ABAP Select data from SAP table NALIV6 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP NALIV6 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 NALIV6. 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 NALIV6 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_NALIV6 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF NALIV6,
      WA_NALIV6 TYPE NALIV6,
      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: <NALIV6> TYPE NALIV6.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_NALIV6.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM NALIV6
  INTO TABLE IT_NALIV6.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM NALIV6
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_NALIV62).
*--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_NALIV6 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_NALIV62).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_NALIV6 ASSIGNING <NALIV6>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<NALIV6>-TABIX = 1.
<NALIV6>-COLOR = 1.
<NALIV6>-SELFL = 1.
<NALIV6>-EXIDV = 1.
<NALIV6>-VPOBJ = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_NALIV6 INTO WA_NALIV6.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_NALIV6-VPOBJKEY, sy-vline,
  WA_NALIV6-KSCHL, sy-vline,
  WA_NALIV6-NACHA, sy-vline,
  WA_NALIV6-PARVW, sy-vline,
  WA_NALIV6-PNAME, sy-vline,
  WA_NALIV6-PCITY, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_NALIV6 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_NALIV6 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_NALIV6 INTO WA_NALIV6.


*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 EXIDV
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_NALIV6-EXIDV
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_NALIV6-EXIDV.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field VHILM
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_NALIV6-VHILM
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_NALIV6-VHILM.
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_NALIV6_STR, 
TABIX TYPE STRING,
COLOR TYPE STRING,
SELFL TYPE STRING,
EXIDV TYPE STRING,
VPOBJ TYPE STRING,
VPOBJKEY TYPE STRING,
KSCHL TYPE STRING,
NACHA TYPE STRING,
PARVW TYPE STRING,
PNAME TYPE STRING,
PCITY TYPE STRING,
VHART TYPE STRING,
VHILM TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_NALIV6_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_NALIV6_STR-TABIX sy-vline 
WA_NALIV6_STR-COLOR sy-vline 
WA_NALIV6_STR-SELFL sy-vline 
WA_NALIV6_STR-EXIDV sy-vline 
WA_NALIV6_STR-VPOBJ sy-vline 
WA_NALIV6_STR-VPOBJKEY sy-vline 
WA_NALIV6_STR-KSCHL sy-vline 
WA_NALIV6_STR-NACHA sy-vline 
WA_NALIV6_STR-PARVW sy-vline 
WA_NALIV6_STR-PNAME sy-vline 
WA_NALIV6_STR-PCITY sy-vline 
WA_NALIV6_STR-VHART sy-vline 
WA_NALIV6_STR-VHILM sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

*Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE...
ENDLOOP.
ENDFORM.