ABAP Select data from SAP table VACESOBJ into internal table
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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP VACESOBJ 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 VACESOBJ. 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 VACESOBJ 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_VACESOBJ TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF VACESOBJ, WA_VACESOBJ TYPE VACESOBJ, 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: <VACESOBJ> TYPE VACESOBJ. *Process all fields in table header/work area as string values PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_VACESOBJ. SELECT * *restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows UP TO 10 ROWS FROM VACESOBJ INTO TABLE IT_VACESOBJ. *Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA *SELECT * * FROM VACESOBJ * INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_VACESOBJ2). *--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_VACESOBJ INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_VACESOBJ2). *Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL LOOP AT IT_VACESOBJ ASSIGNING <VACESOBJ>.*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<VACESOBJ>-MANDT = 1.
<VACESOBJ>-COMP = 1.
<VACESOBJ>-LOGSYS = 1.
<VACESOBJ>-BUKRS = 1.
<VACESOBJ>-REF_KEY = 1.
ENDLOOP. LOOP AT IT_VACESOBJ INTO WA_VACESOBJ. *Write horizonal line to screen report. WRITE:/ sy-uline. *Write selected data to screen/report before conversion. WRITE:/ sy-vline, WA_VACESOBJ-REF_SUBKEY, sy-vline,
WA_VACESOBJ-OBJID, sy-vline,
WA_VACESOBJ-SUBID, sy-vline,
WA_VACESOBJ-UNAME, sy-vline,
WA_VACESOBJ-PREMTRE_FDATE, sy-vline,
WA_VACESOBJ-STATUS, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_VACESOBJ 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_VACESOBJ 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_VACESOBJ INTO WA_VACESOBJ. *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 LOGSYS CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_VACESOBJ-LOGSYS IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VACESOBJ-LOGSYS.
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_VACESOBJ_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
COMP TYPE STRING,
LOGSYS TYPE STRING,
BUKRS TYPE STRING,
REF_KEY TYPE STRING,
REF_SUBKEY TYPE STRING,
OBJID TYPE STRING,
SUBID TYPE STRING,
UNAME TYPE STRING,
PREMTRE_FDATE TYPE STRING,
STATUS TYPE STRING,
XARCHIVED TYPE STRING,
NEXT_FINISH_DATE TYPE STRING,
BUS_COMPLTN_DATE TYPE STRING,
TIMESTMP TYPE STRING,
CREATEDBY TYPE STRING,
CREATEDON TYPE STRING,
CREATEDAT TYPE STRING,
CHANGEDBY TYPE STRING,
CHANGEDON TYPE STRING,
CHANGEDAT TYPE STRING,
KZ TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_VACESOBJ_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_VACESOBJ_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_VACESOBJ_STR-COMP sy-vline
WA_VACESOBJ_STR-LOGSYS sy-vline
WA_VACESOBJ_STR-BUKRS sy-vline
WA_VACESOBJ_STR-REF_KEY sy-vline
WA_VACESOBJ_STR-REF_SUBKEY sy-vline
WA_VACESOBJ_STR-OBJID sy-vline
WA_VACESOBJ_STR-SUBID sy-vline
WA_VACESOBJ_STR-UNAME sy-vline
WA_VACESOBJ_STR-PREMTRE_FDATE sy-vline
WA_VACESOBJ_STR-STATUS sy-vline
WA_VACESOBJ_STR-XARCHIVED sy-vline
WA_VACESOBJ_STR-NEXT_FINISH_DATE sy-vline
WA_VACESOBJ_STR-BUS_COMPLTN_DATE sy-vline
WA_VACESOBJ_STR-TIMESTMP sy-vline
WA_VACESOBJ_STR-CREATEDBY sy-vline
WA_VACESOBJ_STR-CREATEDON sy-vline
WA_VACESOBJ_STR-CREATEDAT sy-vline
WA_VACESOBJ_STR-CHANGEDBY sy-vline
WA_VACESOBJ_STR-CHANGEDON sy-vline
WA_VACESOBJ_STR-CHANGEDAT sy-vline
WA_VACESOBJ_STR-KZ sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.