ABAP Select data from SAP table VILICL into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM VILICL
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_VILICL2).
*--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_VILICL INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_VILICL2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_VILICL ASSIGNING <VILICL>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<VILICL>-MANDT = 1.
<VILICL>-INTRENO = 1.
<VILICL>-BUKRS = 1.
<VILICL>-SWENR = 1.
<VILICL>-SMENR = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_VILICL-SGENR, sy-vline,
  WA_VILICL-SGRNR, sy-vline,
  WA_VILICL-WAERS, sy-vline,
  WA_VILICL-ANLKL, sy-vline,
  WA_VILICL-ORT01, sy-vline,
  WA_VILICL-STRAS, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_VILICL 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_VILICL 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_VILICL INTO WA_VILICL.


*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 SWENR, internal->external for field SWENR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SWENR_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VILICL-SWENR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VILICL-SWENR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit SMENR, internal->external for field SMENR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SMENR_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VILICL-SMENR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VILICL-SMENR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit SGENR, internal->external for field SGENR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SGENR_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VILICL-SGENR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VILICL-SGENR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit SGRNR, internal->external for field SGRNR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SGRNR_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VILICL-SGRNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VILICL-SGRNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

*Conversion exit GJAHR, internal->external for field ANFIS
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_GJAHR_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VILICL-ANFIS
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VILICL-ANFIS.
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_VILICL_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
INTRENO TYPE STRING,
BUKRS TYPE STRING,
SWENR TYPE STRING,
SMENR TYPE STRING,
SGENR TYPE STRING,
SGRNR TYPE STRING,
WAERS TYPE STRING,
ANLKL TYPE STRING,
ORT01 TYPE STRING,
STRAS TYPE STRING,
PSTLZ TYPE STRING,
ESATT TYPE STRING,
CCNRO TYPE STRING,
ANFIS TYPE STRING,
DTVAL TYPE STRING,
DTFIN TYPE STRING,
ICVAL TYPE STRING,
ZOCEN TYPE STRING,
ALCOM TYPE STRING,
IDCAT TYPE STRING,
COFCA TYPE STRING,
IDCLA TYPE STRING,
TPCAL TYPE STRING,
CORUS TYPE STRING,
RENBA TYPE STRING,
COFRI TYPE STRING,
COFRE TYPE STRING,
RENCA TYPE STRING,
VAVEN TYPE STRING,
REDOM TYPE STRING,
VAIMM TYPE STRING,
BASVL TYPE STRING,
BASIM TYPE STRING,
MEPOS TYPE STRING,
MEESC TYPE STRING,
PEPOS TYPE STRING,
VEDET TYPE STRING,
PEDET TYPE STRING,
AUPER TYPE STRING,
DTPRI TYPE STRING,
VLPRI TYPE STRING,
ACCON TYPE STRING,
DEPRI TYPE STRING,
FLPRI TYPE STRING,
DTSEC TYPE STRING,
VLSEC TYPE STRING,
SALDO TYPE STRING,
DESEC TYPE STRING,
CPUDT TYPE STRING,
USNAM TYPE STRING,
BLDAT TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_VILICL_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_VILICL_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-INTRENO sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-BUKRS sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-SWENR sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-SMENR sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-SGENR sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-SGRNR sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-WAERS sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-ANLKL sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-ORT01 sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-STRAS sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-PSTLZ sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-ESATT sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-CCNRO sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-ANFIS sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-DTVAL sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-DTFIN sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-ICVAL sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-ZOCEN sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-ALCOM sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-IDCAT sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-COFCA sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-IDCLA sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-TPCAL sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-CORUS sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-RENBA sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-COFRI sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-COFRE sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-RENCA sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-VAVEN sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-REDOM sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-VAIMM sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-BASVL sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-BASIM sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-MEPOS sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-MEESC sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-PEPOS sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-VEDET sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-PEDET sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-AUPER sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-DTPRI sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-VLPRI sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-ACCON sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-DEPRI sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-FLPRI sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-DTSEC sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-VLSEC sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-SALDO sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-DESEC sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-CPUDT sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-USNAM sy-vline 
WA_VILICL_STR-BLDAT sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

*Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE...
ENDLOOP.
ENDFORM.