ABAP Select data from SAP table VIMI04 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP VIMI04 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 VIMI04. 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 VIMI04 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_VIMI04 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF VIMI04,
      WA_VIMI04 TYPE VIMI04,
      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: <VIMI04> TYPE VIMI04.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_VIMI04.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM VIMI04
  INTO TABLE IT_VIMI04.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM VIMI04
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_VIMI042).
*--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_VIMI04 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_VIMI042).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_VIMI04 ASSIGNING <VIMI04>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<VIMI04>-MANDT = 1.
<VIMI04>-BUKRS = 1.
<VIMI04>-SMIVE = 1.
<VIMI04>-SWENR = 1.
<VIMI04>-SMENR = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_VIMI04 INTO WA_VIMI04.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_VIMI04-VERKT_MV, sy-vline,
  WA_VIMI04-VERKT_WE, sy-vline,
  WA_VIMI04-VERKT_ME, sy-vline,
  WA_VIMI04-DMIBEG, sy-vline,
  WA_VIMI04-DMIEND, sy-vline,
  WA_VIMI04-DERZAHL, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_VIMI04 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_VIMI04 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_VIMI04 INTO WA_VIMI04.


*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 SMIVE
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIMI04-SMIVE
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIMI04-SMIVE.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit SWENR, internal->external for field SWENR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SWENR_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIMI04-SWENR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIMI04-SWENR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit SMENR, internal->external for field SMENR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SMENR_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIMI04-SMENR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIMI04-SMENR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field VERKT_MV
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIMI04-VERKT_MV
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIMI04-VERKT_MV.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit SWENR, internal->external for field VERKT_WE
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SWENR_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIMI04-VERKT_WE
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIMI04-VERKT_WE.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit SMENR, internal->external for field VERKT_ME
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SMENR_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIMI04-VERKT_ME
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIMI04-VERKT_ME.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit IMKEY, internal->external for field IMKEY
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_IMKEY_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIMI04-IMKEY
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIMI04-IMKEY.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field KUNNR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIMI04-KUNNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIMI04-KUNNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field PRCTR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIMI04-PRCTR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIMI04-PRCTR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field PROFL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_VIMI04-PROFL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_VIMI04-PROFL.
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_VIMI04_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
BUKRS TYPE STRING,
SMIVE TYPE STRING,
SWENR TYPE STRING,
SMENR TYPE STRING,
VERKT_MV TYPE STRING,
VERKT_WE TYPE STRING,
VERKT_ME TYPE STRING,
DMIBEG TYPE STRING,
DMIEND TYPE STRING,
DERZAHL TYPE STRING,
SMVART TYPE STRING,
SMVANART TYPE STRING,
AINST TYPE STRING,
JMITA TYPE STRING,
XMITNR TYPE STRING,
JKONZERN TYPE STRING,
DUNTBIS TYPE STRING,
BRSCH TYPE STRING,
BKAUTION TYPE STRING,
SKAUTART TYPE STRING,
DEINKUE TYPE STRING,
DKUEZU TYPE STRING,
SKUEART TYPE STRING,
XKUEGRU TYPE STRING,
JMAHNSP TYPE STRING,
DANPS TYPE STRING,
STECHEM TYPE STRING,
JRECHT TYPE STRING,
ASCHLU1 TYPE STRING,
JMINDER TYPE STRING,
DMINDER TYPE STRING,
DMINDAB TYPE STRING,
JRATEN TYPE STRING,
BGESRATE TYPE STRING,
BRATE TYPE STRING,
DERSTRAT TYPE STRING,
BSUMMRAT TYPE STRING,
AMELDIN TYPE STRING,
BUMSPROJ TYPE STRING,
BMINUMS TYPE STRING,
PPROZ0 TYPE STRING,
STAMV TYPE STRING,
STALT TYPE STRING,
DSTAEN TYPE STRING,
DAKTV TYPE STRING,
JLOESCH TYPE STRING,
BUSAB TYPE STRING,
JVERL TYPE STRING,
JSKUEND TYPE STRING,
JKAUFOPT TYPE STRING,
DKAUFOPT TYPE STRING,
SNKS TYPE STRING,
RERF TYPE STRING,
DERF TYPE STRING,
TERF TYPE STRING,
REHER TYPE STRING,
RBEAR TYPE STRING,
DBEAR TYPE STRING,
TBEAR TYPE STRING,
RBHER TYPE STRING,
DKUEFR TYPE STRING,
DMIETF TYPE STRING,
ANKUEN TYPE STRING,
DABTR TYPE STRING,
DFREIS TYPE STRING,
DABLF TYPE STRING,
VERLG TYPE STRING,
ZUGHK TYPE STRING,
ZSICH TYPE STRING,
JBETRST TYPE STRING,
DBKERH TYPE STRING,
ABNNR TYPE STRING,
ABNUNR TYPE STRING,
BANKKS TYPE STRING,
SKUEFR TYPE STRING,
IMKEY TYPE STRING,
KUNNR TYPE STRING,
SPARTNR TYPE STRING,
GSART TYPE STRING,
MADAT TYPE STRING,
MANST TYPE STRING,
JBKRZ TYPE STRING,
DEINZG TYPE STRING,
DAUSZG TYPE STRING,
JANPIB TYPE STRING,
PRCTR TYPE STRING,
MABER TYPE STRING,
PROFL TYPE STRING,
KOKRS TYPE STRING,
ZUSP TYPE STRING,
REFNR TYPE STRING,
SBELEGNG TYPE STRING,
MANSP TYPE STRING,
DERSTDR TYPE STRING,
DAENDDR TYPE STRING,
JMFREI TYPE STRING,
DVMUN TYPE STRING,
JRMSCHPR TYPE STRING,
TDNAME TYPE STRING,
KBK_PARTNR TYPE STRING,
GERSTD TYPE STRING,
NITRENO TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_VIMI04_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_VIMI04_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-BUKRS sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-SMIVE sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-SWENR sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-SMENR sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-VERKT_MV sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-VERKT_WE sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-VERKT_ME sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DMIBEG sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DMIEND sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DERZAHL sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-SMVART sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-SMVANART sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-AINST sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-JMITA sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-XMITNR sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-JKONZERN sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DUNTBIS sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-BRSCH sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-BKAUTION sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-SKAUTART sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DEINKUE sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DKUEZU sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-SKUEART sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-XKUEGRU sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-JMAHNSP sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DANPS sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-STECHEM sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-JRECHT sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-ASCHLU1 sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-JMINDER sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DMINDER sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DMINDAB sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-JRATEN sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-BGESRATE sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-BRATE sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DERSTRAT sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-BSUMMRAT sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-AMELDIN sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-BUMSPROJ sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-BMINUMS sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-PPROZ0 sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-STAMV sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-STALT sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DSTAEN sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DAKTV sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-JLOESCH sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-BUSAB sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-JVERL sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-JSKUEND sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-JKAUFOPT sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DKAUFOPT sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-SNKS sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-RERF sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DERF sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-TERF sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-REHER sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-RBEAR sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DBEAR sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-TBEAR sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-RBHER sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DKUEFR sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DMIETF sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-ANKUEN sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DABTR sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DFREIS sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DABLF sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-VERLG sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-ZUGHK sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-ZSICH sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-JBETRST sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DBKERH sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-ABNNR sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-ABNUNR sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-BANKKS sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-SKUEFR sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-IMKEY sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-KUNNR sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-SPARTNR sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-GSART sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-MADAT sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-MANST sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-JBKRZ sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DEINZG sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DAUSZG sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-JANPIB sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-PRCTR sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-MABER sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-PROFL sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-KOKRS sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-ZUSP sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-REFNR sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-SBELEGNG sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-MANSP sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DERSTDR sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DAENDDR sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-JMFREI sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-DVMUN sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-JRMSCHPR sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-TDNAME sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-KBK_PARTNR sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-GERSTD sy-vline 
WA_VIMI04_STR-NITRENO sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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