ABAP Select data from SAP table TIBRBRITEMCHGRS into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM TIBRBRITEMCHGRS
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS2).
*--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_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS ASSIGNING <TIBRBRITEMCHGRS>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<TIBRBRITEMCHGRS>-MANDT = 1.
<TIBRBRITEMCHGRS>-CHGRS = 1.
<TIBRBRITEMCHGRS>-XVALID_CHANGE = 1.
<TIBRBRITEMCHGRS>-XVALID_REJECT = 1.
<TIBRBRITEMCHGRS>-XVALID_NEW = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS-XVALID_WO_MD, sy-vline,
WA_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS-XVALID_PREM, sy-vline,
WA_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS-XVALID_COMM, sy-vline,
WA_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS-XVALID_CLAI, sy-vline,
WA_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS-XVALID_COST, sy-vline,
WA_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS-XOVRPYMNT, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS 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_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS 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_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS INTO WA_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS. *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.
ENDFORM. *&---------------------------------------------------------------------* *& Form process_as_string_field_values *&---------------------------------------------------------------------* FORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING p_EKKO LIKE wa_EKKO. TYPES: BEGIN OF T_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
CHGRS TYPE STRING,
XVALID_CHANGE TYPE STRING,
XVALID_REJECT TYPE STRING,
XVALID_NEW TYPE STRING,
XVALID_WO_MD TYPE STRING,
XVALID_PREM TYPE STRING,
XVALID_COMM TYPE STRING,
XVALID_CLAI TYPE STRING,
XVALID_COST TYPE STRING,
XOVRPYMNT TYPE STRING,
XUNDRPYMNT TYPE STRING,
XEQPYMNT TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS_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_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS_STR-CHGRS sy-vline
WA_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS_STR-XVALID_CHANGE sy-vline
WA_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS_STR-XVALID_REJECT sy-vline
WA_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS_STR-XVALID_NEW sy-vline
WA_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS_STR-XVALID_WO_MD sy-vline
WA_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS_STR-XVALID_PREM sy-vline
WA_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS_STR-XVALID_COMM sy-vline
WA_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS_STR-XVALID_CLAI sy-vline
WA_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS_STR-XVALID_COST sy-vline
WA_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS_STR-XOVRPYMNT sy-vline
WA_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS_STR-XUNDRPYMNT sy-vline
WA_TIBRBRITEMCHGRS_STR-XEQPYMNT sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.