ABAP Select data from SAP table CGDATR into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM CGDATR
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_CGDATR2).
*--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_CGDATR INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_CGDATR2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<CGDATR>-FIENM = 1.
<CGDATR>-POSIT = 1.
<CGDATR>-ATTRI = 1.
<CGDATR>-ROLNM = 1.
<CGDATR>-ATRTP = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_CGDATR-DIMFL, sy-vline,
  WA_CGDATR-NDTEL, sy-vline,
  WA_CGDATR-NFINM, sy-vline,
  WA_CGDATR-TRANS, sy-vline,
  WA_CGDATR-PHYTB, sy-vline,
  WA_CGDATR-ORFIE, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_CGDATR 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_CGDATR 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_CGDATR INTO WA_CGDATR.


*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 DTYPE, internal->external for field DTYPE
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_DTYPE_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_CGDATR-DTYPE
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CGDATR-DTYPE.
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_CGDATR_STR, 
FIENM TYPE STRING,
POSIT TYPE STRING,
ATTRI TYPE STRING,
ROLNM TYPE STRING,
ATRTP TYPE STRING,
DIMFL TYPE STRING,
NDTEL TYPE STRING,
NFINM TYPE STRING,
TRANS TYPE STRING,
PHYTB TYPE STRING,
ORFIE TYPE STRING,
DOMNM TYPE STRING,
DTYPE TYPE STRING,
DIGIT TYPE STRING,
ILENG TYPE STRING,
LCASE TYPE STRING,
TXT_M TYPE STRING,
TXT_S TYPE STRING,
TXT_R TYPE STRING,
NTXT_M TYPE STRING,
NTXT_S TYPE STRING,
OLDF TYPE STRING,
FCAT TYPE STRING,
MARK TYPE STRING,
TXTFL TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_CGDATR_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_CGDATR_STR-FIENM sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-POSIT sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-ATTRI sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-ROLNM sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-ATRTP sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-DIMFL sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-NDTEL sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-NFINM sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-TRANS sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-PHYTB sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-ORFIE sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-DOMNM sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-DTYPE sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-DIGIT sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-ILENG sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-LCASE sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-TXT_M sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-TXT_S sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-TXT_R sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-NTXT_M sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-NTXT_S sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-OLDF sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-FCAT sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-MARK sy-vline 
WA_CGDATR_STR-TXTFL sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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