ABAP Select data from SAP table V_TICL053 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP V_TICL053 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 V_TICL053. 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 V_TICL053 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_V_TICL053 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF V_TICL053,
      WA_V_TICL053 TYPE V_TICL053,
      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: <V_TICL053> TYPE V_TICL053.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_V_TICL053.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM V_TICL053
  INTO TABLE IT_V_TICL053.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM V_TICL053
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_V_TICL0532).
*--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_V_TICL053 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_V_TICL0532).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_V_TICL053 ASSIGNING <V_TICL053>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<V_TICL053>-CLIENT = 1.
<V_TICL053>-LANGU = 1.
<V_TICL053>-CLTYPE = 1.
<V_TICL053>-GENERAT = 1.
<V_TICL053>-VERSION = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_V_TICL053 INTO WA_V_TICL053.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_V_TICL053-SUBCLTYPE, sy-vline,
WA_V_TICL053-RESTYPE, sy-vline,
WA_V_TICL053-NAME, sy-vline,
WA_V_TICL053-RESRULE, sy-vline,
WA_V_TICL053-DEFAULTRES, sy-vline,
WA_V_TICL053-XSTAT, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_V_TICL053 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_V_TICL053 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_V_TICL053 INTO WA_V_TICL053. *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 ISOLA, internal->external for field LANGU CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_V_TICL053-LANGU IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_V_TICL053-LANGU.
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_V_TICL053_STR,
CLIENT TYPE STRING,
LANGU TYPE STRING,
CLTYPE TYPE STRING,
GENERAT TYPE STRING,
VERSION TYPE STRING,
SUBCLTYPE TYPE STRING,
RESTYPE TYPE STRING,
NAME TYPE STRING,
RESRULE TYPE STRING,
DEFAULTRES TYPE STRING,
XSTAT TYPE STRING,
XCALC TYPE STRING,
XMANU TYPE STRING,
XBACK TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_V_TICL053_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_V_TICL053_STR-CLIENT sy-vline
WA_V_TICL053_STR-LANGU sy-vline
WA_V_TICL053_STR-CLTYPE sy-vline
WA_V_TICL053_STR-GENERAT sy-vline
WA_V_TICL053_STR-VERSION sy-vline
WA_V_TICL053_STR-SUBCLTYPE sy-vline
WA_V_TICL053_STR-RESTYPE sy-vline
WA_V_TICL053_STR-NAME sy-vline
WA_V_TICL053_STR-RESRULE sy-vline
WA_V_TICL053_STR-DEFAULTRES sy-vline
WA_V_TICL053_STR-XSTAT sy-vline
WA_V_TICL053_STR-XCALC sy-vline
WA_V_TICL053_STR-XMANU sy-vline
WA_V_TICL053_STR-XBACK sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.