ABAP Select data from SAP table TREAS_NOVATION into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM TREAS_NOVATION
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_TREAS_NOVATION2).
*--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_TREAS_NOVATION INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_TREAS_NOVATION2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_TREAS_NOVATION ASSIGNING <TREAS_NOVATION>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<TREAS_NOVATION>-OS_GUID = 1.
<TREAS_NOVATION>-NOVATION_DATE = 1.
<TREAS_NOVATION>-CREATION_USER = 1.
<TREAS_NOVATION>-CREATION_DATE = 1.
<TREAS_NOVATION>-CREATION_TIME = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_TREAS_NOVATION-REVERSAL_USER, sy-vline,
WA_TREAS_NOVATION-REVERSAL_DATE, sy-vline,
WA_TREAS_NOVATION-REVERSAL_TIME, sy-vline,
WA_TREAS_NOVATION-STATUS, sy-vline,
WA_TREAS_NOVATION-PARTNER_OLD, sy-vline,
WA_TREAS_NOVATION-PARTNER_NEW, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_TREAS_NOVATION 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_TREAS_NOVATION 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_TREAS_NOVATION INTO WA_TREAS_NOVATION. *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 PARTNER_OLD CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_TREAS_NOVATION-PARTNER_OLD IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_TREAS_NOVATION-PARTNER_OLD.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field PARTNER_NEW CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_TREAS_NOVATION-PARTNER_NEW IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_TREAS_NOVATION-PARTNER_NEW.
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_TREAS_NOVATION_STR,
OS_GUID TYPE STRING,
NOVATION_DATE TYPE STRING,
CREATION_USER TYPE STRING,
CREATION_DATE TYPE STRING,
CREATION_TIME TYPE STRING,
REVERSAL_USER TYPE STRING,
REVERSAL_DATE TYPE STRING,
REVERSAL_TIME TYPE STRING,
STATUS TYPE STRING,
PARTNER_OLD TYPE STRING,
PARTNER_NEW TYPE STRING,
EXT_ACC_OLD TYPE STRING,
EXT_ACC_NEW TYPE STRING,
PAYDET_FROM_EXT TYPE STRING,
POSITION_OID TYPE STRING,
POSITION_CLS TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_TREAS_NOVATION_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_TREAS_NOVATION_STR-OS_GUID sy-vline
WA_TREAS_NOVATION_STR-NOVATION_DATE sy-vline
WA_TREAS_NOVATION_STR-CREATION_USER sy-vline
WA_TREAS_NOVATION_STR-CREATION_DATE sy-vline
WA_TREAS_NOVATION_STR-CREATION_TIME sy-vline
WA_TREAS_NOVATION_STR-REVERSAL_USER sy-vline
WA_TREAS_NOVATION_STR-REVERSAL_DATE sy-vline
WA_TREAS_NOVATION_STR-REVERSAL_TIME sy-vline
WA_TREAS_NOVATION_STR-STATUS sy-vline
WA_TREAS_NOVATION_STR-PARTNER_OLD sy-vline
WA_TREAS_NOVATION_STR-PARTNER_NEW sy-vline
WA_TREAS_NOVATION_STR-EXT_ACC_OLD sy-vline
WA_TREAS_NOVATION_STR-EXT_ACC_NEW sy-vline
WA_TREAS_NOVATION_STR-PAYDET_FROM_EXT sy-vline
WA_TREAS_NOVATION_STR-POSITION_OID sy-vline
WA_TREAS_NOVATION_STR-POSITION_CLS sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.