ABAP Select data from SAP table /SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM /SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN2).
*--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_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN ASSIGNING </SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
</SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN>-STATUST = 1.
</SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN>-IS_CHANGED = 1.
</SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN>-IS_REPEAT = 1.
</SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN>-IS_MCREAT = 1.
</SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN>-DATECREATE = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN-TIMECREATE, sy-vline,
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN-DATECHANGE, sy-vline,
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN-TIMECHANGE, sy-vline,
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN-METYPET, sy-vline,
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN-LINE, sy-vline,
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN-MARK, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN 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_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN 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_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN INTO WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN. *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.
ENDFORM. *&---------------------------------------------------------------------* *& Form process_as_string_field_values *&---------------------------------------------------------------------* FORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING p_EKKO LIKE wa_EKKO. TYPES: BEGIN OF T_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR,
STATUST TYPE STRING,
IS_CHANGED TYPE STRING,
IS_REPEAT TYPE STRING,
IS_MCREAT TYPE STRING,
DATECREATE TYPE STRING,
TIMECREATE TYPE STRING,
DATECHANGE TYPE STRING,
TIMECHANGE TYPE STRING,
METYPET TYPE STRING,
LINE TYPE STRING,
MARK TYPE STRING,
STATUS TYPE STRING,
APPLCTN TYPE STRING,
CONTEXT TYPE STRING,
APPLKEY TYPE STRING,
TTYPE TYPE STRING,
TTYPET TYPE STRING,
IS_LOCKED TYPE STRING,
IS_INACTIV TYPE STRING,
METYPE TYPE STRING,
NO_DELETE TYPE STRING,
TRIGGER_GUID TYPE STRING,
GUID TYPE STRING,
MODEL TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_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_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-STATUST sy-vline
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-IS_CHANGED sy-vline
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-IS_REPEAT sy-vline
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-IS_MCREAT sy-vline
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-DATECREATE sy-vline
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-TIMECREATE sy-vline
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-DATECHANGE sy-vline
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-TIMECHANGE sy-vline
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-METYPET sy-vline
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-LINE sy-vline
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-MARK sy-vline
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-STATUS sy-vline
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-APPLCTN sy-vline
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-CONTEXT sy-vline
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-APPLKEY sy-vline
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-TTYPE sy-vline
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-TTYPET sy-vline
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-IS_LOCKED sy-vline
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-IS_INACTIV sy-vline
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-METYPE sy-vline
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-NO_DELETE sy-vline
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-TRIGGER_GUID sy-vline
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-GUID sy-vline
WA_/SAPSRM/S_OUTPUT_TRIGGLIST_GEN_STR-MODEL sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.