ABAP Select data from SAP table MDVL into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM MDVL
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_MDVL2).
*--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_MDVL INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_MDVL2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_MDVL ASSIGNING <MDVL>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<MDVL>-MANDT = 1.
<MDVL>-MAFID = 1.
<MDVL>-PLSCN = 1.
<MDVL>-MDKEY = 1.
<MDVL>-GSAEN = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_MDVL-AKKEN, sy-vline,
WA_MDVL-RESDT, sy-vline,
WA_MDVL-ERDAT, sy-vline,
WA_MDVL-RESAL, sy-vline,
WA_MDVL-MPSKZ, sy-vline,
WA_MDVL-RHYTD, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_MDVL 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_MDVL 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_MDVL INTO WA_MDVL. *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.
ENDFORM. *&---------------------------------------------------------------------* *& Form process_as_string_field_values *&---------------------------------------------------------------------* FORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING p_EKKO LIKE wa_EKKO. TYPES: BEGIN OF T_MDVL_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
MAFID TYPE STRING,
PLSCN TYPE STRING,
MDKEY TYPE STRING,
GSAEN TYPE STRING,
AKKEN TYPE STRING,
RESDT TYPE STRING,
ERDAT TYPE STRING,
RESAL TYPE STRING,
MPSKZ TYPE STRING,
RHYTD TYPE STRING,
USTMP TYPE STRING,
DSTMP TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_MDVL_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_MDVL_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_MDVL_STR-MAFID sy-vline
WA_MDVL_STR-PLSCN sy-vline
WA_MDVL_STR-MDKEY sy-vline
WA_MDVL_STR-GSAEN sy-vline
WA_MDVL_STR-AKKEN sy-vline
WA_MDVL_STR-RESDT sy-vline
WA_MDVL_STR-ERDAT sy-vline
WA_MDVL_STR-RESAL sy-vline
WA_MDVL_STR-MPSKZ sy-vline
WA_MDVL_STR-RHYTD sy-vline
WA_MDVL_STR-USTMP sy-vline
WA_MDVL_STR-DSTMP sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.