ABAP Select data from SAP table RECP_CHARACT_C into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM RECP_CHARACT_C
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_RECP_CHARACT_C2).
*--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_RECP_CHARACT_C INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_RECP_CHARACT_C2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<RECP_CHARACT_C>-MANDT = 1.
<RECP_CHARACT_C>-INTRENO = 1.
<RECP_CHARACT_C>-FIXFITCHARACT = 1.
<RECP_CHARACT_C>-VALIDTO = 1.
<RECP_CHARACT_C>-VALIDFROM = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_RECP_CHARACT_C-WEIGHT, sy-vline,
  WA_RECP_CHARACT_C-RESULTVAL, sy-vline,
  WA_RECP_CHARACT_C-ADDITIONALINFO, sy-vline,
  WA_RECP_CHARACT_C-MODERNMEASURE, sy-vline,
  WA_RECP_CHARACT_C-AMOUNTPERAREA, sy-vline,
  WA_RECP_CHARACT_C-CURRENCY, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_RECP_CHARACT_C 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_RECP_CHARACT_C 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_RECP_CHARACT_C INTO WA_RECP_CHARACT_C.


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

*Conversion exit REDAT, internal->external for field VALIDTO
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_REDAT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_RECP_CHARACT_C-VALIDTO
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_RECP_CHARACT_C-VALIDTO.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

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

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

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field RLRAUNIT
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_RECP_CHARACT_C-RLRAUNIT
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_RECP_CHARACT_C-RLRAUNIT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

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

*Conversion exit ISOLA, internal->external for field TDSPRAS
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_RECP_CHARACT_C-TDSPRAS
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_RECP_CHARACT_C-TDSPRAS.
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_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
INTRENO TYPE STRING,
FIXFITCHARACT TYPE STRING,
VALIDTO TYPE STRING,
VALIDFROM TYPE STRING,
WEIGHT TYPE STRING,
RESULTVAL TYPE STRING,
ADDITIONALINFO TYPE STRING,
MODERNMEASURE TYPE STRING,
AMOUNTPERAREA TYPE STRING,
CURRENCY TYPE STRING,
FFCTACCURATE TYPE STRING,
CHARACTAMTAREA TYPE STRING,
CHARACTPERCENT TYPE STRING,
CHARACTAMTABS TYPE STRING,
CHARACTCOUNT TYPE STRING,
SUPPLEMENTINFO TYPE STRING,
XFIXFITCHARACT TYPE STRING,
RELEVANTRO TYPE STRING,
RELEVANTBU TYPE STRING,
RLRACHARACTCATE TYPE STRING,
RLRACHCTWEIGHT TYPE STRING,
RLRAMEAS TYPE STRING,
RLRAUNIT TYPE STRING,
RELEVANTRLRA TYPE STRING,
RLRAPOINTMIN TYPE STRING,
RLRAPOINTMAX TYPE STRING,
RLRAPOINTMID TYPE STRING,
RLRAPOINTFSTAT TYPE STRING,
XRLRACHARACTCATE TYPE STRING,
RLRA TYPE STRING,
XRLRA TYPE STRING,
RLRAGRPCHCT TYPE STRING,
XRLRAGRPCHCT TYPE STRING,
HASNOTE TYPE STRING,
ICONHASNOTE TYPE STRING,
RLRAADDINFO TYPE STRING,
CHARACTWEIGHTSUM TYPE STRING,
CHARACTGRPSUM TYPE STRING,
RLRAAMOUNTCHFS TYPE STRING,
RLRAPERWEIGHTFS TYPE STRING,
RLRAAMTCHABSFS TYPE STRING,
FFCTACCURATEBU TYPE STRING,
FFCTEXISTSBU TYPE STRING,
INTPOLTYPE TYPE STRING,
WEIGHTINTPOL TYPE STRING,
CUEXCLUDEASSIGN TYPE STRING,
TDOBJECT TYPE STRING,
TDNAME TYPE STRING,
TDID TYPE STRING,
TDSPRAS TYPE STRING,
SEQNONOTE TYPE STRING,
XDATERANGE TYPE STRING,
RLRAUNIT_OUT TYPE STRING,
CUKY2ND TYPE STRING,
AMOUNTPERAREA_2ND TYPE STRING,
CHARACTAMTABS_2ND TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_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_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-INTRENO sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-FIXFITCHARACT sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-VALIDTO sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-VALIDFROM sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-WEIGHT sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-RESULTVAL sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-ADDITIONALINFO sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-MODERNMEASURE sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-AMOUNTPERAREA sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-CURRENCY sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-FFCTACCURATE sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-CHARACTAMTAREA sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-CHARACTPERCENT sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-CHARACTAMTABS sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-CHARACTCOUNT sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-SUPPLEMENTINFO sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-XFIXFITCHARACT sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-RELEVANTRO sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-RELEVANTBU sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-RLRACHARACTCATE sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-RLRACHCTWEIGHT sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-RLRAMEAS sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-RLRAUNIT sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-RELEVANTRLRA sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-RLRAPOINTMIN sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-RLRAPOINTMAX sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-RLRAPOINTMID sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-RLRAPOINTFSTAT sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-XRLRACHARACTCATE sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-RLRA sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-XRLRA sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-RLRAGRPCHCT sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-XRLRAGRPCHCT sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-HASNOTE sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-ICONHASNOTE sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-RLRAADDINFO sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-CHARACTWEIGHTSUM sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-CHARACTGRPSUM sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-RLRAAMOUNTCHFS sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-RLRAPERWEIGHTFS sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-RLRAAMTCHABSFS sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-FFCTACCURATEBU sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-FFCTEXISTSBU sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-INTPOLTYPE sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-WEIGHTINTPOL sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-CUEXCLUDEASSIGN sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-TDOBJECT sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-TDNAME sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-TDID sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-TDSPRAS sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-SEQNONOTE sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-XDATERANGE sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-RLRAUNIT_OUT sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-CUKY2ND sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-AMOUNTPERAREA_2ND sy-vline 
WA_RECP_CHARACT_C_STR-CHARACTAMTABS_2ND sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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