ABAP Select data from SAP table UVBPA into internal table



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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP UVBPA 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 UVBPA.

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 UVBPA 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_UVBPA TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF UVBPA,
      WA_UVBPA TYPE UVBPA,
      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: <UVBPA> TYPE UVBPA.


*Original SAP ECC Select statement 
SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM UVBPA
  INTO TABLE IT_UVBPA.

*Select data and declare internal table using  in-line method @DATA 
SELECT *
  FROM UVBPA
  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_UVBPA2).

*You can also declare the header/work area using the  in-line DATA declaration method 
READ TABLE IT_UVBPA INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_UVBPA2).


*Latest ABAP cloud SELECT statement using the FIELDS syntax. But note to following the clean core principles you should not select directly from an SAP table 
* and should instead use a CDS view or create you own CDS and use that.
SELECT FROM UVBPA
  FIELDS *
*  WHERE would go here
  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_UVBPA2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_UVBPA ASSIGNING <UVBPA>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<UVBPA>-MANDT = 1.
<UVBPA>-VBELN = 1.
<UVBPA>-POSNR = 1.
<UVBPA>-PARVW = 1.
<UVBPA>-KUNNR = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_UVBPA-LIFNR, sy-vline,
WA_UVBPA-PERNR, sy-vline,
WA_UVBPA-PARNR, sy-vline,
WA_UVBPA-ADRNR, sy-vline,
WA_UVBPA-ABLAD, sy-vline,
WA_UVBPA-LAND1, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_UVBPA 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_UVBPA 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_UVBPA INTO WA_UVBPA. *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 VBELN CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_UVBPA-VBELN IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_UVBPA-VBELN.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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