ABAP Select data from SAP table POVRDUEACCTRBL3A into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP POVRDUEACCTRBL3A 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 POVRDUEACCTRBL3A. 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 POVRDUEACCTRBL3A 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_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF POVRDUEACCTRBL3A,
      WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A TYPE POVRDUEACCTRBL3A,
      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: <POVRDUEACCTRBL3A> TYPE POVRDUEACCTRBL3A.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM POVRDUEACCTRBL3A
  INTO TABLE IT_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM POVRDUEACCTRBL3A
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A2).
*--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_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A ASSIGNING <POVRDUEACCTRBL3A>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<POVRDUEACCTRBL3A>-MANDT = 1.
<POVRDUEACCTRBL3A>-COMPANYCODE = 1.
<POVRDUEACCTRBL3A>-CUSTOMER = 1.
<POVRDUEACCTRBL3A>-SPECIALGLCODE = 1.
<POVRDUEACCTRBL3A>-GLACCOUNT = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A INTO WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A-CREDITCONTROLAREA, sy-vline,
WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A-NETDUEINTERVALINDAYS, sy-vline,
WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A-COMPANYCODECURRENCY, sy-vline,
WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A-NETDUEINTERVAL1INDAYS, sy-vline,
WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A-NETDUEINTERVAL2INDAYS, sy-vline,
WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A-NETDUEINTERVAL3INDAYS, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A 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_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A 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_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A INTO WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A. *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 CUSTOMER CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A-CUSTOMER IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A-CUSTOMER.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field GLACCOUNT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A-GLACCOUNT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A-GLACCOUNT.
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_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
COMPANYCODE TYPE STRING,
CUSTOMER TYPE STRING,
SPECIALGLCODE TYPE STRING,
GLACCOUNT TYPE STRING,
CREDITCONTROLAREA TYPE STRING,
NETDUEINTERVALINDAYS TYPE STRING,
COMPANYCODECURRENCY TYPE STRING,
NETDUEINTERVAL1INDAYS TYPE STRING,
NETDUEINTERVAL2INDAYS TYPE STRING,
NETDUEINTERVAL3INDAYS TYPE STRING,
NUMBEROFOPENITEMS TYPE STRING,
AMOUNTINCOMPANYCODECURRENCY TYPE STRING,
OVERDUEAMTINCOCODECRCY TYPE STRING,
NOTOVERDUEAMTINCOCODECRCY TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A_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_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A_STR-COMPANYCODE sy-vline
WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A_STR-CUSTOMER sy-vline
WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A_STR-SPECIALGLCODE sy-vline
WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A_STR-GLACCOUNT sy-vline
WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A_STR-CREDITCONTROLAREA sy-vline
WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A_STR-NETDUEINTERVALINDAYS sy-vline
WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A_STR-COMPANYCODECURRENCY sy-vline
WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A_STR-NETDUEINTERVAL1INDAYS sy-vline
WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A_STR-NETDUEINTERVAL2INDAYS sy-vline
WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A_STR-NETDUEINTERVAL3INDAYS sy-vline
WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A_STR-NUMBEROFOPENITEMS sy-vline
WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A_STR-AMOUNTINCOMPANYCODECURRENCY sy-vline
WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A_STR-OVERDUEAMTINCOCODECRCY sy-vline
WA_POVRDUEACCTRBL3A_STR-NOTOVERDUEAMTINCOCODECRCY sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.