ABAP Select data from SAP table /PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP 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_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP 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_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP. 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_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP 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_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF /PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP, WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP TYPE /PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP, 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_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP> TYPE /PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP. *Process all fields in table header/work area as string values PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP. SELECT * *restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows UP TO 10 ROWS FROM /PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP INTO TABLE IT_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP. *Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA *SELECT * * FROM /PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP * INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP2). *--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_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP2). *Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL LOOP AT IT_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP ASSIGNING </PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP>.*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
</PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP>-LNK_TYPE = 1.
</PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP>-LNK_NUMBER = 1.
</PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP>-SOURCE_OBJ_ID = 1.
</PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP>-SOURCE_OBJ_TYPE = 1.
</PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP>-OBJ_ID4GSS = 1.
ENDLOOP. LOOP AT IT_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP INTO WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP. *Write horizonal line to screen report. WRITE:/ sy-uline. *Write selected data to screen/report before conversion. WRITE:/ sy-vline, WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-OBJ_TYPE4GSS, sy-vline,
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-MAX_ELEM_LEVEL, sy-vline,
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-PATH_HASH_KEY, sy-vline,
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-PL_PATH_HASH_KEY, sy-vline,
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-PL_LNK_GUID, sy-vline,
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-VARIANT_NAME, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP 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_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP 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_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP INTO WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP. *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 VARIANT_NAME CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-VARIANT_NAME IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-VARIANT_NAME.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.
*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field CHANGE_NO CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-CHANGE_NO IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-CHANGE_NO.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.
*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field ASM_ITEM_NAME CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-ASM_ITEM_NAME IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-ASM_ITEM_NAME.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.
*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field GEO_INSTANCE CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-GEO_INSTANCE IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-GEO_INSTANCE.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.
*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field GEO_INSTANCE_CHANGE_NO CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-GEO_INSTANCE_CHANGE_NO IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-GEO_INSTANCE_CHANGE_NO.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.
*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field UNIT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-UNIT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-UNIT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.
*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field PLNNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-PLNNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-PLNNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.
*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field PLNAL CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-PLNAL IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-PLNAL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.
*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field PLNFL CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-PLNFL IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-PLNFL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.
*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field ALLIGNED_MAT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-ALLIGNED_MAT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-ALLIGNED_MAT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.
*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field COMPONENT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-COMPONENT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-COMPONENT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.
*Conversion exit NUMCV, internal->external for field VORNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_NUMCV_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-VORNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-VORNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.
*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field AENNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-AENNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-AENNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.
*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field MATERIAL CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-MATERIAL IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-MATERIAL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.
*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field ALLIGNED_MAT_TEXT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-ALLIGNED_MAT_TEXT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP-ALLIGNED_MAT_TEXT.
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_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR,
LNK_TYPE TYPE STRING,
LNK_NUMBER TYPE STRING,
SOURCE_OBJ_ID TYPE STRING,
SOURCE_OBJ_TYPE TYPE STRING,
OBJ_ID4GSS TYPE STRING,
OBJ_TYPE4GSS TYPE STRING,
MAX_ELEM_LEVEL TYPE STRING,
PATH_HASH_KEY TYPE STRING,
PL_PATH_HASH_KEY TYPE STRING,
PL_LNK_GUID TYPE STRING,
VARIANT_NAME TYPE STRING,
NODE_NAME TYPE STRING,
CLASS TYPE STRING,
CLASS_TYPE TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_NO TYPE STRING,
ASM_ITEM_NAME TYPE STRING,
GEO_INSTANCE TYPE STRING,
GEO_INSTANCE_TYPE TYPE STRING,
GEO_INSTANCE_CHANGE_NO TYPE STRING,
QUANTITY TYPE STRING,
UNIT TYPE STRING,
ASSEMBLY_SEQ TYPE STRING,
PLNTY TYPE STRING,
PLNNR TYPE STRING,
PLNAL TYPE STRING,
PLNFL TYPE STRING,
PLNKN TYPE STRING,
ZUONR TYPE STRING,
MARK_DEL_IND TYPE STRING,
ALLIGNED_MAT TYPE STRING,
ALLIGNED_IND TYPE STRING,
CREADAT TYPE STRING,
CREABY TYPE STRING,
CHNGDAT TYPE STRING,
CHNGBY TYPE STRING,
CREABY_DESCR TYPE STRING,
CHNGBY_DESCR TYPE STRING,
COMPONENT TYPE STRING,
COMPONENT_TEXT TYPE STRING,
VORNR TYPE STRING,
AENNR TYPE STRING,
MATERIAL TYPE STRING,
MATERIAL_TEXT TYPE STRING,
PLNTY_TXT TYPE STRING,
VARIANT_GOS_OTYPE TYPE STRING,
ALLIGNED_MAT_TEXT TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_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_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-LNK_TYPE sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-LNK_NUMBER sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-SOURCE_OBJ_ID sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-SOURCE_OBJ_TYPE sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-OBJ_ID4GSS sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-OBJ_TYPE4GSS sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-MAX_ELEM_LEVEL sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-PATH_HASH_KEY sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-PL_PATH_HASH_KEY sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-PL_LNK_GUID sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-VARIANT_NAME sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-NODE_NAME sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-CLASS sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-CLASS_TYPE sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-CHANGE_NO sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-ASM_ITEM_NAME sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-GEO_INSTANCE sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-GEO_INSTANCE_TYPE sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-GEO_INSTANCE_CHANGE_NO sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-QUANTITY sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-UNIT sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-ASSEMBLY_SEQ sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-PLNTY sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-PLNNR sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-PLNAL sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-PLNFL sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-PLNKN sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-ZUONR sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-MARK_DEL_IND sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-ALLIGNED_MAT sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-ALLIGNED_IND sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-CREADAT sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-CREABY sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-CHNGDAT sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-CHNGBY sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-CREABY_DESCR sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-CHNGBY_DESCR sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-COMPONENT sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-COMPONENT_TEXT sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-VORNR sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-AENNR sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-MATERIAL sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-MATERIAL_TEXT sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-PLNTY_TXT sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-VARIANT_GOS_OTYPE sy-vline
WA_/PLMB/S_RTG_RCA_LNK_PSM_DAT_SP_STR-ALLIGNED_MAT_TEXT sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.