ABAP Select data from SAP table VIOB37_EXT into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP VIOB37_EXT 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 VIOB37_EXT. 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 VIOB37_EXT 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_VIOB37_EXT TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF VIOB37_EXT,
      WA_VIOB37_EXT TYPE VIOB37_EXT,
      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: <VIOB37_EXT> TYPE VIOB37_EXT.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_VIOB37_EXT.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM VIOB37_EXT
  INTO TABLE IT_VIOB37_EXT.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM VIOB37_EXT
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_VIOB37_EXT2).
*--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_VIOB37_EXT INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_VIOB37_EXT2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_VIOB37_EXT ASSIGNING <VIOB37_EXT>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<VIOB37_EXT>-IMKOB = 1.
<VIOB37_EXT>-MANDT = 1.
<VIOB37_EXT>-BUKRS = 1.
<VIOB37_EXT>-SWENR = 1.
<VIOB37_EXT>-SGRNR = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_VIOB37_EXT INTO WA_VIOB37_EXT.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_VIOB37_EXT-SGENR, sy-vline,
  WA_VIOB37_EXT-SMENR, sy-vline,
  WA_VIOB37_EXT-SMIVE, sy-vline,
  WA_VIOB37_EXT-DSTICH, sy-vline,
  WA_VIOB37_EXT-SVWNR, sy-vline,
  WA_VIOB37_EXT-SNKSL, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_VIOB37_EXT 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_VIOB37_EXT 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_VIOB37_EXT INTO WA_VIOB37_EXT.


*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_VIOB37_EXT-SWENR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIOB37_EXT-SWENR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit SGRNR, internal->external for field SGRNR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SGRNR_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIOB37_EXT-SGRNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIOB37_EXT-SGRNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit SGENR, internal->external for field SGENR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SGENR_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIOB37_EXT-SGENR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIOB37_EXT-SGENR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit SMENR, internal->external for field SMENR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SMENR_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIOB37_EXT-SMENR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIOB37_EXT-SMENR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field SMIVE
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIOB37_EXT-SMIVE
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIOB37_EXT-SMIVE.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field SVWNR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIOB37_EXT-SVWNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIOB37_EXT-SVWNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field SNKSL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIOB37_EXT-SNKSL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIOB37_EXT-SNKSL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field SEMPSL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIOB37_EXT-SEMPSL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIOB37_EXT-SEMPSL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field RECNNR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIOB37_EXT-RECNNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIOB37_EXT-RECNNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field SBERI
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIOB37_EXT-SBERI
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIOB37_EXT-SBERI.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit IMKEY, internal->external for field IMKEY
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_IMKEY_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIOB37_EXT-IMKEY
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIOB37_EXT-IMKEY.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit SGENR, internal->external for field RPGENR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SGENR_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIOB37_EXT-RPGENR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIOB37_EXT-RPGENR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field TCNO
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIOB37_EXT-TCNO
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIOB37_EXT-TCNO.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field PLSUBDIVNO
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIOB37_EXT-PLSUBDIVNO
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIOB37_EXT-PLSUBDIVNO.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field ANLN1
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIOB37_EXT-ANLN1
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIOB37_EXT-ANLN1.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field ANLN2
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIOB37_EXT-ANLN2
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIOB37_EXT-ANLN2.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field ANLKL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIOB37_EXT-ANLKL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIOB37_EXT-ANLKL.
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_VIOB37_EXT_STR, 
IMKOB TYPE STRING,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
BUKRS TYPE STRING,
SWENR TYPE STRING,
SGRNR TYPE STRING,
SGENR TYPE STRING,
SMENR TYPE STRING,
SMIVE TYPE STRING,
DSTICH TYPE STRING,
SVWNR TYPE STRING,
SNKSL TYPE STRING,
SEMPSL TYPE STRING,
DABRBEZ TYPE STRING,
RECNNR TYPE STRING,
RECNTYPE TYPE STRING,
DPERBEG TYPE STRING,
DPEREND TYPE STRING,
NPERSOND TYPE STRING,
SBERI TYPE STRING,
INTRENO TYPE STRING,
IMKEY TYPE STRING,
OBJNR TYPE STRING,
RPGENR TYPE STRING,
DINTVON TYPE STRING,
DINTBIS TYPE STRING,
XRDBE TYPE STRING,
XRDBEPY TYPE STRING,
XRDBEBD TYPE STRING,
XRDBERU TYPE STRING,
XRDBERA TYPE STRING,
XRDBEOR TYPE STRING,
XRDBEOB24 TYPE STRING,
XRDPY TYPE STRING,
XRDPYBE TYPE STRING,
XRDPYRU TYPE STRING,
XRDPYRA TYPE STRING,
XRDPYAR TYPE STRING,
XRDPYOR TYPE STRING,
XRDPYARRU TYPE STRING,
XRDPYOB24 TYPE STRING,
XRDPYOB27 TYPE STRING,
XRDBD TYPE STRING,
XRDBDBE TYPE STRING,
XRDBDPY TYPE STRING,
XRDBDRU TYPE STRING,
XRDBDRA TYPE STRING,
XRDBDAR TYPE STRING,
XRDBDOR TYPE STRING,
XRDBDARRU TYPE STRING,
XRDBDOB04 TYPE STRING,
XRDBDOB20 TYPE STRING,
XRDBDOB24 TYPE STRING,
XRDBDOB27 TYPE STRING,
XRDRU TYPE STRING,
XRDRUBE TYPE STRING,
XRDRUPY TYPE STRING,
XRDRUBD TYPE STRING,
XRDRURA TYPE STRING,
XRDRUAR TYPE STRING,
XRDRUOB10 TYPE STRING,
XRDRUOB23 TYPE STRING,
XRDRUMI02 TYPE STRING,
XRDRUMI08 TYPE STRING,
XRDRUMI11 TYPE STRING,
XRDRABE TYPE STRING,
XRDRAPY TYPE STRING,
XRDRABD TYPE STRING,
XRDRARU TYPE STRING,
XRDRAMI16 TYPE STRING,
XRDRAMI18 TYPE STRING,
XRDRAMI23 TYPE STRING,
XRDRAMI24 TYPE STRING,
XRDRAMI25 TYPE STRING,
XRDRAMI26 TYPE STRING,
XRDRAMI28 TYPE STRING,
XRDRAMI32 TYPE STRING,
XRDRAMI54 TYPE STRING,
XRDRAMI55 TYPE STRING,
XRDRAMI56 TYPE STRING,
XRDAC TYPE STRING,
XRDSU TYPE STRING,
SGRUNDB TYPE STRING,
TCNO TYPE STRING,
LOCHIER TYPE STRING,
PLSUBDIVNO TYPE STRING,
PLNO TYPE STRING,
FLID TYPE STRING,
SRAUMEXT TYPE STRING,
U_FLID TYPE STRING,
OBJTYPE TYPE STRING,
ANLN1 TYPE STRING,
ANLN2 TYPE STRING,
DATGAB TYPE STRING,
RE_OBJNR TYPE STRING,
ANLKL TYPE STRING,
DATBIS TYPE STRING,
XUNUTZA TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_VIOB37_EXT_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_VIOB37_EXT_STR-IMKOB sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-BUKRS sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-SWENR sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-SGRNR sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-SGENR sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-SMENR sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-SMIVE sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-DSTICH sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-SVWNR sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-SNKSL sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-SEMPSL sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-DABRBEZ sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-RECNNR sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-RECNTYPE sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-DPERBEG sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-DPEREND sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-NPERSOND sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-SBERI sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-INTRENO sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-IMKEY sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-OBJNR sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-RPGENR sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-DINTVON sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-DINTBIS sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDBE sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDBEPY sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDBEBD sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDBERU sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDBERA sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDBEOR sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDBEOB24 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDPY sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDPYBE sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDPYRU sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDPYRA sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDPYAR sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDPYOR sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDPYARRU sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDPYOB24 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDPYOB27 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDBD sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDBDBE sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDBDPY sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDBDRU sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDBDRA sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDBDAR sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDBDOR sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDBDARRU sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDBDOB04 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDBDOB20 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDBDOB24 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDBDOB27 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRU sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRUBE sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRUPY sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRUBD sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRURA sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRUAR sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRUOB10 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRUOB23 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRUMI02 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRUMI08 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRUMI11 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRABE sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRAPY sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRABD sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRARU sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRAMI16 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRAMI18 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRAMI23 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRAMI24 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRAMI25 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRAMI26 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRAMI28 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRAMI32 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRAMI54 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRAMI55 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDRAMI56 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDAC sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XRDSU sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-SGRUNDB sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-TCNO sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-LOCHIER sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-PLSUBDIVNO sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-PLNO sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-FLID sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-SRAUMEXT sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-U_FLID sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-OBJTYPE sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-ANLN1 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-ANLN2 sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-DATGAB sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-RE_OBJNR sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-ANLKL sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-DATBIS sy-vline 
WA_VIOB37_EXT_STR-XUNUTZA sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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