ABAP Select data from SAP table /PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM /PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API2).
*--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_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API ASSIGNING </PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
</PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API>-ALT_DATE = 1.
</PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API>-CHG_OBJTYP = 1.
</PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API>-BOM_CAT = 1.
</PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API>-BOM_STD_OBJECT = 1.
</PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API>-BOM_USAGE = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-CHGTYPEOBJ, sy-vline,
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-DESCR_OBJ, sy-vline,
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-DOC_TYPE, sy-vline,
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-DOC_NUMBER, sy-vline,
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-DOC_VERS, sy-vline,
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-DOC_PART, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API 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_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API 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_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API INTO WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API. *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 DOC_NUMBER CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-DOC_NUMBER IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-DOC_NUMBER.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field EQUIPMENT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-EQUIPMENT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-EQUIPMENT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CCTPL, internal->external for field FUNC_LOC CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CCTPL_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-FUNC_LOC IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-FUNC_LOC.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CCMAT, internal->external for field MATERIAL CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CCMAT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-MATERIAL IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-MATERIAL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field SD_ORDER CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-SD_ORDER IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-SD_ORDER.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field TLIST_GRP CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-TLIST_GRP IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-TLIST_GRP.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ISOLA, internal->external for field LONGTEXT_FLAG CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-LONGTEXT_FLAG IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-LONGTEXT_FLAG.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit NUMCV, internal->external for field REVISION_LEVEL CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_NUMCV_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-REVISION_LEVEL IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-REVISION_LEVEL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ABPSP, internal->external for field WBS_ELEMENT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ABPSP_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-WBS_ELEMENT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API-WBS_ELEMENT.
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_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR,
ALT_DATE TYPE STRING,
CHG_OBJTYP TYPE STRING,
BOM_CAT TYPE STRING,
BOM_STD_OBJECT TYPE STRING,
BOM_USAGE TYPE STRING,
CHGTYPEOBJ TYPE STRING,
DESCR_OBJ TYPE STRING,
DOC_TYPE TYPE STRING,
DOC_NUMBER TYPE STRING,
DOC_VERS TYPE STRING,
DOC_PART TYPE STRING,
EQUIPMENT TYPE STRING,
FUNC_LOC TYPE STRING,
MATERIAL TYPE STRING,
PLANT TYPE STRING,
PSP_ELEMENT TYPE STRING,
PVS_GUID TYPE STRING,
PVS_TYPE TYPE STRING,
PVS_NODE TYPE STRING,
PVS_CLASS_NUMBER TYPE STRING,
PVS_CLASS_TYPE TYPE STRING,
PVS_VARIANT TYPE STRING,
SD_ORDER TYPE STRING,
SD_ORDER_I TYPE STRING,
TEXTKEY TYPE STRING,
TLIST_TYPE TYPE STRING,
TLIST_GRP TYPE STRING,
OBJ_CHGLOCK TYPE STRING,
STATUS_PROF_OBJ TYPE STRING,
FL_DELETE TYPE STRING,
AEOI_GUID TYPE STRING,
LONGTEXT_FLAG TYPE STRING,
LOCK_FLAG TYPE STRING,
CREATE_DATE TYPE STRING,
CREATE_USER TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_DATE TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_USER TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_DATE_OBJECT TYPE STRING,
CHANGE_USER_OBJECT TYPE STRING,
OBJECT_DESCRIPTION TYPE STRING,
REVISION_LEVEL TYPE STRING,
BASELINE_FLAG TYPE STRING,
STATUS_KEY_SUFFIX TYPE STRING,
AETYP TYPE STRING,
OBJKT TYPE STRING,
WBS_ELEMENT TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_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_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-ALT_DATE sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-CHG_OBJTYP sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-BOM_CAT sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-BOM_STD_OBJECT sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-BOM_USAGE sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-CHGTYPEOBJ sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-DESCR_OBJ sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-DOC_TYPE sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-DOC_NUMBER sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-DOC_VERS sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-DOC_PART sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-EQUIPMENT sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-FUNC_LOC sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-MATERIAL sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-PLANT sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-PSP_ELEMENT sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-PVS_GUID sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-PVS_TYPE sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-PVS_NODE sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-PVS_CLASS_NUMBER sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-PVS_CLASS_TYPE sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-PVS_VARIANT sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-SD_ORDER sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-SD_ORDER_I sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-TEXTKEY sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-TLIST_TYPE sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-TLIST_GRP sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-OBJ_CHGLOCK sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-STATUS_PROF_OBJ sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-FL_DELETE sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-AEOI_GUID sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-LONGTEXT_FLAG sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-LOCK_FLAG sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-CREATE_DATE sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-CREATE_USER sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-CHANGE_DATE sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-CHANGE_USER sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-CHANGE_DATE_OBJECT sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-CHANGE_USER_OBJECT sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-OBJECT_DESCRIPTION sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-REVISION_LEVEL sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-BASELINE_FLAG sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-STATUS_KEY_SUFFIX sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-AETYP sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-OBJKT sy-vline
WA_/PLMI/S_ECN_OMR_API_STR-WBS_ELEMENT sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.