ABAP Select data from SAP table IICMVISIBLEBP into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM IICMVISIBLEBP
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_IICMVISIBLEBP2).
*--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_IICMVISIBLEBP INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_IICMVISIBLEBP2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<IICMVISIBLEBP>-MANDT = 1.
<IICMVISIBLEBP>-BUSINESSPARTNER = 1.
<IICMVISIBLEBP>-BUSINESSPARTNERCATEGORY = 1.
<IICMVISIBLEBP>-AUTHORIZATIONGROUP = 1.
<IICMVISIBLEBP>-BUSINESSPARTNERUUID = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_IICMVISIBLEBP-ACTIVEBUSINESSPARTNERUUID, sy-vline,
  WA_IICMVISIBLEBP-PERSONNUMBER, sy-vline,
  WA_IICMVISIBLEBP-BUSINESSPARTNERNAME, sy-vline,
  WA_IICMVISIBLEBP-BUSINESSPARTNERFULLNAME, sy-vline,
  WA_IICMVISIBLEBP-FIRSTNAME, sy-vline,
  WA_IICMVISIBLEBP-LASTNAME, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_IICMVISIBLEBP 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_IICMVISIBLEBP 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_IICMVISIBLEBP INTO WA_IICMVISIBLEBP.


*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 BUSINESSPARTNER
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_IICMVISIBLEBP-BUSINESSPARTNER
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_IICMVISIBLEBP-BUSINESSPARTNER.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

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

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

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field ADDRESSID
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_IICMVISIBLEBP-ADDRESSID
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_IICMVISIBLEBP-ADDRESSID.
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_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
BUSINESSPARTNER TYPE STRING,
BUSINESSPARTNERCATEGORY TYPE STRING,
AUTHORIZATIONGROUP TYPE STRING,
BUSINESSPARTNERUUID TYPE STRING,
ACTIVEBUSINESSPARTNERUUID TYPE STRING,
PERSONNUMBER TYPE STRING,
BUSINESSPARTNERNAME TYPE STRING,
BUSINESSPARTNERFULLNAME TYPE STRING,
FIRSTNAME TYPE STRING,
LASTNAME TYPE STRING,
PERSONFULLNAME TYPE STRING,
ORGANIZATIONBPNAME1 TYPE STRING,
ORGANIZATIONBPNAME2 TYPE STRING,
ORGANIZATIONBPNAME3 TYPE STRING,
ORGANIZATIONBPNAME4 TYPE STRING,
INTERNATIONALLOCATIONNUMBER1 TYPE STRING,
INDUSTRY TYPE STRING,
ACADEMICTITLE TYPE STRING,
NAMEFORMAT TYPE STRING,
NAMECOUNTRY TYPE STRING,
BUSINESSPARTNERGROUPING TYPE STRING,
BUSINESSPARTNERTYPE TYPE STRING,
MIDDLENAME TYPE STRING,
ADDITIONALLASTNAME TYPE STRING,
GROUPBUSINESSPARTNERNAME1 TYPE STRING,
LANGUAGE TYPE STRING,
SEARCHTERM1 TYPE STRING,
SEARCHTERM2 TYPE STRING,
BPLASTNAMESEARCHHELP TYPE STRING,
BPFIRSTNAMESEARCHHELP TYPE STRING,
BUSINESSPARTNERISNOTRELEASED TYPE STRING,
ISNOTCONTRACTUALLYCAPABLE TYPE STRING,
CORRESPONDENCELANGUAGE TYPE STRING,
ADDRESSID TYPE STRING,
INVGCSMISHIDDEN TYPE STRING,
INVGCSMSECURITYLEVEL TYPE STRING,
ISBUSINESSPURPOSECOMPLETED TYPE STRING,
BUSINESSUSER TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_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_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-BUSINESSPARTNER sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-BUSINESSPARTNERCATEGORY sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-AUTHORIZATIONGROUP sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-BUSINESSPARTNERUUID sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-ACTIVEBUSINESSPARTNERUUID sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-PERSONNUMBER sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-BUSINESSPARTNERNAME sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-BUSINESSPARTNERFULLNAME sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-FIRSTNAME sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-LASTNAME sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-PERSONFULLNAME sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-ORGANIZATIONBPNAME1 sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-ORGANIZATIONBPNAME2 sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-ORGANIZATIONBPNAME3 sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-ORGANIZATIONBPNAME4 sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-INTERNATIONALLOCATIONNUMBER1 sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-INDUSTRY sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-ACADEMICTITLE sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-NAMEFORMAT sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-NAMECOUNTRY sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-BUSINESSPARTNERGROUPING sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-BUSINESSPARTNERTYPE sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-MIDDLENAME sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-ADDITIONALLASTNAME sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-GROUPBUSINESSPARTNERNAME1 sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-LANGUAGE sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-SEARCHTERM1 sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-SEARCHTERM2 sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-BPLASTNAMESEARCHHELP sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-BPFIRSTNAMESEARCHHELP sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-BUSINESSPARTNERISNOTRELEASED sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-ISNOTCONTRACTUALLYCAPABLE sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-CORRESPONDENCELANGUAGE sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-ADDRESSID sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-INVGCSMISHIDDEN sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-INVGCSMSECURITYLEVEL sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-ISBUSINESSPURPOSECOMPLETED sy-vline 
WA_IICMVISIBLEBP_STR-BUSINESSUSER sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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