ABAP Select data from SAP table /PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM /PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES2).
*--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_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES ASSIGNING </PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
</PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES>-QUERY_ID = 1.
</PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES>-OBJECT_TYPE = 1.
</PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES>-SEGMENT = 1.
</PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES>-ROW_INDEX = 1.
</PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES>-EXTERNAL_KEY = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES-DESCRIPTION, sy-vline,
  WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES-MATL_TYPE, sy-vline,
  WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES-MATL_CAT, sy-vline,
  WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES-PROD_HIER, sy-vline,
  WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES-MATL_GROUP, sy-vline,
  WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES-OLD_MAT_NO, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES 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_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES 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_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES INTO WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES.


*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 EAN11, internal->external for field EAN_UPC
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_EAN11_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES-EAN_UPC
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES-EAN_UPC.
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_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR, 
QUERY_ID TYPE STRING,
OBJECT_TYPE TYPE STRING,
SEGMENT TYPE STRING,
ROW_INDEX TYPE STRING,
EXTERNAL_KEY TYPE STRING,
DESCRIPTION TYPE STRING,
MATL_TYPE TYPE STRING,
MATL_CAT TYPE STRING,
PROD_HIER TYPE STRING,
MATL_GROUP TYPE STRING,
OLD_MAT_NO TYPE STRING,
DIVISION TYPE STRING,
EAN_UPC TYPE STRING,
DEL_FLAG TYPE STRING,
PLANT TYPE STRING,
SALESORG TYPE STRING,
DISTR_CHAN TYPE STRING,
BEGRU TYPE STRING,
LOW_CREATED_ON TYPE STRING,
HIGH_CREATED_ON TYPE STRING,
CREATED_BY TYPE STRING,
LOW_CHANGED_ON TYPE STRING,
HIGH_CHANGED_ON TYPE STRING,
CHANGED_BY TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_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_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-QUERY_ID sy-vline 
WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-OBJECT_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-SEGMENT sy-vline 
WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-ROW_INDEX sy-vline 
WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-EXTERNAL_KEY sy-vline 
WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-DESCRIPTION sy-vline 
WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-MATL_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-MATL_CAT sy-vline 
WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-PROD_HIER sy-vline 
WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-MATL_GROUP sy-vline 
WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-OLD_MAT_NO sy-vline 
WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-DIVISION sy-vline 
WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-EAN_UPC sy-vline 
WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-DEL_FLAG sy-vline 
WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-PLANT sy-vline 
WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-SALESORG sy-vline 
WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-DISTR_CHAN sy-vline 
WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-BEGRU sy-vline 
WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-LOW_CREATED_ON sy-vline 
WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-HIGH_CREATED_ON sy-vline 
WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-CREATED_BY sy-vline 
WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-LOW_CHANGED_ON sy-vline 
WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-HIGH_CHANGED_ON sy-vline 
WA_/PLMB/S_MAT_SEA_BASIC_UI_SES_STR-CHANGED_BY sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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