ABAP Select data from SAP table DD08BV into internal table
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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP DD08BV 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 DD08BV. 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 DD08BV 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_DD08BV TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF DD08BV, WA_DD08BV TYPE DD08BV, 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: <DD08BV> TYPE DD08BV. *Process all fields in table header/work area as string values PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_DD08BV. SELECT * *restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows UP TO 10 ROWS FROM DD08BV INTO TABLE IT_DD08BV. *Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA *SELECT * * FROM DD08BV * INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_DD08BV2). *--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_DD08BV INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_DD08BV2). *Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL LOOP AT IT_DD08BV ASSIGNING <DD08BV>.*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<DD08BV>-STRUCOBJN = 1.
<DD08BV>-NODENAME = 1.
<DD08BV>-ASSOCIATIONNAME = 1.
<DD08BV>-DDLANGUAGE = 1.
<DD08BV>-STRUCOBJN_T = 1.
ENDLOOP. LOOP AT IT_DD08BV INTO WA_DD08BV. *Write horizonal line to screen report. WRITE:/ sy-uline. *Write selected data to screen/report before conversion. WRITE:/ sy-vline, WA_DD08BV-NODENAME_T, sy-vline,
WA_DD08BV-TYPEKIND_T, sy-vline,
WA_DD08BV-ASSOCIATIONKIND, sy-vline,
WA_DD08BV-CHECKINDICATOR, sy-vline,
WA_DD08BV-CARDINALITY, sy-vline,
WA_DD08BV-CARD_MIN, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_DD08BV 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_DD08BV 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_DD08BV INTO WA_DD08BV. *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 ISOLA, internal->external for field DDLANGUAGE CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_DD08BV-DDLANGUAGE IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_DD08BV-DDLANGUAGE.
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_DD08BV_STR,
STRUCOBJN TYPE STRING,
NODENAME TYPE STRING,
ASSOCIATIONNAME TYPE STRING,
DDLANGUAGE TYPE STRING,
STRUCOBJN_T TYPE STRING,
NODENAME_T TYPE STRING,
TYPEKIND_T TYPE STRING,
ASSOCIATIONKIND TYPE STRING,
CHECKINDICATOR TYPE STRING,
CARDINALITY TYPE STRING,
CARD_MIN TYPE STRING,
CARD_MAX TYPE STRING,
DDTEXT TYPE STRING,
ASSORIGIN TYPE STRING,
DOPATH_T TYPE STRING,
ON_SOURCE TYPE STRING,
ASSOCNAME_RAW TYPE STRING,
ASSOCNAME_ORIG TYPE STRING,
STRUCOBJN_S TYPE STRING,
TOKEN_LINE TYPE STRING,
TOKEN_COLUMN TYPE STRING,
EXTENDNAME TYPE STRING,
IS_REDIRECTED TYPE STRING,
HAS_EXPLICIT_FILTER TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_DD08BV_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_DD08BV_STR-STRUCOBJN sy-vline
WA_DD08BV_STR-NODENAME sy-vline
WA_DD08BV_STR-ASSOCIATIONNAME sy-vline
WA_DD08BV_STR-DDLANGUAGE sy-vline
WA_DD08BV_STR-STRUCOBJN_T sy-vline
WA_DD08BV_STR-NODENAME_T sy-vline
WA_DD08BV_STR-TYPEKIND_T sy-vline
WA_DD08BV_STR-ASSOCIATIONKIND sy-vline
WA_DD08BV_STR-CHECKINDICATOR sy-vline
WA_DD08BV_STR-CARDINALITY sy-vline
WA_DD08BV_STR-CARD_MIN sy-vline
WA_DD08BV_STR-CARD_MAX sy-vline
WA_DD08BV_STR-DDTEXT sy-vline
WA_DD08BV_STR-ASSORIGIN sy-vline
WA_DD08BV_STR-DOPATH_T sy-vline
WA_DD08BV_STR-ON_SOURCE sy-vline
WA_DD08BV_STR-ASSOCNAME_RAW sy-vline
WA_DD08BV_STR-ASSOCNAME_ORIG sy-vline
WA_DD08BV_STR-STRUCOBJN_S sy-vline
WA_DD08BV_STR-TOKEN_LINE sy-vline
WA_DD08BV_STR-TOKEN_COLUMN sy-vline
WA_DD08BV_STR-EXTENDNAME sy-vline
WA_DD08BV_STR-IS_REDIRECTED sy-vline
WA_DD08BV_STR-HAS_EXPLICIT_FILTER sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.