ABAP Select data from SAP table VDFS_ASSGMT into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM VDFS_ASSGMT
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_VDFS_ASSGMT2).
*--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_VDFS_ASSGMT INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_VDFS_ASSGMT2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_VDFS_ASSGMT ASSIGNING <VDFS_ASSGMT>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<VDFS_ASSGMT>-CLIENT = 1.
<VDFS_ASSGMT>-DFSASSGMTUUID = 1.
<VDFS_ASSGMT>-FORCEELEMENTORGSRCEUUID = 1.
<VDFS_ASSGMT>-FORCEELEMENTORGSRCEID = 1.
<VDFS_ASSGMT>-DFSCAPABILITYOBJECTUUID = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_VDFS_ASSGMT-DFSCAPABILITYOBJECTID, sy-vline,
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT-DFSPOSITIONSOURCEUUID, sy-vline,
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT-DFSPOSITIONSOURCEID, sy-vline,
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT-DFSMAINTPLATFORMUUID, sy-vline,
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT-DFSMAINTPLATFORMID, sy-vline,
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT-FORCEELEMENTORGTARGETUUID, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_VDFS_ASSGMT 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_VDFS_ASSGMT 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_VDFS_ASSGMT INTO WA_VDFS_ASSGMT. *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 DFSCAPABILITYOBJECTID CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_VDFS_ASSGMT-DFSCAPABILITYOBJECTID IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VDFS_ASSGMT-DFSCAPABILITYOBJECTID.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field PRODUCT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_VDFS_ASSGMT-PRODUCT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VDFS_ASSGMT-PRODUCT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field DFSPRODASSGDTOLEADINGPLTFRMID CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_VDFS_ASSGMT-DFSPRODASSGDTOLEADINGPLTFRMID IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VDFS_ASSGMT-DFSPRODASSGDTOLEADINGPLTFRMID.
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_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR,
CLIENT TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTUUID TYPE STRING,
FORCEELEMENTORGSRCEUUID TYPE STRING,
FORCEELEMENTORGSRCEID TYPE STRING,
DFSCAPABILITYOBJECTUUID TYPE STRING,
DFSCAPABILITYOBJECTID TYPE STRING,
DFSPOSITIONSOURCEUUID TYPE STRING,
DFSPOSITIONSOURCEID TYPE STRING,
DFSMAINTPLATFORMUUID TYPE STRING,
DFSMAINTPLATFORMID TYPE STRING,
FORCEELEMENTORGTARGETUUID TYPE STRING,
FORCEELEMENTORGTARGETID TYPE STRING,
FLXBLMATLPLNGOBJECTUUID TYPE STRING,
FLXBLMATLPLNGOBJVARIANTUUID TYPE STRING,
FLXBLMATLPLNGOBJECTID TYPE STRING,
FLXBLMATLPLNGOBJVARIANTID TYPE STRING,
PRODUCT TYPE STRING,
DFSCAPABILITYSTATEMENTUUID TYPE STRING,
DFSCAPABILITYSTATEMENTID TYPE STRING,
MISSIONESSENTIALTASKUUID TYPE STRING,
MISSIONESSENTIALTASKID TYPE STRING,
DFSCAPABILITYOBJECTTARGETUUID TYPE STRING,
DFSCAPABILITYOBJECTTARGETID TYPE STRING,
FRCELMNTORGMAINTCAPBLT TYPE STRING,
DFSJOBID TYPE STRING,
EQUIPMENT TYPE STRING,
COSTCENTER TYPE STRING,
WBSELEMENTINTERNALID TYPE STRING,
FRCELMNTORGROTATIONKEY TYPE STRING,
FRCELMNTORGOPEXERCISEID TYPE STRING,
FRCELMNTORGFORCEPROVIDERID TYPE STRING,
FRCELMNTORGINITIALMATLSUPLRID TYPE STRING,
FRCELMNTORGINITIALPERSSUPLRID TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTSOURCEOBJECTUUID TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTSOURCEOBJECTTYPE TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTSTATUSPROFILE TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTUSAGETYPE TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTSOURCETYPE TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTTYPE TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTVALDTYSTRTDATE TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTVALDTYSTRTTIME TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTVALDTYENDDATE TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTVALDTYENDTIME TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTVALDTYTIMEZONE TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTSTATUSOBJECT TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTSTATUSCODE TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTPLANSTATUSOBJECT TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTPLANOPERATIONCODE TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTPLANDELIMITDATE TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTPLANDELIMITTIME TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTLOGICALSYSTEM TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTCOMMENT TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTPRIORITY TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTCREATIONDATETIME TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTCREATEDBYUSER TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTCHANGEDATETIME TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTLASTCHGDBYUSER TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTISDEFAULTASSIGNMENT TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTDAMAGETYPE TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTEXTERNALPRODUCTGROUP TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTNMBROFASSGDMATL TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTMINNMBROFASSGDMATL TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTMAXNMBROFASSGDMATL TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTMATERIALINDICATORCODE TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTCORRECTIONVALUE TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTCORRECTIONREASON TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTMATERIALWEIGHTINGRATE TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTISMANDFORRDNSSCALC TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTISUSEDFORMASSMATLPLNG TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTMATERIALCATEGORY TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTINITIALSUPPLYSTATUS TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTISOWNPROVISION TYPE STRING,
DFSCAPBLTSTMNTSQNCNMBR TYPE STRING,
DFSCAPBLTSTMNTTYPE TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTFRCELMNTTRNGASSMTDTE TYPE STRING,
DFSASSGMTFRCELMNTTRNGASSMTBY TYPE STRING,
DFSISACCREDITINGMSNESNLTSK TYPE STRING,
DFSPLATFORMDETAILSTEXT TYPE STRING,
DFSPLATFORMEXTENSION TYPE STRING,
DFSMAINTPLTFRMISLEADPLTFRM TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLINGAREA TYPE STRING,
DFSPRODASSGDTOLEADINGPLTFRMID TYPE STRING,
DUMMY_ASSGMT_INCL_EEW_PS TYPE STRING,
KZ TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_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_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-CLIENT sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTUUID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-FORCEELEMENTORGSRCEUUID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-FORCEELEMENTORGSRCEID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSCAPABILITYOBJECTUUID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSCAPABILITYOBJECTID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSPOSITIONSOURCEUUID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSPOSITIONSOURCEID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSMAINTPLATFORMUUID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSMAINTPLATFORMID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-FORCEELEMENTORGTARGETUUID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-FORCEELEMENTORGTARGETID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-FLXBLMATLPLNGOBJECTUUID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-FLXBLMATLPLNGOBJVARIANTUUID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-FLXBLMATLPLNGOBJECTID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-FLXBLMATLPLNGOBJVARIANTID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-PRODUCT sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSCAPABILITYSTATEMENTUUID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSCAPABILITYSTATEMENTID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-MISSIONESSENTIALTASKUUID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-MISSIONESSENTIALTASKID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSCAPABILITYOBJECTTARGETUUID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSCAPABILITYOBJECTTARGETID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-FRCELMNTORGMAINTCAPBLT sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSJOBID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-EQUIPMENT sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-COSTCENTER sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-WBSELEMENTINTERNALID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-FRCELMNTORGROTATIONKEY sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-FRCELMNTORGOPEXERCISEID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-FRCELMNTORGFORCEPROVIDERID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-FRCELMNTORGINITIALMATLSUPLRID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-FRCELMNTORGINITIALPERSSUPLRID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTSOURCEOBJECTUUID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTSOURCEOBJECTTYPE sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTSTATUSPROFILE sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTUSAGETYPE sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTSOURCETYPE sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTTYPE sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTVALDTYSTRTDATE sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTVALDTYSTRTTIME sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTVALDTYENDDATE sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTVALDTYENDTIME sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTVALDTYTIMEZONE sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTSTATUSOBJECT sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTSTATUSCODE sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTPLANSTATUSOBJECT sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTPLANOPERATIONCODE sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTPLANDELIMITDATE sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTPLANDELIMITTIME sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTLOGICALSYSTEM sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTCOMMENT sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTPRIORITY sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTCREATIONDATETIME sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTCREATEDBYUSER sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTCHANGEDATETIME sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTLASTCHGDBYUSER sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTISDEFAULTASSIGNMENT sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTDAMAGETYPE sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTEXTERNALPRODUCTGROUP sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTNMBROFASSGDMATL sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTMINNMBROFASSGDMATL sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTMAXNMBROFASSGDMATL sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTMATERIALINDICATORCODE sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTCORRECTIONVALUE sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTCORRECTIONREASON sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTMATERIALWEIGHTINGRATE sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTISMANDFORRDNSSCALC sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTISUSEDFORMASSMATLPLNG sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTMATERIALCATEGORY sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTINITIALSUPPLYSTATUS sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTISOWNPROVISION sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSCAPBLTSTMNTSQNCNMBR sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSCAPBLTSTMNTTYPE sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTFRCELMNTTRNGASSMTDTE sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSASSGMTFRCELMNTTRNGASSMTBY sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSISACCREDITINGMSNESNLTSK sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSPLATFORMDETAILSTEXT sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSPLATFORMEXTENSION sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSMAINTPLTFRMISLEADPLTFRM sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-CONTROLLINGAREA sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DFSPRODASSGDTOLEADINGPLTFRMID sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_STR-DUMMY_ASSGMT_INCL_EEW_PS sy-vline
WA_VDFS_ASSGMT_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.