ABAP Select data from SAP table VSEOATTRIB into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM VSEOATTRIB
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_VSEOATTRIB2).
*--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_VSEOATTRIB INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_VSEOATTRIB2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<VSEOATTRIB>-CLSNAME = 1.
<VSEOATTRIB>-CMPNAME = 1.
<VSEOATTRIB>-VERSION = 1.
<VSEOATTRIB>-LANGU = 1.
<VSEOATTRIB>-DESCRIPT = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_VSEOATTRIB-ALIAS, sy-vline,
  WA_VSEOATTRIB-EXPOSURE, sy-vline,
  WA_VSEOATTRIB-STATE, sy-vline,
  WA_VSEOATTRIB-EDITORDER, sy-vline,
  WA_VSEOATTRIB-AUTHOR, sy-vline,
  WA_VSEOATTRIB-CREATEDON, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_VSEOATTRIB 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_VSEOATTRIB 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_VSEOATTRIB INTO WA_VSEOATTRIB.


*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 ISOLA, internal->external for field LANGU
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VSEOATTRIB-LANGU
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VSEOATTRIB-LANGU.
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_VSEOATTRIB_STR, 
CLSNAME TYPE STRING,
CMPNAME TYPE STRING,
VERSION TYPE STRING,
LANGU TYPE STRING,
DESCRIPT TYPE STRING,
ALIAS TYPE STRING,
EXPOSURE TYPE STRING,
STATE TYPE STRING,
EDITORDER TYPE STRING,
AUTHOR TYPE STRING,
CREATEDON TYPE STRING,
CHANGEDBY TYPE STRING,
CHANGEDON TYPE STRING,
ATTDECLTYP TYPE STRING,
ATTDYNAMIC TYPE STRING,
ATTGETMTD TYPE STRING,
ATTSETMTD TYPE STRING,
ATTRDONLY TYPE STRING,
ATTVALUE TYPE STRING,
ATTPERSIST TYPE STRING,
ATTEXPVIRT TYPE STRING,
TYPTYPE TYPE STRING,
TYPE TYPE STRING,
TABLEOF TYPE STRING,
SRCROW1 TYPE STRING,
SRCCOLUMN1 TYPE STRING,
SRCROW2 TYPE STRING,
SRCCOLUMN2 TYPE STRING,
REFCLSNAME TYPE STRING,
REFCMPNAME TYPE STRING,
LOCKED TYPE STRING,
ATTKEYFLD TYPE STRING,
ATTBUSOBJ TYPE STRING,
R3RELEASE TYPE STRING,
TYPESRC_LENG TYPE STRING,
TYPESRC TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_VSEOATTRIB_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_VSEOATTRIB_STR-CLSNAME sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-CMPNAME sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-VERSION sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-LANGU sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-DESCRIPT sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-ALIAS sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-EXPOSURE sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-STATE sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-EDITORDER sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-AUTHOR sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-CREATEDON sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-CHANGEDBY sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-CHANGEDON sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-ATTDECLTYP sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-ATTDYNAMIC sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-ATTGETMTD sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-ATTSETMTD sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-ATTRDONLY sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-ATTVALUE sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-ATTPERSIST sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-ATTEXPVIRT sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-TYPTYPE sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-TYPE sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-TABLEOF sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-SRCROW1 sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-SRCCOLUMN1 sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-SRCROW2 sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-SRCCOLUMN2 sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-REFCLSNAME sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-REFCMPNAME sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-LOCKED sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-ATTKEYFLD sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-ATTBUSOBJ sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-R3RELEASE sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-TYPESRC_LENG sy-vline 
WA_VSEOATTRIB_STR-TYPESRC sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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