ABAP Select data from SAP table UPOS_UDM_NO_VD into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM UPOS_UDM_NO_VD
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD2).
*--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_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD ASSIGNING <UPOS_UDM_NO_VD>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<UPOS_UDM_NO_VD>-TPLNR = 1.
<UPOS_UDM_NO_VD>-NETOBJ_TYPE = 1.
<UPOS_UDM_NO_VD>-EFFECTIVE_FROM = 1.
<UPOS_UDM_NO_VD>-EFFECTIVE_TO = 1.
<UPOS_UDM_NO_VD>-PN_MEAS_GRP = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD-NETOBJ_STATUS, sy-vline,
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD-OPTIONAL, sy-vline,
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD-OP_FL_MTR, sy-vline,
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD-RLF_USAGE_FL_MTR, sy-vline,
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD-COST_CENTER_MTR, sy-vline,
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD-COMPANY_CODE_MTR, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD 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_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD 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_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD INTO WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD. *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 TPLNR, internal->external for field TPLNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_TPLNR_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD-TPLNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD-TPLNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

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

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

*Conversion exit ABPSP, internal->external for field PSPNR_WC CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ABPSP_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD-PSPNR_WC IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD-PSPNR_WC.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field COST_CENTER_TANK CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD-COST_CENTER_TANK IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD-COST_CENTER_TANK.
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_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR,
TPLNR TYPE STRING,
NETOBJ_TYPE TYPE STRING,
EFFECTIVE_FROM TYPE STRING,
EFFECTIVE_TO TYPE STRING,
PN_MEAS_GRP TYPE STRING,
NETOBJ_STATUS TYPE STRING,
OPTIONAL TYPE STRING,
OP_FL_MTR TYPE STRING,
RLF_USAGE_FL_MTR TYPE STRING,
COST_CENTER_MTR TYPE STRING,
COMPANY_CODE_MTR TYPE STRING,
NETOBJ_STATUS_MTR TYPE STRING,
OP_FL_WC TYPE STRING,
PRD_MTH_CD_WC TYPE STRING,
BUKRS_WC TYPE STRING,
COST_CENTER_WC TYPE STRING,
OPERATOR_WC TYPE STRING,
PSPNR_WC TYPE STRING,
STATUS_CODE_WC TYPE STRING,
WELL_CLAS_WC TYPE STRING,
OP_FL_TANK TYPE STRING,
RLF_USAGE_FL_TANK TYPE STRING,
COST_CENTER_TANK TYPE STRING,
COMPANY_CODE_TANK TYPE STRING,
NETOBJ_STATUS_TANK TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_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_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-TPLNR sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-NETOBJ_TYPE sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-EFFECTIVE_FROM sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-EFFECTIVE_TO sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-PN_MEAS_GRP sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-NETOBJ_STATUS sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-OPTIONAL sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-OP_FL_MTR sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-RLF_USAGE_FL_MTR sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-COST_CENTER_MTR sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-COMPANY_CODE_MTR sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-NETOBJ_STATUS_MTR sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-OP_FL_WC sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-PRD_MTH_CD_WC sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-BUKRS_WC sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-COST_CENTER_WC sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-OPERATOR_WC sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-PSPNR_WC sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-STATUS_CODE_WC sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-WELL_CLAS_WC sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-OP_FL_TANK sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-RLF_USAGE_FL_TANK sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-COST_CENTER_TANK sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-COMPANY_CODE_TANK sy-vline
WA_UPOS_UDM_NO_VD_STR-NETOBJ_STATUS_TANK sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.