ABAP Select data from SAP table SCPRVARI into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM SCPRVARI
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_SCPRVARI2).
*--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_SCPRVARI INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_SCPRVARI2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<SCPRVARI>-TABLENAME = 1.
<SCPRVARI>-FIELDNAME = 1.
<SCPRVARI>-DATAELEM = 1.
<SCPRVARI>-FIELDTEXT = 1.
<SCPRVARI>-OUTPUTLEN = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_SCPRVARI-INTLEN, sy-vline,
  WA_SCPRVARI-VTYPE, sy-vline,
  WA_SCPRVARI-DATATYPE, sy-vline,
  WA_SCPRVARI-DECIMALS, sy-vline,
  WA_SCPRVARI-CONVEXIT, sy-vline,
  WA_SCPRVARI-SIGN, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_SCPRVARI 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_SCPRVARI 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_SCPRVARI INTO WA_SCPRVARI.


*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 DTYPE, internal->external for field DATATYPE
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_DTYPE_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SCPRVARI-DATATYPE
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SCPRVARI-DATATYPE.
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_SCPRVARI_STR, 
TABLENAME TYPE STRING,
FIELDNAME TYPE STRING,
DATAELEM TYPE STRING,
FIELDTEXT TYPE STRING,
OUTPUTLEN TYPE STRING,
INTLEN TYPE STRING,
VTYPE TYPE STRING,
DATATYPE TYPE STRING,
DECIMALS TYPE STRING,
CONVEXIT TYPE STRING,
SIGN TYPE STRING,
LOWERCASE TYPE STRING,
VALUE TYPE STRING,
OLDVALUE TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_SCPRVARI_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_SCPRVARI_STR-TABLENAME sy-vline 
WA_SCPRVARI_STR-FIELDNAME sy-vline 
WA_SCPRVARI_STR-DATAELEM sy-vline 
WA_SCPRVARI_STR-FIELDTEXT sy-vline 
WA_SCPRVARI_STR-OUTPUTLEN sy-vline 
WA_SCPRVARI_STR-INTLEN sy-vline 
WA_SCPRVARI_STR-VTYPE sy-vline 
WA_SCPRVARI_STR-DATATYPE sy-vline 
WA_SCPRVARI_STR-DECIMALS sy-vline 
WA_SCPRVARI_STR-CONVEXIT sy-vline 
WA_SCPRVARI_STR-SIGN sy-vline 
WA_SCPRVARI_STR-LOWERCASE sy-vline 
WA_SCPRVARI_STR-VALUE sy-vline 
WA_SCPRVARI_STR-OLDVALUE sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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