ABAP Select data from SAP table TERTVWERPO into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM TERTVWERPO
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_TERTVWERPO2).
*--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_TERTVWERPO INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_TERTVWERPO2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_TERTVWERPO ASSIGNING <TERTVWERPO>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<TERTVWERPO>-MANDT = 1.
<TERTVWERPO>-RIGHTNUMBER = 1.
<TERTVWERPO>-POSNR = 1.
<TERTVWERPO>-REFRANL = 1.
<TERTVWERPO>-RANL = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_TERTVWERPO-VZ, sy-vline,
WA_TERTVWERPO-BESZAEHL, sy-vline,
WA_TERTVWERPO-BESNENN, sy-vline,
WA_TERTVWERPO-WERZAEHL, sy-vline,
WA_TERTVWERPO-WERNENN, sy-vline,
WA_TERTVWERPO-WAEHRUNG, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_TERTVWERPO 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_TERTVWERPO 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_TERTVWERPO INTO WA_TERTVWERPO. *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 RIGHTNUMBER CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_TERTVWERPO-RIGHTNUMBER IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_TERTVWERPO-RIGHTNUMBER.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field REFRANL CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_TERTVWERPO-REFRANL IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_TERTVWERPO-REFRANL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field RANL CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_TERTVWERPO-RANL IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_TERTVWERPO-RANL.
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_TERTVWERPO_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
RIGHTNUMBER TYPE STRING,
POSNR TYPE STRING,
REFRANL TYPE STRING,
RANL TYPE STRING,
VZ TYPE STRING,
BESZAEHL TYPE STRING,
BESNENN TYPE STRING,
WERZAEHL TYPE STRING,
WERNENN TYPE STRING,
WAEHRUNG TYPE STRING,
MAXBW TYPE STRING,
MINBW TYPE STRING,
BWKONST TYPE STRING,
KGV_FLAG TYPE STRING,
INCOMPLETE_FLAG TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_TERTVWERPO_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_TERTVWERPO_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_TERTVWERPO_STR-RIGHTNUMBER sy-vline
WA_TERTVWERPO_STR-POSNR sy-vline
WA_TERTVWERPO_STR-REFRANL sy-vline
WA_TERTVWERPO_STR-RANL sy-vline
WA_TERTVWERPO_STR-VZ sy-vline
WA_TERTVWERPO_STR-BESZAEHL sy-vline
WA_TERTVWERPO_STR-BESNENN sy-vline
WA_TERTVWERPO_STR-WERZAEHL sy-vline
WA_TERTVWERPO_STR-WERNENN sy-vline
WA_TERTVWERPO_STR-WAEHRUNG sy-vline
WA_TERTVWERPO_STR-MAXBW sy-vline
WA_TERTVWERPO_STR-MINBW sy-vline
WA_TERTVWERPO_STR-BWKONST sy-vline
WA_TERTVWERPO_STR-KGV_FLAG sy-vline
WA_TERTVWERPO_STR-INCOMPLETE_FLAG sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.