ABAP Select data from SAP table /SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM /SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS2).
*--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_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS ASSIGNING </SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
</SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS>-LEAD_BO_KEY = 1.
</SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS>-LEAD_ROOT_KEY = 1.
</SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS>-LEAD_ROOT_INST_KEY = 1.
</SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS>-LEAD_NODE_KEY = 1.
</SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS>-LEAD_NODE_INST_KEY = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS-TYPE, sy-vline,
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS-ITEM_TYPE, sy-vline,
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS-ITEM_ID, sy-vline,
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS-STAGE_ID, sy-vline,
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS-STAGE_TYPE, sy-vline,
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS-SHIPPING_TYPE, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS 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_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS 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_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS INTO WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS. *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 ITEM_ID CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS-ITEM_ID IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS-ITEM_ID.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

*Conversion exit TSTLC, internal->external for field CREATED_ON CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_TSTLC_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS-CREATED_ON IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS-CREATED_ON.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit TSTLC, internal->external for field CHANGED_ON CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_TSTLC_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS-CHANGED_ON IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS-CHANGED_ON.
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_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR,
LEAD_BO_KEY TYPE STRING,
LEAD_ROOT_KEY TYPE STRING,
LEAD_ROOT_INST_KEY TYPE STRING,
LEAD_NODE_KEY TYPE STRING,
LEAD_NODE_INST_KEY TYPE STRING,
TYPE TYPE STRING,
ITEM_TYPE TYPE STRING,
ITEM_ID TYPE STRING,
STAGE_ID TYPE STRING,
STAGE_TYPE TYPE STRING,
SHIPPING_TYPE TYPE STRING,
SERVICE_TYPE TYPE STRING,
FU_KEY TYPE STRING,
INS_SET_ID TYPE STRING,
INS_ID TYPE STRING,
INS_ROLE TYPE STRING,
INS_USER TYPE STRING,
STATUS TYPE STRING,
SEQ_NUMBER TYPE STRING,
NOTE TYPE STRING,
INS_DUMMY TYPE STRING,
INS_TYPE TYPE STRING,
INS_ACTIVE TYPE STRING,
INS_COMPLEXITY TYPE STRING,
INS_DESCRIPTION TYPE STRING,
CREATED_BY TYPE STRING,
CREATED_ON TYPE STRING,
CHANGED_BY TYPE STRING,
CHANGED_ON TYPE STRING,
EEW_INS_DETAILS TYPE STRING,
DUE_DATE_OFFSET TYPE STRING,
DUE_HRS TYPE STRING,
DUE_MINUTES TYPE STRING,
DUE_DATE_DIR TYPE STRING,
DUE_DATE_REF TYPE STRING,
ALERT_OFFSET TYPE STRING,
ALERT_HRS TYPE STRING,
ALERT_MINUTES TYPE STRING,
ALERT_DIR TYPE STRING,
RELATIVE_DATE TYPE STRING,
DUE_DATE TYPE STRING,
ALERT_DATE TYPE STRING,
COMPLETION_DATE TYPE STRING,
INS_NOTE_CHANGE TYPE STRING,
INS_DESCRIPTION_CHANGE TYPE STRING,
ABSOLUTE_DATE TYPE STRING,
NOTE_TEMPLATE_ID TYPE STRING,
INS_UPD_IDENT TYPE STRING,
KEY TYPE STRING,
TREE_PARENT_KEY TYPE STRING,
IS_LEAF TYPE STRING,
EXPANDED TYPE STRING,
IMAGE_SRC TYPE STRING,
CHILDREN_LOADED TYPE STRING,
TEXT TYPE STRING,
NOTE_LINK TYPE STRING,
SET_DUE_DATE TYPE STRING,
SET_ALERT_DATE TYPE STRING,
COMPLETION_DATE_D TYPE STRING,
COMPLETION_TIME_T TYPE STRING,
INSSET_DESC TYPE STRING,
ABSOLUTE_DATE_D TYPE STRING,
ABSOLUTE_TIME_T TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_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_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-LEAD_BO_KEY sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-LEAD_ROOT_KEY sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-LEAD_ROOT_INST_KEY sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-LEAD_NODE_KEY sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-LEAD_NODE_INST_KEY sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-TYPE sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-ITEM_TYPE sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-ITEM_ID sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-STAGE_ID sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-STAGE_TYPE sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-SHIPPING_TYPE sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-SERVICE_TYPE sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-FU_KEY sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-INS_SET_ID sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-INS_ID sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-INS_ROLE sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-INS_USER sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-STATUS sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-SEQ_NUMBER sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-NOTE sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-INS_DUMMY sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-INS_TYPE sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-INS_ACTIVE sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-INS_COMPLEXITY sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-INS_DESCRIPTION sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-CREATED_BY sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-CREATED_ON sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-CHANGED_BY sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-CHANGED_ON sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-EEW_INS_DETAILS sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-DUE_DATE_OFFSET sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-DUE_HRS sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-DUE_MINUTES sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-DUE_DATE_DIR sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-DUE_DATE_REF sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-ALERT_OFFSET sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-ALERT_HRS sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-ALERT_MINUTES sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-ALERT_DIR sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-RELATIVE_DATE sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-DUE_DATE sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-ALERT_DATE sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-COMPLETION_DATE sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-INS_NOTE_CHANGE sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-INS_DESCRIPTION_CHANGE sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-ABSOLUTE_DATE sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-NOTE_TEMPLATE_ID sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-INS_UPD_IDENT sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-KEY sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-TREE_PARENT_KEY sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-IS_LEAF sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-EXPANDED sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-IMAGE_SRC sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-CHILDREN_LOADED sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-TEXT sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-NOTE_LINK sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-SET_DUE_DATE sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-SET_ALERT_DATE sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-COMPLETION_DATE_D sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-COMPLETION_TIME_T sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-INSSET_DESC sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-ABSOLUTE_DATE_D sy-vline
WA_/SCMTMS/S_INS_UI_DETAILS_STR-ABSOLUTE_TIME_T sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.