ABAP Select data from SAP table /MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM /MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR2).
*--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_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR ASSIGNING </MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
</MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR>-MANDT = 1.
</MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR>-MOABW = 1.
</MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR>-SUBTY = 1.
</MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR>-ENDDA = 1.
</MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR>-BEGDA = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR-D2OBL, sy-vline,
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR-REABF, sy-vline,
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR-REAEF, sy-vline,
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR-REAZF, sy-vline,
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR-MINTG, sy-vline,
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR-MAXTG, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR 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_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR 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_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR INTO WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR. *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 ISOLA, internal->external for field SPRSL CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR-SPRSL IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR-SPRSL.
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_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
MOABW TYPE STRING,
SUBTY TYPE STRING,
ENDDA TYPE STRING,
BEGDA TYPE STRING,
D2OBL TYPE STRING,
REABF TYPE STRING,
REAEF TYPE STRING,
REAZF TYPE STRING,
MINTG TYPE STRING,
MAXTG TYPE STRING,
KLZBI TYPE STRING,
KLBEW TYPE STRING,
ABSTP TYPE STRING,
ABKLA TYPE STRING,
DUEVO TYPE STRING,
DYNNR TYPE STRING,
KTART TYPE STRING,
RGMOD TYPE STRING,
KLBDE TYPE STRING,
KUNBZ TYPE STRING,
ERGAB TYPE STRING,
PCOPT TYPE STRING,
STKRV TYPE STRING,
STUND TYPE STRING,
ART01 TYPE STRING,
URMAN TYPE STRING,
ABWRG TYPE STRING,
ABSTY TYPE STRING,
VBLAK TYPE STRING,
ABKND TYPE STRING,
CLTIM TYPE STRING,
MUNIT TYPE STRING,
CRULE TYPE STRING,
DEDQU TYPE STRING,
AVAIL TYPE STRING,
ENDCK TYPE STRING,
LVCUT TYPE STRING,
LVMIN TYPE STRING,
LVMAX TYPE STRING,
DEDOUTINT TYPE STRING,
ACCNT TYPE STRING,
ABSTYP_SHARED_CE TYPE STRING,
SPRSL TYPE STRING,
ATEXT TYPE STRING,
WERKS TYPE STRING,
BTRTL TYPE STRING,
BTEXT TYPE STRING,
MOLGA TYPE STRING,
MOURA TYPE STRING,
TRFGB TYPE STRING,
TRFAR TYPE STRING,
MOABT TYPE STRING,
MOTAT TYPE STRING,
MOVER TYPE STRING,
URLKL TYPE STRING,
JUPER TYPE STRING,
MOBDE TYPE STRING,
MOZKO TYPE STRING,
MOPTB TYPE STRING,
WKTYP TYPE STRING,
MOSTA TYPE STRING,
MOBUR TYPE STRING,
MOFID TYPE STRING,
MOSID TYPE STRING,
MODSZ TYPE STRING,
NON_WORKING_FLAG TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_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_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-MOABW sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-SUBTY sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-ENDDA sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-BEGDA sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-D2OBL sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-REABF sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-REAEF sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-REAZF sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-MINTG sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-MAXTG sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-KLZBI sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-KLBEW sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-ABSTP sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-ABKLA sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-DUEVO sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-DYNNR sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-KTART sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-RGMOD sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-KLBDE sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-KUNBZ sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-ERGAB sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-PCOPT sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-STKRV sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-STUND sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-ART01 sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-URMAN sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-ABWRG sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-ABSTY sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-VBLAK sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-ABKND sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-CLTIM sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-MUNIT sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-CRULE sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-DEDQU sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-AVAIL sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-ENDCK sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-LVCUT sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-LVMIN sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-LVMAX sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-DEDOUTINT sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-ACCNT sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-ABSTYP_SHARED_CE sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-SPRSL sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-ATEXT sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-WERKS sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-BTRTL sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-BTEXT sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-MOLGA sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-MOURA sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-TRFGB sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-TRFAR sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-MOABT sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-MOTAT sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-MOVER sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-URLKL sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-JUPER sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-MOBDE sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-MOZKO sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-MOPTB sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-WKTYP sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-MOSTA sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-MOBUR sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-MOFID sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-MOSID sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-MODSZ sy-vline
WA_/MERP/HR_ATTABS_TYP_ENTITY_STR_STR-NON_WORKING_FLAG sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.