ABAP Select data from SAP table PDPBSZVNAM into internal table

Get Example source ABAP code based on a different SAP table
  

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM PDPBSZVNAM
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_PDPBSZVNAM2).
*--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_PDPBSZVNAM INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_PDPBSZVNAM2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_PDPBSZVNAM ASSIGNING <PDPBSZVNAM>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<PDPBSZVNAM>-MANDT = 1.
<PDPBSZVNAM>-PERNR = 1.
<PDPBSZVNAM>-AUSWP = 1.
<PDPBSZVNAM>-ANLAR = 1.
<PDPBSZVNAM>-AINSL = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_PDPBSZVNAM-MRELE, sy-vline,
WA_PDPBSZVNAM-METYP, sy-vline,
WA_PDPBSZVNAM-SEQMR, sy-vline,
WA_PDPBSZVNAM-SEQSA, sy-vline,
WA_PDPBSZVNAM-UEREV, sy-vline,
WA_PDPBSZVNAM-MTATB, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_PDPBSZVNAM 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_PDPBSZVNAM 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_PDPBSZVNAM INTO WA_PDPBSZVNAM. *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_PDPBSZVNAM_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
PERNR TYPE STRING,
AUSWP TYPE STRING,
ANLAR TYPE STRING,
AINSL TYPE STRING,
MRELE TYPE STRING,
METYP TYPE STRING,
SEQMR TYPE STRING,
SEQSA TYPE STRING,
UEREV TYPE STRING,
MTATB TYPE STRING,
SATZA TYPE STRING,
NAMEN TYPE STRING,
GNAME TYPE STRING,
VORNA TYPE STRING,
TITEL TYPE STRING,
NAMZU TYPE STRING,
VORSA TYPE STRING,
GBORT TYPE STRING,
RVNUM TYPE STRING,
RVPFL TYPE STRING,
NAART TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_PDPBSZVNAM_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_PDPBSZVNAM_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_PDPBSZVNAM_STR-PERNR sy-vline
WA_PDPBSZVNAM_STR-AUSWP sy-vline
WA_PDPBSZVNAM_STR-ANLAR sy-vline
WA_PDPBSZVNAM_STR-AINSL sy-vline
WA_PDPBSZVNAM_STR-MRELE sy-vline
WA_PDPBSZVNAM_STR-METYP sy-vline
WA_PDPBSZVNAM_STR-SEQMR sy-vline
WA_PDPBSZVNAM_STR-SEQSA sy-vline
WA_PDPBSZVNAM_STR-UEREV sy-vline
WA_PDPBSZVNAM_STR-MTATB sy-vline
WA_PDPBSZVNAM_STR-SATZA sy-vline
WA_PDPBSZVNAM_STR-NAMEN sy-vline
WA_PDPBSZVNAM_STR-GNAME sy-vline
WA_PDPBSZVNAM_STR-VORNA sy-vline
WA_PDPBSZVNAM_STR-TITEL sy-vline
WA_PDPBSZVNAM_STR-NAMZU sy-vline
WA_PDPBSZVNAM_STR-VORSA sy-vline
WA_PDPBSZVNAM_STR-GBORT sy-vline
WA_PDPBSZVNAM_STR-RVNUM sy-vline
WA_PDPBSZVNAM_STR-RVPFL sy-vline
WA_PDPBSZVNAM_STR-NAART sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.