ABAP Select data from SAP table OIH_J1B_INC into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP OIH_J1B_INC 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 OIH_J1B_INC. 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 OIH_J1B_INC 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_OIH_J1B_INC TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF OIH_J1B_INC,
      WA_OIH_J1B_INC TYPE OIH_J1B_INC,
      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: <OIH_J1B_INC> TYPE OIH_J1B_INC.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_OIH_J1B_INC.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM OIH_J1B_INC
  INTO TABLE IT_OIH_J1B_INC.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM OIH_J1B_INC
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_OIH_J1B_INC2).
*--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_OIH_J1B_INC INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_OIH_J1B_INC2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_OIH_J1B_INC ASSIGNING <OIH_J1B_INC>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<OIH_J1B_INC>-MANDT = 1.
<OIH_J1B_INC>-LAND1 = 1.
<OIH_J1B_INC>-TXREG = 1.
<OIH_J1B_INC>-OIHVTYPE = 1.
<OIH_J1B_INC>-MATNR = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_OIH_J1B_INC INTO WA_OIH_J1B_INC.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_OIH_J1B_INC-MTXGR, sy-vline,
WA_OIH_J1B_INC-LIFNR, sy-vline,
WA_OIH_J1B_INC-VGROUP, sy-vline,
WA_OIH_J1B_INC-MOVTP, sy-vline,
WA_OIH_J1B_INC-OPTYPE, sy-vline,
WA_OIH_J1B_INC-VALIDFROM, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_OIH_J1B_INC 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_OIH_J1B_INC 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_OIH_J1B_INC INTO WA_OIH_J1B_INC. *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 MATN1, internal->external for field MATNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_OIH_J1B_INC-MATNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_OIH_J1B_INC-MATNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field LIFNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_OIH_J1B_INC-LIFNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_OIH_J1B_INC-LIFNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit INVDT, internal->external for field VALIDFROM CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_INVDT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_OIH_J1B_INC-VALIDFROM IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_OIH_J1B_INC-VALIDFROM.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit INVDT, internal->external for field VALIDTO CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_INVDT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_OIH_J1B_INC-VALIDTO IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_OIH_J1B_INC-VALIDTO.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field MIXPROD CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_OIH_J1B_INC-MIXPROD IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_OIH_J1B_INC-MIXPROD.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field TXLW1 CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_OIH_J1B_INC-TXLW1 IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_OIH_J1B_INC-TXLW1.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field TXLW2 CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_OIH_J1B_INC-TXLW2 IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_OIH_J1B_INC-TXLW2.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field TXLW4 CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_OIH_J1B_INC-TXLW4 IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_OIH_J1B_INC-TXLW4.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field TXLW5 CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_OIH_J1B_INC-TXLW5 IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_OIH_J1B_INC-TXLW5.
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_OIH_J1B_INC_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
LAND1 TYPE STRING,
TXREG TYPE STRING,
OIHVTYPE TYPE STRING,
MATNR TYPE STRING,
MTXGR TYPE STRING,
LIFNR TYPE STRING,
VGROUP TYPE STRING,
MOVTP TYPE STRING,
OPTYPE TYPE STRING,
VALIDFROM TYPE STRING,
VALIDTO TYPE STRING,
CREDIT_IPI TYPE STRING,
CREDIT_ICMS TYPE STRING,
TAXTYPE TYPE STRING,
PERCENT TYPE STRING,
MIXPROD TYPE STRING,
TXLW1 TYPE STRING,
TXLW2 TYPE STRING,
TXLW4 TYPE STRING,
TXLW5 TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_OIH_J1B_INC_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_OIH_J1B_INC_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_OIH_J1B_INC_STR-LAND1 sy-vline
WA_OIH_J1B_INC_STR-TXREG sy-vline
WA_OIH_J1B_INC_STR-OIHVTYPE sy-vline
WA_OIH_J1B_INC_STR-MATNR sy-vline
WA_OIH_J1B_INC_STR-MTXGR sy-vline
WA_OIH_J1B_INC_STR-LIFNR sy-vline
WA_OIH_J1B_INC_STR-VGROUP sy-vline
WA_OIH_J1B_INC_STR-MOVTP sy-vline
WA_OIH_J1B_INC_STR-OPTYPE sy-vline
WA_OIH_J1B_INC_STR-VALIDFROM sy-vline
WA_OIH_J1B_INC_STR-VALIDTO sy-vline
WA_OIH_J1B_INC_STR-CREDIT_IPI sy-vline
WA_OIH_J1B_INC_STR-CREDIT_ICMS sy-vline
WA_OIH_J1B_INC_STR-TAXTYPE sy-vline
WA_OIH_J1B_INC_STR-PERCENT sy-vline
WA_OIH_J1B_INC_STR-MIXPROD sy-vline
WA_OIH_J1B_INC_STR-TXLW1 sy-vline
WA_OIH_J1B_INC_STR-TXLW2 sy-vline
WA_OIH_J1B_INC_STR-TXLW4 sy-vline
WA_OIH_J1B_INC_STR-TXLW5 sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.