ABAP Select data from SAP table CCHGMASTEROBJPG into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM CCHGMASTEROBJPG
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_CCHGMASTEROBJPG2).
*--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_CCHGMASTEROBJPG INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_CCHGMASTEROBJPG ASSIGNING <CCHGMASTEROBJPG>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<CCHGMASTEROBJPG>-MANDT = 1.
<CCHGMASTEROBJPG>-CHANGENUMBER = 1.
<CCHGMASTEROBJPG>-CHANGEISALLOWED = 1.
<CCHGMASTEROBJPG>-DATECHANGEISALLOWED = 1.
<CCHGMASTEROBJPG>-DISTRIBUTIONISLOCKED = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG-CHANGENUMBERSTATUS, sy-vline,
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG-AUTHORIZATIONGROUP, sy-vline,
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG-CHANGENUMBERFUNCTION, sy-vline,
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG-CHANGENUMBERRELEASEKEY, sy-vline,
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG-CHANGENUMBERRELKEYTEXTCNVRTD, sy-vline,
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG-CHANGENUMBERRELEASEKEYTEXT, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG 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_CCHGMASTEROBJPG 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_CCHGMASTEROBJPG INTO WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG. *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 CHANGENUMBER CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG-CHANGENUMBER IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG-CHANGENUMBER.
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_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
CHANGENUMBER TYPE STRING,
CHANGEISALLOWED TYPE STRING,
DATECHANGEISALLOWED TYPE STRING,
DISTRIBUTIONISLOCKED TYPE STRING,
CHANGENUMBERSTATUS TYPE STRING,
AUTHORIZATIONGROUP TYPE STRING,
CHANGENUMBERFUNCTION TYPE STRING,
CHANGENUMBERRELEASEKEY TYPE STRING,
CHANGENUMBERRELKEYTEXTCNVRTD TYPE STRING,
CHANGENUMBERRELEASEKEYTEXT TYPE STRING,
REASONFORCHANGETEXT TYPE STRING,
CHANGENUMBERDESCRIPTION TYPE STRING,
CHANGENUMBERVALIDFROMDATE TYPE STRING,
CHANGENUMBERCREATIONDATE TYPE STRING,
CHANGENUMBERCREATEDBYUSER TYPE STRING,
CREATEDBYUSERNAME TYPE STRING,
CHANGENUMBERLASTCHANGEDDATE TYPE STRING,
CHANGENUMBERLASTCHANGEDBYUSER TYPE STRING,
LASTCHANGEDBYUSERNAME TYPE STRING,
ISUSEDFORDATADEFINITION TYPE STRING,
CHANGENUMBERISMRKDFORDELETION TYPE STRING,
UXFCCHANGENUMBERRELEASEKEY TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_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_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR-CHANGENUMBER sy-vline
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR-CHANGEISALLOWED sy-vline
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR-DATECHANGEISALLOWED sy-vline
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR-DISTRIBUTIONISLOCKED sy-vline
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR-CHANGENUMBERSTATUS sy-vline
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR-AUTHORIZATIONGROUP sy-vline
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR-CHANGENUMBERFUNCTION sy-vline
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR-CHANGENUMBERRELEASEKEY sy-vline
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR-CHANGENUMBERRELKEYTEXTCNVRTD sy-vline
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR-CHANGENUMBERRELEASEKEYTEXT sy-vline
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR-REASONFORCHANGETEXT sy-vline
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR-CHANGENUMBERDESCRIPTION sy-vline
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR-CHANGENUMBERVALIDFROMDATE sy-vline
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR-CHANGENUMBERCREATIONDATE sy-vline
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR-CHANGENUMBERCREATEDBYUSER sy-vline
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR-CREATEDBYUSERNAME sy-vline
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR-CHANGENUMBERLASTCHANGEDDATE sy-vline
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR-CHANGENUMBERLASTCHANGEDBYUSER sy-vline
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR-LASTCHANGEDBYUSERNAME sy-vline
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR-ISUSEDFORDATADEFINITION sy-vline
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR-CHANGENUMBERISMRKDFORDELETION sy-vline
WA_CCHGMASTEROBJPG_STR-UXFCCHANGENUMBERRELEASEKEY sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.