ABAP Select data from SAP table VILULB into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM VILULB
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_VILULB2).
*--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_VILULB INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_VILULB2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<VILULB>-MANDT = 1.
<VILULB>-INTRENOLB = 1.
<VILULB>-COUNTRY = 1.
<VILULB>-STATE = 1.
<VILULB>-DISTRICT = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_VILULB-MUNICIPAL, sy-vline,
  WA_VILULB-LBCNO, sy-vline,
  WA_VILULB-PROCNO, sy-vline,
  WA_VILULB-USATYPEPLUM, sy-vline,
  WA_VILULB-DESCRLB, sy-vline,
  WA_VILULB-DESCRLB_SH, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_VILULB 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_VILULB 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_VILULB INTO WA_VILULB.


*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_VILULB_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
INTRENOLB TYPE STRING,
COUNTRY TYPE STRING,
STATE TYPE STRING,
DISTRICT TYPE STRING,
MUNICIPAL TYPE STRING,
LBCNO TYPE STRING,
PROCNO TYPE STRING,
USATYPEPLUM TYPE STRING,
DESCRLB TYPE STRING,
DESCRLB_SH TYPE STRING,
DPLACEDUPROC TYPE STRING,
DLEGALBIND TYPE STRING,
DBLOCKCHANGE TYPE STRING,
DSTATEMENT TYPE STRING,
DLASTMODADD TYPE STRING,
DREVOCATION TYPE STRING,
BERGRP TYPE STRING,
RERF TYPE STRING,
DERF TYPE STRING,
TERF TYPE STRING,
REHER TYPE STRING,
RBEAR TYPE STRING,
DBEAR TYPE STRING,
TBEAR TYPE STRING,
RBHER TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_VILULB_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_VILULB_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-INTRENOLB sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-COUNTRY sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-STATE sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-DISTRICT sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-MUNICIPAL sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-LBCNO sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-PROCNO sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-USATYPEPLUM sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-DESCRLB sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-DESCRLB_SH sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-DPLACEDUPROC sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-DLEGALBIND sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-DBLOCKCHANGE sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-DSTATEMENT sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-DLASTMODADD sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-DREVOCATION sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-BERGRP sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-RERF sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-DERF sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-TERF sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-REHER sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-RBEAR sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-DBEAR sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-TBEAR sy-vline 
WA_VILULB_STR-RBHER sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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