ABAP Select data from SAP table VBCDSBASICSRCHCE into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM VBCDSBASICSRCHCE
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE2).
*--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_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE ASSIGNING <VBCDSBASICSRCHCE>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<VBCDSBASICSRCHCE>-MANDT = 1.
<VBCDSBASICSRCHCE>-DDLSOURCENAME = 1.
<VBCDSBASICSRCHCE>-VALUE = 1.
<VBCDSBASICSRCHCE>-SUPPORTEDCAPABILITY = 1.
<VBCDSBASICSRCHCE>-TYPE = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE-BROWSERTAGNAME, sy-vline,
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE-SQLVIEWNAME, sy-vline,
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE-DDLSOURCENAMETEXT, sy-vline,
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE-CDSVIEWPACKAGE, sy-vline,
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE-CDSRELEASESTATUS, sy-vline,
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE-CDSVIEWSTATUS, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE 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_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE 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_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE INTO WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE. *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_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
DDLSOURCENAME TYPE STRING,
VALUE TYPE STRING,
SUPPORTEDCAPABILITY TYPE STRING,
TYPE TYPE STRING,
BROWSERTAGNAME TYPE STRING,
SQLVIEWNAME TYPE STRING,
DDLSOURCENAMETEXT TYPE STRING,
CDSVIEWPACKAGE TYPE STRING,
CDSRELEASESTATUS TYPE STRING,
CDSVIEWSTATUS TYPE STRING,
CDSTYPE TYPE STRING,
CDSVIEWCATEGORY TYPE STRING,
CDSVIEWTYPE TYPE STRING,
APPLICATIONCOMPONENTNAME TYPE STRING,
CDSORIGINKEY TYPE STRING,
APPID TYPE STRING,
WDAPPID TYPE STRING,
CDSORIGIN TYPE STRING,
DDLSOURCETEXT TYPE STRING,
DDLSOURCETEXTSEARCH TYPE STRING,
NUMBEROFADDEDTAGS TYPE STRING,
PRIMARYTAG TYPE STRING,
DDLSOURCEISFAVORITE TYPE STRING,
CDSVIEWSOURCESYSTEM TYPE STRING,
ISDRAFT TYPE STRING,
ISPUBLISHED TYPE STRING,
DRAFTDDLSOURCENAME TYPE STRING,
NUMBEROFCAPABILITIES TYPE STRING,
MODELINGPATTERN TYPE STRING,
SOURCETYPE TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_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_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-DDLSOURCENAME sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-VALUE sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-SUPPORTEDCAPABILITY sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-TYPE sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-BROWSERTAGNAME sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-SQLVIEWNAME sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-DDLSOURCENAMETEXT sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-CDSVIEWPACKAGE sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-CDSRELEASESTATUS sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-CDSVIEWSTATUS sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-CDSTYPE sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-CDSVIEWCATEGORY sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-CDSVIEWTYPE sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-APPLICATIONCOMPONENTNAME sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-CDSORIGINKEY sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-APPID sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-WDAPPID sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-CDSORIGIN sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-DDLSOURCETEXT sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-DDLSOURCETEXTSEARCH sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-NUMBEROFADDEDTAGS sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-PRIMARYTAG sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-DDLSOURCEISFAVORITE sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-CDSVIEWSOURCESYSTEM sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-ISDRAFT sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-ISPUBLISHED sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-DRAFTDDLSOURCENAME sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-NUMBEROFCAPABILITIES sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-MODELINGPATTERN sy-vline
WA_VBCDSBASICSRCHCE_STR-SOURCETYPE sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.