ABAP Select data from SAP table IBOMHEADER into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM IBOMHEADER
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_IBOMHEADER2).
*--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_IBOMHEADER INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_IBOMHEADER2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<IBOMHEADER>-MANDT = 1.
<IBOMHEADER>-BILLOFMATERIALHEADERUUID = 1.
<IBOMHEADER>-BILLOFMATERIALVARIANTUSAGE = 1.
<IBOMHEADER>-BILLOFMATERIALCATEGORY = 1.
<IBOMHEADER>-BILLOFMATERIAL = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_IBOMHEADER-BILLOFMATERIALVARIANT, sy-vline,
  WA_IBOMHEADER-BILLOFMATERIALVERSION, sy-vline,
  WA_IBOMHEADER-ENGINEERINGCHANGEDOCUMENT, sy-vline,
  WA_IBOMHEADER-MATERIAL, sy-vline,
  WA_IBOMHEADER-PLANT, sy-vline,
  WA_IBOMHEADER-SALESORDER, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_IBOMHEADER 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_IBOMHEADER 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_IBOMHEADER INTO WA_IBOMHEADER.


*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 NUMCV, internal->external for field BILLOFMATERIAL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_NUMCV_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_IBOMHEADER-BILLOFMATERIAL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_IBOMHEADER-BILLOFMATERIAL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field BILLOFMATERIALVARIANT
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_IBOMHEADER-BILLOFMATERIALVARIANT
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_IBOMHEADER-BILLOFMATERIALVARIANT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field ENGINEERINGCHANGEDOCUMENT
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_IBOMHEADER-ENGINEERINGCHANGEDOCUMENT
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_IBOMHEADER-ENGINEERINGCHANGEDOCUMENT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field MATERIAL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_IBOMHEADER-MATERIAL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_IBOMHEADER-MATERIAL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field SALESORDER
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_IBOMHEADER-SALESORDER
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_IBOMHEADER-SALESORDER.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field SOLDTOPARTY
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_IBOMHEADER-SOLDTOPARTY
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_IBOMHEADER-SOLDTOPARTY.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ISOLA, internal->external for field LONGTEXTLANGUAGE
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_IBOMHEADER-LONGTEXTLANGUAGE
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_IBOMHEADER-LONGTEXTLANGUAGE.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field CHGTOENGINEERINGCHGDOCUMENT
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_IBOMHEADER-CHGTOENGINEERINGCHGDOCUMENT
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_IBOMHEADER-CHGTOENGINEERINGCHGDOCUMENT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field BOMHEADERBASEUNIT
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_IBOMHEADER-BOMHEADERBASEUNIT
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_IBOMHEADER-BOMHEADERBASEUNIT.
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_IBOMHEADER_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
BILLOFMATERIALHEADERUUID TYPE STRING,
BILLOFMATERIALVARIANTUSAGE TYPE STRING,
BILLOFMATERIALCATEGORY TYPE STRING,
BILLOFMATERIAL TYPE STRING,
BILLOFMATERIALVARIANT TYPE STRING,
BILLOFMATERIALVERSION TYPE STRING,
ENGINEERINGCHANGEDOCUMENT TYPE STRING,
MATERIAL TYPE STRING,
PLANT TYPE STRING,
SALESORDER TYPE STRING,
SALESORDERITEM TYPE STRING,
SOLDTOPARTY TYPE STRING,
PURCHASEORDERBYCUSTOMER TYPE STRING,
BILLOFMATERIALUUID TYPE STRING,
ISMULTIPLEBOMALT TYPE STRING,
BOMHEADERINTERNALCHANGECOUNT TYPE STRING,
BOMPRIORITIZEDVERSION TYPE STRING,
BOMEXPLOSIONAPPLICATION TYPE STRING,
BOMUSAGEPRIORITY TYPE STRING,
BILLOFMATERIALAUTHSNGRP TYPE STRING,
BOMVERSIONSTATUS TYPE STRING,
MATERIALTOLOTSIZEQUANTITY TYPE STRING,
MATFROMLOTSIZEQUANTITY TYPE STRING,
ISVERSIONBILLOFMATERIAL TYPE STRING,
ISLATESTBOMVERSION TYPE STRING,
BOMTECHNICALTYPE TYPE STRING,
BOMGROUP TYPE STRING,
INDICATORISBOMWITHDATEHISTORY TYPE STRING,
INDICATORISBOMCHANGEDWITHHIST TYPE STRING,
BOMHEADERTEXT TYPE STRING,
BOMALTERNATIVETEXT TYPE STRING,
LONGTEXTLANGUAGE TYPE STRING,
LONGTEXTEXISTS TYPE STRING,
BILLOFMATERIALSTATUS TYPE STRING,
HEADERVALIDITYENDDATE TYPE STRING,
HEADERVALIDITYSTARTDATE TYPE STRING,
CHGTOENGINEERINGCHGDOCUMENT TYPE STRING,
ISMARKEDFORDELETION TYPE STRING,
BOMISARCHIVEDFORDELETION TYPE STRING,
ISCONFIGUREDMATERIAL TYPE STRING,
BOMISCONFIGURABLE TYPE STRING,
ISALE TYPE STRING,
BOMHEADERBASEUNIT TYPE STRING,
BOMHEADERQUANTITYINBASEUNIT TYPE STRING,
RECORDCREATIONDATE TYPE STRING,
LASTCHANGEDATE TYPE STRING,
LASTCHANGEDBYUSER TYPE STRING,
CREATEDBYUSER TYPE STRING,
BOMISTOBEDELETED TYPE STRING,
DOCUMENTISCREATEDBYCAD TYPE STRING,
LABORATORYORDESIGNOFFICE TYPE STRING,
LASTCHANGEDATETIME TYPE STRING,
BOMASSETNTWKHNDOVRISRELEVANT TYPE STRING,
MATERIALBOMOBJECTID TYPE STRING,
BOMPREDECESSORVERSION TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_IBOMHEADER_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_IBOMHEADER_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BILLOFMATERIALHEADERUUID sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BILLOFMATERIALVARIANTUSAGE sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BILLOFMATERIALCATEGORY sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BILLOFMATERIAL sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BILLOFMATERIALVARIANT sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BILLOFMATERIALVERSION sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-ENGINEERINGCHANGEDOCUMENT sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-MATERIAL sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-PLANT sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-SALESORDER sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-SALESORDERITEM sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-SOLDTOPARTY sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-PURCHASEORDERBYCUSTOMER sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BILLOFMATERIALUUID sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-ISMULTIPLEBOMALT sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BOMHEADERINTERNALCHANGECOUNT sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BOMPRIORITIZEDVERSION sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BOMEXPLOSIONAPPLICATION sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BOMUSAGEPRIORITY sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BILLOFMATERIALAUTHSNGRP sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BOMVERSIONSTATUS sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-MATERIALTOLOTSIZEQUANTITY sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-MATFROMLOTSIZEQUANTITY sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-ISVERSIONBILLOFMATERIAL sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-ISLATESTBOMVERSION sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BOMTECHNICALTYPE sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BOMGROUP sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-INDICATORISBOMWITHDATEHISTORY sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-INDICATORISBOMCHANGEDWITHHIST sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BOMHEADERTEXT sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BOMALTERNATIVETEXT sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-LONGTEXTLANGUAGE sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-LONGTEXTEXISTS sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BILLOFMATERIALSTATUS sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-HEADERVALIDITYENDDATE sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-HEADERVALIDITYSTARTDATE sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-CHGTOENGINEERINGCHGDOCUMENT sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-ISMARKEDFORDELETION sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BOMISARCHIVEDFORDELETION sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-ISCONFIGUREDMATERIAL sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BOMISCONFIGURABLE sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-ISALE sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BOMHEADERBASEUNIT sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BOMHEADERQUANTITYINBASEUNIT sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-RECORDCREATIONDATE sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-LASTCHANGEDATE sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-LASTCHANGEDBYUSER sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-CREATEDBYUSER sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BOMISTOBEDELETED sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-DOCUMENTISCREATEDBYCAD sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-LABORATORYORDESIGNOFFICE sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-LASTCHANGEDATETIME sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BOMASSETNTWKHNDOVRISRELEVANT sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-MATERIALBOMOBJECTID sy-vline 
WA_IBOMHEADER_STR-BOMPREDECESSORVERSION sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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