ABAP Select data from SAP table RCF02 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP RCF02 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 RCF02. 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 RCF02 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_RCF02 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF RCF02,
      WA_RCF02 TYPE RCF02,
      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: <RCF02> TYPE RCF02.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_RCF02.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM RCF02
  INTO TABLE IT_RCF02.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM RCF02
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_RCF022).
*--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_RCF02 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_RCF022).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_RCF02 ASSIGNING <RCF02>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<RCF02>-SPRAS = 1.
<RCF02>-FHMAR_EXT = 1.
<RCF02>-FHMAR = 1.
<RCF02>-FHKTX = 1.
<RCF02>-BZBTXT = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_RCF02 INTO WA_RCF02.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_RCF02-BZETXT, sy-vline,
WA_RCF02-FHWRK_TXT, sy-vline,
WA_RCF02-STOWK_TXT, sy-vline,
WA_RCF02-BASEH_TXT, sy-vline,
WA_RCF02-FGRU1_TXT, sy-vline,
WA_RCF02-FGRU2_TXT, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_RCF02 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_RCF02 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_RCF02 INTO WA_RCF02. *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 ISOLA, internal->external for field SPRAS CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_RCF02-SPRAS IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_RCF02-SPRAS.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit FHMAR, internal->external for field FHMAR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_FHMAR_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_RCF02-FHMAR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_RCF02-FHMAR.
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_RCF02_STR,
SPRAS TYPE STRING,
FHMAR_EXT TYPE STRING,
FHMAR TYPE STRING,
FHKTX TYPE STRING,
BZBTXT TYPE STRING,
BZETXT TYPE STRING,
FHWRK_TXT TYPE STRING,
STOWK_TXT TYPE STRING,
BASEH_TXT TYPE STRING,
FGRU1_TXT TYPE STRING,
FGRU2_TXT TYPE STRING,
PARA1_TXT TYPE STRING,
PARA2_TXT TYPE STRING,
PARA3_TXT TYPE STRING,
PARA4_TXT TYPE STRING,
PARA5_TXT TYPE STRING,
PARA6_TXT TYPE STRING,
MGFRM_TXT TYPE STRING,
EWFRM_TXT TYPE STRING,
FLG_SEL TYPE STRING,
ENTRIES TYPE STRING,
ENTRY_ACT TYPE STRING,
FN_ORD_15 TYPE STRING,
SUBSCR_MP TYPE STRING,
SUBSCR_H1 TYPE STRING,
SUBSCR_B1 TYPE STRING,
HEAD1 TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_RCF02_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_RCF02_STR-SPRAS sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-FHMAR_EXT sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-FHMAR sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-FHKTX sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-BZBTXT sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-BZETXT sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-FHWRK_TXT sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-STOWK_TXT sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-BASEH_TXT sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-FGRU1_TXT sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-FGRU2_TXT sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-PARA1_TXT sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-PARA2_TXT sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-PARA3_TXT sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-PARA4_TXT sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-PARA5_TXT sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-PARA6_TXT sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-MGFRM_TXT sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-EWFRM_TXT sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-FLG_SEL sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-ENTRIES sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-ENTRY_ACT sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-FN_ORD_15 sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-SUBSCR_MP sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-SUBSCR_H1 sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-SUBSCR_B1 sy-vline
WA_RCF02_STR-HEAD1 sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.