ABAP Select data from SAP table ROVERFNODE into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ROVERFNODE
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ROVERFNODE2).
*--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_ROVERFNODE INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ROVERFNODE2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ROVERFNODE>-NODEID = 1.
<ROVERFNODE>-IOBJNM = 1.
<ROVERFNODE>-NODENAME = 1.
<ROVERFNODE>-TLEVEL = 1.
<ROVERFNODE>-LINK = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ROVERFNODE-PARENTID, sy-vline,
  WA_ROVERFNODE-CHILDID, sy-vline,
  WA_ROVERFNODE-NEXTID, sy-vline,
  WA_ROVERFNODE-DATEFROM, sy-vline,
  WA_ROVERFNODE-DATETO, sy-vline,
  WA_ROVERFNODE-INTERVL, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_ROVERFNODE 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_ROVERFNODE 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_ROVERFNODE INTO WA_ROVERFNODE.


*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 NODENAME
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ROVERFNODE-NODENAME
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ROVERFNODE-NODENAME.
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_ROVERFNODE_STR, 
NODEID TYPE STRING,
IOBJNM TYPE STRING,
NODENAME TYPE STRING,
TLEVEL TYPE STRING,
LINK TYPE STRING,
PARENTID TYPE STRING,
CHILDID TYPE STRING,
NEXTID TYPE STRING,
DATEFROM TYPE STRING,
DATETO TYPE STRING,
INTERVL TYPE STRING,
FIELDNM TYPE STRING,
COUNTRY TYPE STRING,
REGION TYPE STRING,
FIELD TYPE STRING,
SIGNCH TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_ROVERFNODE_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_ROVERFNODE_STR-NODEID sy-vline 
WA_ROVERFNODE_STR-IOBJNM sy-vline 
WA_ROVERFNODE_STR-NODENAME sy-vline 
WA_ROVERFNODE_STR-TLEVEL sy-vline 
WA_ROVERFNODE_STR-LINK sy-vline 
WA_ROVERFNODE_STR-PARENTID sy-vline 
WA_ROVERFNODE_STR-CHILDID sy-vline 
WA_ROVERFNODE_STR-NEXTID sy-vline 
WA_ROVERFNODE_STR-DATEFROM sy-vline 
WA_ROVERFNODE_STR-DATETO sy-vline 
WA_ROVERFNODE_STR-INTERVL sy-vline 
WA_ROVERFNODE_STR-FIELDNM sy-vline 
WA_ROVERFNODE_STR-COUNTRY sy-vline 
WA_ROVERFNODE_STR-REGION sy-vline 
WA_ROVERFNODE_STR-FIELD sy-vline 
WA_ROVERFNODE_STR-SIGNCH sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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