ABAP Select data from SAP table OILVBAP into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM OILVBAP
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_OILVBAP2).
*--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_OILVBAP INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_OILVBAP2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_OILVBAP ASSIGNING <OILVBAP>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<OILVBAP>-OID_EXTBOL = 1.
<OILVBAP>-OID_MISCDL = 1.
<OILVBAP>-OIPLANTD = 1.
<OILVBAP>-OIBYPASS = 1.
<OILVBAP>-OIEDOK = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_OILVBAP-CMETH, sy-vline,
WA_OILVBAP-OITAXFROM, sy-vline,
WA_OILVBAP-OIHANTYP, sy-vline,
WA_OILVBAP-OITAXGRP, sy-vline,
WA_OILVBAP-OITAXTO, sy-vline,
WA_OILVBAP-OICERTF1, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_OILVBAP 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_OILVBAP 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_OILVBAP INTO WA_OILVBAP. *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 OIDRC CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_NUMCV_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_OILVBAP-OIDRC IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_OILVBAP-OIDRC.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field OIHTAXRCP_EX CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_OILVBAP-OIHTAXRCP_EX IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_OILVBAP-OIHTAXRCP_EX.
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_OILVBAP_STR,
OID_EXTBOL TYPE STRING,
OID_MISCDL TYPE STRING,
OIPLANTD TYPE STRING,
OIBYPASS TYPE STRING,
OIEDOK TYPE STRING,
CMETH TYPE STRING,
OITAXFROM TYPE STRING,
OIHANTYP TYPE STRING,
OITAXGRP TYPE STRING,
OITAXTO TYPE STRING,
OICERTF1 TYPE STRING,
OIOILCON TYPE STRING,
OIEDBAL TYPE STRING,
OIPRICIE TYPE STRING,
OIINEX TYPE STRING,
OIEDBALM TYPE STRING,
OIDRC TYPE STRING,
OIC_DRCTRY TYPE STRING,
OIC_DRCREG TYPE STRING,
OIMETIND TYPE STRING,
OIWAP TYPE STRING,
OISLF TYPE STRING,
OIPSDRC TYPE STRING,
OIPIPEVAL TYPE STRING,
OIC_LIFNR TYPE STRING,
OIC_DCITYC TYPE STRING,
OIC_DCOUNC TYPE STRING,
OIC_DREGIO TYPE STRING,
OIC_DLAND1 TYPE STRING,
OIC_OCITYC TYPE STRING,
OIC_OCOUNC TYPE STRING,
OIC_OREGIO TYPE STRING,
OIC_OLAND1 TYPE STRING,
OIC_PORGIN TYPE STRING,
OIC_PDESTN TYPE STRING,
OIC_PTRIP TYPE STRING,
OIC_PBATCH TYPE STRING,
OIC_MOT TYPE STRING,
OIC_AORGIN TYPE STRING,
OIC_ADESTN TYPE STRING,
OIC_TRUCKN TYPE STRING,
OIA_BASELO TYPE STRING,
OIEXGNUM TYPE STRING,
OIEXGTYP TYPE STRING,
OIFEETOT TYPE STRING,
OIFEEDT TYPE STRING,
OINETCYC TYPE STRING,
OICONTNR TYPE STRING,
OIC_KMPOS TYPE STRING,
OIFEECH TYPE STRING,
OIH_LICTP TYPE STRING,
OIH_LICIN TYPE STRING,
OIH_LCFOL TYPE STRING,
OIH_FOLQTY TYPE STRING,
OISBREL TYPE STRING,
OIBASPROD TYPE STRING,
OIDMSG_PRD TYPE STRING,
OIDMSG_QTY TYPE STRING,
OIDMSG_UOM TYPE STRING,
OIDMSG_DAT TYPE STRING,
OIDMSG_TRM TYPE STRING,
OIDMSG_SHP TYPE STRING,
OIGNRULE TYPE STRING,
OID_SHIP TYPE STRING,
OIBWTAR_IM TYPE STRING,
OIHANTYP_IM TYPE STRING,
OITAXGRP_IM TYPE STRING,
OITAXFROM_IM TYPE STRING,
OITAXTO_IM TYPE STRING,
OIEDBAL_IM TYPE STRING,
OIEDBALM_IM TYPE STRING,
OIPRICIE_IM TYPE STRING,
OIBWTAR_EX TYPE STRING,
OIHANTYP_EX TYPE STRING,
OITAXGRP_EX TYPE STRING,
OITAXFROM_EX TYPE STRING,
OITAXTO_EX TYPE STRING,
OIEDBAL_EX TYPE STRING,
OIEDBALM_EX TYPE STRING,
OIPRICIE_EX TYPE STRING,
OIINEX_EX TYPE STRING,
OICERTF1_EX TYPE STRING,
OIH_LICTP_EX TYPE STRING,
OIH_LICIN_EX TYPE STRING,
OIH_LCFOL_EX TYPE STRING,
OIH_FOLQTY_EX TYPE STRING,
OIHTAXRCP_EX TYPE STRING,
OIHNOTWERKS TYPE STRING,
OIHNOTLGORT TYPE STRING,
OIHCOTDISCH TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_OILVBAP_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_OILVBAP_STR-OID_EXTBOL sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OID_MISCDL sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIPLANTD sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIBYPASS sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIEDOK sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-CMETH sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OITAXFROM sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIHANTYP sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OITAXGRP sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OITAXTO sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OICERTF1 sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIOILCON sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIEDBAL sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIPRICIE sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIINEX sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIEDBALM sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIDRC sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIC_DRCTRY sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIC_DRCREG sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIMETIND sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIWAP sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OISLF sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIPSDRC sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIPIPEVAL sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIC_LIFNR sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIC_DCITYC sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIC_DCOUNC sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIC_DREGIO sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIC_DLAND1 sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIC_OCITYC sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIC_OCOUNC sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIC_OREGIO sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIC_OLAND1 sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIC_PORGIN sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIC_PDESTN sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIC_PTRIP sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIC_PBATCH sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIC_MOT sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIC_AORGIN sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIC_ADESTN sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIC_TRUCKN sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIA_BASELO sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIEXGNUM sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIEXGTYP sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIFEETOT sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIFEEDT sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OINETCYC sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OICONTNR sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIC_KMPOS sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIFEECH sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIH_LICTP sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIH_LICIN sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIH_LCFOL sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIH_FOLQTY sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OISBREL sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIBASPROD sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIDMSG_PRD sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIDMSG_QTY sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIDMSG_UOM sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIDMSG_DAT sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIDMSG_TRM sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIDMSG_SHP sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIGNRULE sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OID_SHIP sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIBWTAR_IM sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIHANTYP_IM sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OITAXGRP_IM sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OITAXFROM_IM sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OITAXTO_IM sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIEDBAL_IM sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIEDBALM_IM sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIPRICIE_IM sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIBWTAR_EX sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIHANTYP_EX sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OITAXGRP_EX sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OITAXFROM_EX sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OITAXTO_EX sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIEDBAL_EX sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIEDBALM_EX sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIPRICIE_EX sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIINEX_EX sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OICERTF1_EX sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIH_LICTP_EX sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIH_LICIN_EX sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIH_LCFOL_EX sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIH_FOLQTY_EX sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIHTAXRCP_EX sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIHNOTWERKS sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIHNOTLGORT sy-vline
WA_OILVBAP_STR-OIHCOTDISCH sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.