ABAP Select data from SAP table VOIRBOT001W into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP VOIRBOT001W 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 VOIRBOT001W. 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 VOIRBOT001W 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_VOIRBOT001W TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF VOIRBOT001W,
      WA_VOIRBOT001W TYPE VOIRBOT001W,
      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: <VOIRBOT001W> TYPE VOIRBOT001W.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_VOIRBOT001W.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM VOIRBOT001W
  INTO TABLE IT_VOIRBOT001W.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM VOIRBOT001W
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_VOIRBOT001W2).
*--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_VOIRBOT001W INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_VOIRBOT001W2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_VOIRBOT001W ASSIGNING <VOIRBOT001W>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<VOIRBOT001W>-MANDT = 1.
<VOIRBOT001W>-PBLNR = 1.
<VOIRBOT001W>-RNBT = 1.
<VOIRBOT001W>-OBJPOS = 1.
<VOIRBOT001W>-ERDAT = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_VOIRBOT001W INTO WA_VOIRBOT001W.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_VOIRBOT001W-ERZEIT, sy-vline,
WA_VOIRBOT001W-ERNAM, sy-vline,
WA_VOIRBOT001W-AEDAT, sy-vline,
WA_VOIRBOT001W-AEZEIT, sy-vline,
WA_VOIRBOT001W-AENAM, sy-vline,
WA_VOIRBOT001W-BLOIND, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_VOIRBOT001W 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_VOIRBOT001W 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_VOIRBOT001W INTO WA_VOIRBOT001W. *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 PBLNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_VOIRBOT001W-PBLNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VOIRBOT001W-PBLNR.
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_VOIRBOT001W_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
PBLNR TYPE STRING,
RNBT TYPE STRING,
OBJPOS TYPE STRING,
ERDAT TYPE STRING,
ERZEIT TYPE STRING,
ERNAM TYPE STRING,
AEDAT TYPE STRING,
AEZEIT TYPE STRING,
AENAM TYPE STRING,
BLOIND TYPE STRING,
DELIND TYPE STRING,
WERKS TYPE STRING,
KZ TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_VOIRBOT001W_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_VOIRBOT001W_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_VOIRBOT001W_STR-PBLNR sy-vline
WA_VOIRBOT001W_STR-RNBT sy-vline
WA_VOIRBOT001W_STR-OBJPOS sy-vline
WA_VOIRBOT001W_STR-ERDAT sy-vline
WA_VOIRBOT001W_STR-ERZEIT sy-vline
WA_VOIRBOT001W_STR-ERNAM sy-vline
WA_VOIRBOT001W_STR-AEDAT sy-vline
WA_VOIRBOT001W_STR-AEZEIT sy-vline
WA_VOIRBOT001W_STR-AENAM sy-vline
WA_VOIRBOT001W_STR-BLOIND sy-vline
WA_VOIRBOT001W_STR-DELIND sy-vline
WA_VOIRBOT001W_STR-WERKS sy-vline
WA_VOIRBOT001W_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.