-ORGEH sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-ORGEH_TXT sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-PLANS sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-PLANS_TXT sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-STELL sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-STELL_TXT sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-ANRED sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-ENAME sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-NACHN sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-VORNA sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-TITEL sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-TELNR sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-USRTY sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-SYSID sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-KALID sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-KAPAR sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-NNAME sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-NNGRAD sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-PPAUSE sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-PPLANR sy-vline
WA_KBEDPEK_STR-KTEXT sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.