ABAP Select data from SAP table /SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP /SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00 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 /SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00. 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 /SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00 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_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF /SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00,
      WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00 TYPE /SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00,
      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: </SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00> TYPE /SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM /SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00
  INTO TABLE IT_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM /SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____002).
*--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_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____002).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00 ASSIGNING </SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
</SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00>-ACTIVITY = 1.
</SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00>-TARGET_OBJTYPE = 1.
</SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00>-WF_TASK = 1.
</SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00>-DIALOG_TASK = 1.
</SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00>-DIALOG_TASK_ID = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00 INTO WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00-SEM_OBJ, sy-vline,
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00-SEM_ACT, sy-vline,
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00-QUERY_PARAM00, sy-vline,
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00-IBN_QUERY_PARAMS, sy-vline,
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00-NAME_00, sy-vline,
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00-VALUE_00, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00 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_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00 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_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00 INTO WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00. *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.
ENDFORM. *&---------------------------------------------------------------------* *& Form process_as_string_field_values *&---------------------------------------------------------------------* FORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING p_EKKO LIKE wa_EKKO. TYPES: BEGIN OF T_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR,
ACTIVITY TYPE STRING,
TARGET_OBJTYPE TYPE STRING,
WF_TASK TYPE STRING,
DIALOG_TASK TYPE STRING,
DIALOG_TASK_ID TYPE STRING,
SEM_OBJ TYPE STRING,
SEM_ACT TYPE STRING,
QUERY_PARAM00 TYPE STRING,
IBN_QUERY_PARAMS TYPE STRING,
NAME_00 TYPE STRING,
VALUE_00 TYPE STRING,
NAME_01 TYPE STRING,
VALUE_01 TYPE STRING,
NAME_02 TYPE STRING,
VALUE_02 TYPE STRING,
NAME_03 TYPE STRING,
VALUE_03 TYPE STRING,
NAME_04 TYPE STRING,
VALUE_04 TYPE STRING,
NAME_05 TYPE STRING,
VALUE_05 TYPE STRING,
NAME_06 TYPE STRING,
VALUE_06 TYPE STRING,
NAME_07 TYPE STRING,
VALUE_07 TYPE STRING,
NAME_08 TYPE STRING,
VALUE_08 TYPE STRING,
NAME_09 TYPE STRING,
VALUE_09 TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_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_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-ACTIVITY sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-TARGET_OBJTYPE sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-WF_TASK sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-DIALOG_TASK sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-DIALOG_TASK_ID sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-SEM_OBJ sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-SEM_ACT sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-QUERY_PARAM00 sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-IBN_QUERY_PARAMS sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-NAME_00 sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-VALUE_00 sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-NAME_01 sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-VALUE_01 sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-NAME_02 sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-VALUE_02 sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-NAME_03 sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-VALUE_03 sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-NAME_04 sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-VALUE_04 sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-NAME_05 sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-VALUE_05 sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-NAME_06 sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-VALUE_06 sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-NAME_07 sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-VALUE_07 sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-NAME_08 sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-VALUE_08 sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-NAME_09 sy-vline
WA_/SAPWF/EAM_WF_ACTIVITY_S____00_STR-VALUE_09 sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.