ABAP Select data from SAP table CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM 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 CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM. 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 CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM 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_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM,
      WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM TYPE CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM,
      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: <CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM> TYPE CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM
  INTO TABLE IT_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM2).
*--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_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM ASSIGNING <CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM>-SEQUENCE = 1.
<CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM>-ACTIVE = 1.
<CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM>-BORDERSIZE = 1.
<CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM>-ENABLED = 1.
<CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM>-ICON = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM INTO WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM-ICONCOLOR, sy-vline,
WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM-ICONSIZE, sy-vline,
WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM-ID, sy-vline,
WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM-ONCLICK, sy-vline,
WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM-ONSTATECLICK, sy-vline,
WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM-STATE, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM 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_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM 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_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM INTO WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM. *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_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM_STR,
SEQUENCE TYPE STRING,
ACTIVE TYPE STRING,
BORDERSIZE TYPE STRING,
ENABLED TYPE STRING,
ICON TYPE STRING,
ICONCOLOR TYPE STRING,
ICONSIZE TYPE STRING,
ID TYPE STRING,
ONCLICK TYPE STRING,
ONSTATECLICK TYPE STRING,
STATE TYPE STRING,
STATETOOLTIP TYPE STRING,
TEXT TYPE STRING,
TOOLTIP TYPE STRING,
SELECTED TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM_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_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM_STR-SEQUENCE sy-vline
WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM_STR-ACTIVE sy-vline
WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM_STR-BORDERSIZE sy-vline
WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM_STR-ENABLED sy-vline
WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM_STR-ICON sy-vline
WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM_STR-ICONCOLOR sy-vline
WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM_STR-ICONSIZE sy-vline
WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM_STR-ID sy-vline
WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM_STR-ONCLICK sy-vline
WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM_STR-ONSTATECLICK sy-vline
WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM_STR-STATE sy-vline
WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM_STR-STATETOOLTIP sy-vline
WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM_STR-TEXT sy-vline
WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM_STR-TOOLTIP sy-vline
WA_CRMS4S_IU_GUIDED_BUTTON_ITEM_STR-SELECTED sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.