ABAP Select data from SAP table OICQ1 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP OICQ1 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 OICQ1. 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 OICQ1 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_OICQ1 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF OICQ1,
      WA_OICQ1 TYPE OICQ1,
      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: <OICQ1> TYPE OICQ1.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_OICQ1.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM OICQ1
  INTO TABLE IT_OICQ1.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM OICQ1
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_OICQ12).
*--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_OICQ1 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_OICQ12).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_OICQ1 ASSIGNING <OICQ1>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<OICQ1>-MANDT = 1.
<OICQ1>-FORID = 1.
<OICQ1>-FORAVB = 1.
<OICQ1>-FORDESC = 1.
<OICQ1>-FORMVAL = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_OICQ1 INTO WA_OICQ1.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_OICQ1-FORMCURR, sy-vline,
WA_OICQ1-FORSTATUS, sy-vline,
WA_OICQ1-RATECURR, sy-vline,
WA_OICQ1-FORMUOM, sy-vline,
WA_OICQ1-FORMPER, sy-vline,
WA_OICQ1-UOMCNVRL, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_OICQ1 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_OICQ1 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_OICQ1 INTO WA_OICQ1. *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 FORID CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_OICQ1-FORID IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_OICQ1-FORID.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field FORMUOM CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_OICQ1-FORMUOM IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_OICQ1-FORMUOM.
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_OICQ1_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
FORID TYPE STRING,
FORAVB TYPE STRING,
FORDESC TYPE STRING,
FORMVAL TYPE STRING,
FORMCURR TYPE STRING,
FORSTATUS TYPE STRING,
RATECURR TYPE STRING,
FORMUOM TYPE STRING,
FORMPER TYPE STRING,
UOMCNVRL TYPE STRING,
FORMUMZA TYPE STRING,
FORMUMNE TYPE STRING,
RATEBASED TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_OICQ1_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_OICQ1_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_OICQ1_STR-FORID sy-vline
WA_OICQ1_STR-FORAVB sy-vline
WA_OICQ1_STR-FORDESC sy-vline
WA_OICQ1_STR-FORMVAL sy-vline
WA_OICQ1_STR-FORMCURR sy-vline
WA_OICQ1_STR-FORSTATUS sy-vline
WA_OICQ1_STR-RATECURR sy-vline
WA_OICQ1_STR-FORMUOM sy-vline
WA_OICQ1_STR-FORMPER sy-vline
WA_OICQ1_STR-UOMCNVRL sy-vline
WA_OICQ1_STR-FORMUMZA sy-vline
WA_OICQ1_STR-FORMUMNE sy-vline
WA_OICQ1_STR-RATEBASED sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.