ABAP Select data from SAP table VWORDESTR into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM VWORDESTR
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_VWORDESTR2).
*--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_VWORDESTR INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_VWORDESTR2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<VWORDESTR>-MANDT = 1.
<VWORDESTR>-BUKRS = 1.
<VWORDESTR>-NORDER = 1.
<VWORDESTR>-DTRANS = 1.
<VWORDESTR>-TTRANS = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_VWORDESTR-NTRANS, sy-vline,
  WA_VWORDESTR-RERF, sy-vline,
  WA_VWORDESTR-DERF, sy-vline,
  WA_VWORDESTR-TERF, sy-vline,
  WA_VWORDESTR-REHER, sy-vline,
  WA_VWORDESTR-RBEAR, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_VWORDESTR 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_VWORDESTR 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_VWORDESTR INTO WA_VWORDESTR.


*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 RANL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VWORDESTR-RANL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VWORDESTR-RANL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit EXCRT, internal->external for field KURS1
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_EXCRT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VWORDESTR-KURS1
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VWORDESTR-KURS1.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit EXCRT, internal->external for field KURS2
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_EXCRT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VWORDESTR-KURS2
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VWORDESTR-KURS2.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

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

*Conversion exit EXCRT, internal->external for field KCROSS
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_EXCRT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VWORDESTR-KCROSS
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VWORDESTR-KCROSS.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

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

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

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field RPZAHL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VWORDESTR-RPZAHL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VWORDESTR-RPZAHL.
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_VWORDESTR_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
BUKRS TYPE STRING,
NORDER TYPE STRING,
DTRANS TYPE STRING,
TTRANS TYPE STRING,
NTRANS 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,
RANL TYPE STRING,
RLDEPO TYPE STRING,
SSTATI TYPE STRING,
INTEB TYPE STRING,
SBEWART TYPE STRING,
SBEWZITI TYPE STRING,
SSOLHAB TYPE STRING,
DVORGANG TYPE STRING,
SVORGANG TYPE STRING,
SNWHR TYPE STRING,
SBWHR TYPE STRING,
SCWHR TYPE STRING,
ASTUECK TYPE STRING,
BWKURS TYPE STRING,
BNWHR TYPE STRING,
PWKURS TYPE STRING,
BBWHR TYPE STRING,
BCWHR TYPE STRING,
BHWHR TYPE STRING,
KURS1 TYPE STRING,
KURS2 TYPE STRING,
DORDER TYPE STRING,
DVALUT TYPE STRING,
DDISPO TYPE STRING,
DBESTAND TYPE STRING,
DBEST6B TYPE STRING,
SSPESEN TYPE STRING,
SLIMIT TYPE STRING,
BLIMIT TYPE STRING,
PLIMIT TYPE STRING,
RBANKK TYPE STRING,
RKONTRA TYPE STRING,
SROLEXTKO TYPE STRING,
SFDLEV TYPE STRING,
JFDUPD TYPE STRING,
JONLAEN TYPE STRING,
JZINSBAS TYPE STRING,
JZINSZPT TYPE STRING,
PKOND TYPE STRING,
SSTCKKZ TYPE STRING,
SSTCKTG TYPE STRING,
PEFFZINS TYPE STRING,
SEFFMETH TYPE STRING,
SCRWHR1 TYPE STRING,
SCRWHR2 TYPE STRING,
KCROSS TYPE STRING,
NORDEXT TYPE STRING,
SWOHER TYPE STRING,
XZUSATZ TYPE STRING,
DANST TYPE STRING,
TANST TYPE STRING,
SANST TYPE STRING,
SABRECH TYPE STRING,
SVERFALL TYPE STRING,
RDEALER TYPE STRING,
SOBJECT TYPE STRING,
KOSTL TYPE STRING,
GSBER TYPE STRING,
BBASIS TYPE STRING,
DBERVON TYPE STRING,
DBERBIS TYPE STRING,
ATAGE TYPE STRING,
ABASTAGE TYPE STRING,
SZBMETH TYPE STRING,
RZBANK TYPE STRING,
SROLEXTZB TYPE STRING,
JVERK6B TYPE STRING,
RHANDPL TYPE STRING,
SFLAT TYPE STRING,
DCOUPON TYPE STRING,
SCOUPON TYPE STRING,
SSWHR TYPE STRING,
BSWHR TYPE STRING,
SRUNIT TYPE STRING,
KWKURS TYPE STRING,
SINCL TYPE STRING,
DSCHLUSS TYPE STRING,
TSCHLUSS TYPE STRING,
SFGKZ TYPE STRING,
RAHABKI TYPE STRING,
RAHKTID TYPE STRING,
RPBANK TYPE STRING,
ZLSCH TYPE STRING,
SZART TYPE STRING,
SEXCLVON TYPE STRING,
SULTVON TYPE STRING,
SINCLBIS TYPE STRING,
SULTBIS TYPE STRING,
PEFFZCALL TYPE STRING,
RFHA TYPE STRING,
OBJNR TYPE STRING,
SDELETE TYPE STRING,
TBEGRU TYPE STRING,
ZUOND TYPE STRING,
REFER TYPE STRING,
MERKM TYPE STRING,
DBUDAT TYPE STRING,
SPAYRQ TYPE STRING,
SPRSNG TYPE STRING,
RPZAHL TYPE STRING,
DBLFZ TYPE STRING,
DELFZ TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_VWORDESTR_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_VWORDESTR_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-BUKRS sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-NORDER sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-DTRANS sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-TTRANS sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-NTRANS sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-RERF sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-DERF sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-TERF sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-REHER sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-RBEAR sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-DBEAR sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-TBEAR sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-RBHER sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-RANL sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-RLDEPO sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SSTATI sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-INTEB sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SBEWART sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SBEWZITI sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SSOLHAB sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-DVORGANG sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SVORGANG sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SNWHR sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SBWHR sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SCWHR sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-ASTUECK sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-BWKURS sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-BNWHR sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-PWKURS sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-BBWHR sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-BCWHR sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-BHWHR sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-KURS1 sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-KURS2 sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-DORDER sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-DVALUT sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-DDISPO sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-DBESTAND sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-DBEST6B sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SSPESEN sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SLIMIT sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-BLIMIT sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-PLIMIT sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-RBANKK sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-RKONTRA sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SROLEXTKO sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SFDLEV sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-JFDUPD sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-JONLAEN sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-JZINSBAS sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-JZINSZPT sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-PKOND sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SSTCKKZ sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SSTCKTG sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-PEFFZINS sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SEFFMETH sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SCRWHR1 sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SCRWHR2 sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-KCROSS sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-NORDEXT sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SWOHER sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-XZUSATZ sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-DANST sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-TANST sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SANST sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SABRECH sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SVERFALL sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-RDEALER sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SOBJECT sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-KOSTL sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-GSBER sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-BBASIS sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-DBERVON sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-DBERBIS sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-ATAGE sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-ABASTAGE sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SZBMETH sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-RZBANK sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SROLEXTZB sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-JVERK6B sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-RHANDPL sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SFLAT sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-DCOUPON sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SCOUPON sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SSWHR sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-BSWHR sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SRUNIT sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-KWKURS sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SINCL sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-DSCHLUSS sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-TSCHLUSS sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SFGKZ sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-RAHABKI sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-RAHKTID sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-RPBANK sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-ZLSCH sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SZART sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SEXCLVON sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SULTVON sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SINCLBIS sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SULTBIS sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-PEFFZCALL sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-RFHA sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-OBJNR sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SDELETE sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-TBEGRU sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-ZUOND sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-REFER sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-MERKM sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-DBUDAT sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SPAYRQ sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-SPRSNG sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-RPZAHL sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-DBLFZ sy-vline 
WA_VWORDESTR_STR-DELFZ sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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