ABAP Select data from SAP table PDMVCMATLVH into internal table

Get Example source ABAP code based on a different SAP table
  Get ABAP code

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM PDMVCMATLVH
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_PDMVCMATLVH2).
*--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_PDMVCMATLVH INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_PDMVCMATLVH2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<PDMVCMATLVH>-MANDT = 1.
<PDMVCMATLVH>-MATERIAL = 1.
<PDMVCMATLVH>-MATERIALTYPE = 1.
<PDMVCMATLVH>-MATERIALGROUP = 1.
<PDMVCMATLVH>-MATERIALBASEUNIT = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_PDMVCMATLVH-MATERIALGROSSWEIGHT, sy-vline,
  WA_PDMVCMATLVH-MATERIALNETWEIGHT, sy-vline,
  WA_PDMVCMATLVH-MATERIALWEIGHTUNIT, sy-vline,
  WA_PDMVCMATLVH-MATERIALMANUFACTURERNUMBER, sy-vline,
  WA_PDMVCMATLVH-MATERIALMANUFACTURERPARTNUMBER, sy-vline,
  WA_PDMVCMATLVH-AUTHORIZATIONGROUP, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_PDMVCMATLVH 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_PDMVCMATLVH 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_PDMVCMATLVH INTO WA_PDMVCMATLVH.


*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 MATERIAL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_PDMVCMATLVH-MATERIAL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PDMVCMATLVH-MATERIAL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field MATERIALBASEUNIT
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_PDMVCMATLVH-MATERIALBASEUNIT
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PDMVCMATLVH-MATERIALBASEUNIT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field MATERIALWEIGHTUNIT
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_PDMVCMATLVH-MATERIALWEIGHTUNIT
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PDMVCMATLVH-MATERIALWEIGHTUNIT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field MATERIALMANUFACTURERNUMBER
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_PDMVCMATLVH-MATERIALMANUFACTURERNUMBER
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PDMVCMATLVH-MATERIALMANUFACTURERNUMBER.
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_PDMVCMATLVH_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
MATERIAL TYPE STRING,
MATERIALTYPE TYPE STRING,
MATERIALGROUP TYPE STRING,
MATERIALBASEUNIT TYPE STRING,
MATERIALGROSSWEIGHT TYPE STRING,
MATERIALNETWEIGHT TYPE STRING,
MATERIALWEIGHTUNIT TYPE STRING,
MATERIALMANUFACTURERNUMBER TYPE STRING,
MATERIALMANUFACTURERPARTNUMBER TYPE STRING,
AUTHORIZATIONGROUP TYPE STRING,
ISBATCHMANAGEMENTREQUIRED TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_PDMVCMATLVH_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_PDMVCMATLVH_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_PDMVCMATLVH_STR-MATERIAL sy-vline 
WA_PDMVCMATLVH_STR-MATERIALTYPE sy-vline 
WA_PDMVCMATLVH_STR-MATERIALGROUP sy-vline 
WA_PDMVCMATLVH_STR-MATERIALBASEUNIT sy-vline 
WA_PDMVCMATLVH_STR-MATERIALGROSSWEIGHT sy-vline 
WA_PDMVCMATLVH_STR-MATERIALNETWEIGHT sy-vline 
WA_PDMVCMATLVH_STR-MATERIALWEIGHTUNIT sy-vline 
WA_PDMVCMATLVH_STR-MATERIALMANUFACTURERNUMBER sy-vline 
WA_PDMVCMATLVH_STR-MATERIALMANUFACTURERPARTNUMBER sy-vline 
WA_PDMVCMATLVH_STR-AUTHORIZATIONGROUP sy-vline 
WA_PDMVCMATLVH_STR-ISBATCHMANAGEMENTREQUIRED sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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