ABAP Select data from SAP table /XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP /XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01 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 /XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01. 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 /XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01 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_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF /XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01,
      WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01 TYPE /XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01,
      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: </XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01> TYPE /XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM /XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01
  INTO TABLE IT_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM /XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_012).
*--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_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_012).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01 ASSIGNING </XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
</XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01>-PERNO = 1.
</XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01>-INFOTYPE = 1.
</XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01>-SUBTYPE = 1.
</XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01>-OBJECT_ID = 1.
</XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01>-LOCK_IND = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01 INTO WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01-TO_DATE, sy-vline,
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01-FROM_DATE, sy-vline,
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01-SEQNO, sy-vline,
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01-CH_ON, sy-vline,
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01-CHANGED_BY, sy-vline,
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01-HIST_FLAG, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01 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_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01 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_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01 INTO WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01. *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_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR,
PERNO TYPE STRING,
INFOTYPE TYPE STRING,
SUBTYPE TYPE STRING,
OBJECT_ID TYPE STRING,
LOCK_IND TYPE STRING,
TO_DATE TYPE STRING,
FROM_DATE TYPE STRING,
SEQNO TYPE STRING,
CH_ON TYPE STRING,
CHANGED_BY TYPE STRING,
HIST_FLAG TYPE STRING,
TEXTFLAG TYPE STRING,
REF_FLAG TYPE STRING,
CNFRM_FLAG TYPE STRING,
SCREENCTRL TYPE STRING,
REASON TYPE STRING,
FLAG1 TYPE STRING,
FLAG2 TYPE STRING,
FLAG3 TYPE STRING,
FLAG4 TYPE STRING,
RESERVED1 TYPE STRING,
RESERVED2 TYPE STRING,
INITIALS TYPE STRING,
LAST_NAME TYPE STRING,
LAST_NAME2 TYPE STRING,
FIRSTNAME TYPE STRING,
TITLE TYPE STRING,
TITLE_2 TYPE STRING,
ARI_TITLE TYPE STRING,
NAMEAFFIX TYPE STRING,
NAMEPREFIX TYPE STRING,
KNOWN_AS TYPE STRING,
NAME_FORM TYPE STRING,
FORMOFADR TYPE STRING,
GENDER TYPE STRING,
BIRTHDATE TYPE STRING,
BIRTHCTRY TYPE STRING,
BIRTHSTATE TYPE STRING,
BIRTHPLACE TYPE STRING,
NATIONAL TYPE STRING,
NATIONAL_2 TYPE STRING,
NATIONAL_3 TYPE STRING,
LANGU TYPE STRING,
RELIGION TYPE STRING,
MAR_STATUS TYPE STRING,
MAR_DATE TYPE STRING,
NO_O_CHLDR TYPE STRING,
NAME_CON TYPE STRING,
PERMO TYPE STRING,
PERID TYPE STRING,
BIRTHDTPP TYPE STRING,
FST_NAME_K TYPE STRING,
LST_NAME_K TYPE STRING,
FST_NAME_R TYPE STRING,
LST_NAME_R TYPE STRING,
BIRTHNME_K TYPE STRING,
BIRTHNME_R TYPE STRING,
NICKNAME_K TYPE STRING,
NICKNAME_R TYPE STRING,
BIRTHYEAR TYPE STRING,
BIRTHMONTH TYPE STRING,
BIRTHDAY TYPE STRING,
LASTNAME_M TYPE STRING,
FSTNAME_M TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_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_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-PERNO sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-INFOTYPE sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-SUBTYPE sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-OBJECT_ID sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-LOCK_IND sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-TO_DATE sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-FROM_DATE sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-SEQNO sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-CH_ON sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-CHANGED_BY sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-HIST_FLAG sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-TEXTFLAG sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-REF_FLAG sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-CNFRM_FLAG sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-SCREENCTRL sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-REASON sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-FLAG1 sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-FLAG2 sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-FLAG3 sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-FLAG4 sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-RESERVED1 sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-RESERVED2 sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-INITIALS sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-LAST_NAME sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-LAST_NAME2 sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-FIRSTNAME sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-TITLE sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-TITLE_2 sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-ARI_TITLE sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-NAMEAFFIX sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-NAMEPREFIX sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-KNOWN_AS sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-NAME_FORM sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-FORMOFADR sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-GENDER sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-BIRTHDATE sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-BIRTHCTRY sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-BIRTHSTATE sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-BIRTHPLACE sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-NATIONAL sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-NATIONAL_2 sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-NATIONAL_3 sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-LANGU sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-RELIGION sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-MAR_STATUS sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-MAR_DATE sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-NO_O_CHLDR sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-NAME_CON sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-PERMO sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-PERID sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-BIRTHDTPP sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-FST_NAME_K sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-LST_NAME_K sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-FST_NAME_R sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-LST_NAME_R sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-BIRTHNME_K sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-BIRTHNME_R sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-NICKNAME_K sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-NICKNAME_R sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-BIRTHYEAR sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-BIRTHMONTH sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-BIRTHDAY sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-LASTNAME_M sy-vline
WA_/XFT/SRM_DEMO_PF_01_STR-FSTNAME_M sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.