ABAP Select data from SAP table ISU_BCONT_DOC into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ISU_BCONT_DOC
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ISU_BCONT_DOC2).
*--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_ISU_BCONT_DOC INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_ISU_BCONT_DOC ASSIGNING <ISU_BCONT_DOC>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ISU_BCONT_DOC>-BCONT = 1.
<ISU_BCONT_DOC>-MANDT = 1.
<ISU_BCONT_DOC>-BPCONTACT = 1.
<ISU_BCONT_DOC>-PCATEGORY = 1.
<ISU_BCONT_DOC>-PARTNER = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC-ALTPARTNER, sy-vline,
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC-RLTYP, sy-vline,
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC-CTYPE, sy-vline,
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC-CCLASS, sy-vline,
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC-ACTIVITY, sy-vline,
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC-F_COMING, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC 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_ISU_BCONT_DOC 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_ISU_BCONT_DOC INTO WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC. *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 BPCONTACT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC-BPCONTACT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC-BPCONTACT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

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

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

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

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

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

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field CUSTINFO CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC-CUSTINFO IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC-CUSTINFO.
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_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR,
BCONT TYPE STRING,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
BPCONTACT TYPE STRING,
PCATEGORY TYPE STRING,
PARTNER TYPE STRING,
ALTPARTNER TYPE STRING,
RLTYP TYPE STRING,
CTYPE TYPE STRING,
CCLASS TYPE STRING,
ACTIVITY TYPE STRING,
F_COMING TYPE STRING,
ORIGIN TYPE STRING,
CTDATE TYPE STRING,
CTTIME TYPE STRING,
ERDAT TYPE STRING,
ERNAM TYPE STRING,
AEDAT TYPE STRING,
AENAM TYPE STRING,
BEGRU TYPE STRING,
LOEVM TYPE STRING,
WFID TYPE STRING,
ADDINFO TYPE STRING,
PRIORITY TYPE STRING,
CUSTINFO TYPE STRING,
SPARTE TYPE STRING,
BUKRS TYPE STRING,
TOCHANGE_TAB TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_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_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-BCONT sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-BPCONTACT sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-PCATEGORY sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-PARTNER sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-ALTPARTNER sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-RLTYP sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-CTYPE sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-CCLASS sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-ACTIVITY sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-F_COMING sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-ORIGIN sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-CTDATE sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-CTTIME sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-ERDAT sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-ERNAM sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-AEDAT sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-AENAM sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-BEGRU sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-LOEVM sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-WFID sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-ADDINFO sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-PRIORITY sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-CUSTINFO sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-SPARTE sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-BUKRS sy-vline
WA_ISU_BCONT_DOC_STR-TOCHANGE_TAB sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.