ABAP Select data from SAP table SBSE into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM SBSE
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_SBSE2).
*--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_SBSE INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_SBSE2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<SBSE>-MANDT = 1.
<SBSE>-SINUM = 1.
<SBSE>-SJAHR = 1.
<SBSE>-NRBSE = 1.
<SBSE>-WERKS = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_SBSE-GJAHR, sy-vline,
  WA_SBSE-WAERS, sy-vline,
  WA_SBSE-URFAK, sy-vline,
  WA_SBSE-LGORT, sy-vline,
  WA_SBSE-MTART, sy-vline,
  WA_SBSE-BSTAR, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_SBSE 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_SBSE 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_SBSE INTO WA_SBSE.


*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 SINUM
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SBSE-SINUM
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SBSE-SINUM.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit GJAHR, internal->external for field SJAHR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_GJAHR_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SBSE-SJAHR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SBSE-SJAHR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit GJAHR, internal->external for field GJAHR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_GJAHR_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SBSE-GJAHR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SBSE-GJAHR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit EXCRT, internal->external for field URFAK
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_EXCRT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SBSE-URFAK
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SBSE-URFAK.
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_SBSE_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
SINUM TYPE STRING,
SJAHR TYPE STRING,
NRBSE TYPE STRING,
WERKS TYPE STRING,
GJAHR TYPE STRING,
WAERS TYPE STRING,
URFAK TYPE STRING,
LGORT TYPE STRING,
MTART TYPE STRING,
BSTAR TYPE STRING,
LGNUM TYPE STRING,
LGTYP TYPE STRING,
NGBSE TYPE STRING,
BUBSE TYPE STRING,
SMBSE TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_SBSE_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_SBSE_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_SBSE_STR-SINUM sy-vline 
WA_SBSE_STR-SJAHR sy-vline 
WA_SBSE_STR-NRBSE sy-vline 
WA_SBSE_STR-WERKS sy-vline 
WA_SBSE_STR-GJAHR sy-vline 
WA_SBSE_STR-WAERS sy-vline 
WA_SBSE_STR-URFAK sy-vline 
WA_SBSE_STR-LGORT sy-vline 
WA_SBSE_STR-MTART sy-vline 
WA_SBSE_STR-BSTAR sy-vline 
WA_SBSE_STR-LGNUM sy-vline 
WA_SBSE_STR-LGTYP sy-vline 
WA_SBSE_STR-NGBSE sy-vline 
WA_SBSE_STR-BUBSE sy-vline 
WA_SBSE_STR-SMBSE sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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