ABAP Select data from SAP table BXWORK into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM BXWORK
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_BXWORK2).
*--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_BXWORK INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_BXWORK2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<BXWORK>-PARENT_ID = 1.
<BXWORK>-OBJECT_ID = 1.
<BXWORK>-SORT_ORDER = 1.
<BXWORK>-MENU_LEVEL = 1.
<BXWORK>-NODE_TYPE = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_BXWORK-TCODE, sy-vline,
  WA_BXWORK-SAP_GUID, sy-vline,
  WA_BXWORK-TARGET_SYS, sy-vline,
  WA_BXWORK-TEXT, sy-vline,
  WA_BXWORK-X_POS, sy-vline,
  WA_BXWORK-Y_POS, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_BXWORK 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_BXWORK 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_BXWORK INTO WA_BXWORK.


*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_BXWORK_STR, 
PARENT_ID TYPE STRING,
OBJECT_ID TYPE STRING,
SORT_ORDER TYPE STRING,
MENU_LEVEL TYPE STRING,
NODE_TYPE TYPE STRING,
TCODE TYPE STRING,
SAP_GUID TYPE STRING,
TARGET_SYS TYPE STRING,
TEXT TYPE STRING,
X_POS TYPE STRING,
Y_POS TYPE STRING,
INFOS TYPE STRING,
URL_TYPE TYPE STRING,
GEN_URL TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_BXWORK_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_BXWORK_STR-PARENT_ID sy-vline 
WA_BXWORK_STR-OBJECT_ID sy-vline 
WA_BXWORK_STR-SORT_ORDER sy-vline 
WA_BXWORK_STR-MENU_LEVEL sy-vline 
WA_BXWORK_STR-NODE_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_BXWORK_STR-TCODE sy-vline 
WA_BXWORK_STR-SAP_GUID sy-vline 
WA_BXWORK_STR-TARGET_SYS sy-vline 
WA_BXWORK_STR-TEXT sy-vline 
WA_BXWORK_STR-X_POS sy-vline 
WA_BXWORK_STR-Y_POS sy-vline 
WA_BXWORK_STR-INFOS sy-vline 
WA_BXWORK_STR-URL_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_BXWORK_STR-GEN_URL sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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