ABAP Select data from SAP table /MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_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 /MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_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 /MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_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 /MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_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_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF /MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR,
      WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR TYPE /MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_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: </MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR> TYPE /MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR.

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM /MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_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_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR ASSIGNING </MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
</MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR>-MANDT = 1.
</MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR>-TERMSCHL = 1.
</MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR>-TERMTEXT = 1.
</MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR>-PERIODEW = 1.
</MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR>-PERIODET = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR-EPER_ABL, sy-vline,
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR-AUF_ABL, sy-vline,
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR-DOWNL_ABL, sy-vline,
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR-DRUCK_ABL, sy-vline,
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR-ANSCH_AUF, sy-vline,
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR-AUKSA_AUF, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_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_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_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_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR INTO WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_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 ALPHA, internal->external for field BP CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR-BP IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR-BP.
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_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
TERMSCHL TYPE STRING,
TERMTEXT TYPE STRING,
PERIODEW TYPE STRING,
PERIODET TYPE STRING,
EPER_ABL TYPE STRING,
AUF_ABL TYPE STRING,
DOWNL_ABL TYPE STRING,
DRUCK_ABL TYPE STRING,
ANSCH_AUF TYPE STRING,
AUKSA_AUF TYPE STRING,
ZLEISTE TYPE STRING,
PORTION TYPE STRING,
ABLESER TYPE STRING,
ABLZEIT TYPE STRING,
BELGNABL TYPE STRING,
AZVORABL TYPE STRING,
FORMULAR TYPE STRING,
ZUSMIT TYPE STRING,
DECKBLAT TYPE STRING,
KSA_FORM TYPE STRING,
ANSCH_FORM TYPE STRING,
MDENR TYPE STRING,
ZUORDKZ TYPE STRING,
MUENZZ TYPE STRING,
ABLKAR TYPE STRING,
STANDKAR TYPE STRING,
ANSCHKAR TYPE STRING,
ABLART TYPE STRING,
EROEDAT TYPE STRING,
ERNAM TYPE STRING,
AENDDATE TYPE STRING,
AENDNAM TYPE STRING,
ABLFIRMA TYPE STRING,
VERTRKL1 TYPE STRING,
SPARTENTY1 TYPE STRING,
VERTRKL2 TYPE STRING,
SPARTENTY2 TYPE STRING,
VERTRKL3 TYPE STRING,
SPARTENTY3 TYPE STRING,
VERTRKL4 TYPE STRING,
SPARTENTY4 TYPE STRING,
VERTRKL5 TYPE STRING,
SPARTENTY5 TYPE STRING,
IDENT TYPE STRING,
SAPKAL TYPE STRING,
STICHTAG TYPE STRING,
DOWN_FORM TYPE STRING,
TS_DYN TYPE STRING,
ADV_BILL TYPE STRING,
TAGE TYPE STRING,
AUF_KAL TYPE STRING,
DRU_KAL TYPE STRING,
DOW_KAL TYPE STRING,
ANK_KAL TYPE STRING,
KND_KAL TYPE STRING,
ABL_Z TYPE STRING,
BEGRU TYPE STRING,
PS_USE TYPE STRING,
OSB_GROUP TYPE STRING,
VISIBILITY TYPE STRING,
PERSON_NUM TYPE STRING,
BP TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_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_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-TERMSCHL sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-TERMTEXT sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-PERIODEW sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-PERIODET sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-EPER_ABL sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-AUF_ABL sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-DOWNL_ABL sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-DRUCK_ABL sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-ANSCH_AUF sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-AUKSA_AUF sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-ZLEISTE sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-PORTION sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-ABLESER sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-ABLZEIT sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-BELGNABL sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-AZVORABL sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-FORMULAR sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-ZUSMIT sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-DECKBLAT sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-KSA_FORM sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-ANSCH_FORM sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-MDENR sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-ZUORDKZ sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-MUENZZ sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-ABLKAR sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-STANDKAR sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-ANSCHKAR sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-ABLART sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-EROEDAT sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-ERNAM sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-AENDDATE sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-AENDNAM sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-ABLFIRMA sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-VERTRKL1 sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-SPARTENTY1 sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-VERTRKL2 sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-SPARTENTY2 sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-VERTRKL3 sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-SPARTENTY3 sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-VERTRKL4 sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-SPARTENTY4 sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-VERTRKL5 sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-SPARTENTY5 sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-IDENT sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-SAPKAL sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-STICHTAG sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-DOWN_FORM sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-TS_DYN sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-ADV_BILL sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-TAGE sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-AUF_KAL sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-DRU_KAL sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-DOW_KAL sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-ANK_KAL sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-KND_KAL sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-ABL_Z sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-BEGRU sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-PS_USE sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-OSB_GROUP sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-VISIBILITY sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-PERSON_NUM sy-vline
WA_/MISU/MD_MR_UNIT_ENTITY_STR_STR-BP sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.