ABAP Select data from SAP table ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST 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 ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST. 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 ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST 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_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST,
      WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST TYPE ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST,
      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: <ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST> TYPE ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST.

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

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST
  INTO TABLE IT_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST2).
*--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_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST ASSIGNING <ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST>-ORDERID = 1.
<ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST>-ORDER_TYPE = 1.
<ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST>-ORDER_CATG = 1.
<ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST>-SHORT_TEXT = 1.
<ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST>-COMP_CODE = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST INTO WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST-PLANT, sy-vline,
  WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST-BUS_AREA, sy-vline,
  WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST-CO_AREA, sy-vline,
  WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST-NOTIF_NO, sy-vline,
  WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST-DOC_NUMBER, sy-vline,
  WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST-ITM_NUMBER, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST 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_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST 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_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST INTO WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST.


*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 ORDERID
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST-ORDERID
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST-ORDERID.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

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

*Conversion exit ABPSN, internal->external for field WBS_ELEMENT
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ABPSN_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST-WBS_ELEMENT
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST-WBS_ELEMENT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field ASSEMBLY
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST-ASSEMBLY
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST-ASSEMBLY.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field SER_MATERIAL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST-SER_MATERIAL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST-SER_MATERIAL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit GERNR, internal->external for field SERIALNO
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_GERNR_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST-SERIALNO
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST-SERIALNO.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field SERV_MATNR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST-SERV_MATNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST-SERV_MATNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

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

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

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

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field UN_WORK
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST-UN_WORK
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST-UN_WORK.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field ADDR_NO
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST-ADDR_NO
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST-ADDR_NO.
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_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR, 
ORDERID TYPE STRING,
ORDER_TYPE TYPE STRING,
ORDER_CATG TYPE STRING,
SHORT_TEXT TYPE STRING,
COMP_CODE TYPE STRING,
PLANT TYPE STRING,
BUS_AREA TYPE STRING,
CO_AREA TYPE STRING,
NOTIF_NO TYPE STRING,
DOC_NUMBER TYPE STRING,
ITM_NUMBER TYPE STRING,
PURCH_NO_C TYPE STRING,
PURCH_DATE TYPE STRING,
WBS_ELEMENT TYPE STRING,
PRIORITY TYPE STRING,
ABCINDIC TYPE STRING,
SORTFIELD TYPE STRING,
FUNCT_LOC_LABEL TYPE STRING,
EQUIPMENT TYPE STRING,
ASSEMBLY TYPE STRING,
SER_MATERIAL TYPE STRING,
SERIALNO TYPE STRING,
DEVICEID TYPE STRING,
SERV_MATNR TYPE STRING,
ANLZU TYPE STRING,
PLANPLANT TYPE STRING,
PLANGROUP TYPE STRING,
MAIN_WORK_CNTR TYPE STRING,
WORK_CNTR_PLANT TYPE STRING,
MAINTLOC TYPE STRING,
MAINTROOM TYPE STRING,
PLANT_SECTION TYPE STRING,
ASSET_NO TYPE STRING,
ASSET_SUB_NUMBER TYPE STRING,
REVISION TYPE STRING,
MAINT_PLAN TYPE STRING,
MAINT_PLAN_ITEM TYPE STRING,
S_STATUS TYPE STRING,
U_STATUS TYPE STRING,
WORK_CNTR TYPE STRING,
FINISH_DATE TYPE STRING,
FINISH_TIME TYPE STRING,
START_DATE TYPE STRING,
START_TIME TYPE STRING,
PRODUCTION_FINISH_DATE TYPE STRING,
PRODUCTION_START_DATE TYPE STRING,
ACTUAL_START_DATE TYPE STRING,
CONFIRMED_FINISH_DATE TYPE STRING,
ACTUAL_RELEASE_DATE TYPE STRING,
PM_ACT_TYPE TYPE STRING,
HISTORY_DATE TYPE STRING,
PLANNING_INDICAT TYPE STRING,
SALESORG TYPE STRING,
DISTR_CHAN TYPE STRING,
DIVISION TYPE STRING,
CALC_MOTIVE TYPE STRING,
WORK_ACTIVITY TYPE STRING,
UN_WORK TYPE STRING,
UN_WORK_ISO TYPE STRING,
CUSTOMER TYPE STRING,
ADDR_NO TYPE STRING,
CUSTOMER_NAME_LIST TYPE STRING,
TEL_NUMBER TYPE STRING,
POST_CODE1 TYPE STRING,
CITY1 TYPE STRING,
CITY2 TYPE STRING,
COUNTRY TYPE STRING,
COUNTRYISO TYPE STRING,
REGION TYPE STRING,
STREET TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_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_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-ORDERID sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-ORDER_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-ORDER_CATG sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-SHORT_TEXT sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-COMP_CODE sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-PLANT sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-BUS_AREA sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-CO_AREA sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-NOTIF_NO sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-DOC_NUMBER sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-ITM_NUMBER sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-PURCH_NO_C sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-PURCH_DATE sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-WBS_ELEMENT sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-PRIORITY sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-ABCINDIC sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-SORTFIELD sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-FUNCT_LOC_LABEL sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-EQUIPMENT sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-ASSEMBLY sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-SER_MATERIAL sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-SERIALNO sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-DEVICEID sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-SERV_MATNR sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-ANLZU sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-PLANPLANT sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-PLANGROUP sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-MAIN_WORK_CNTR sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-WORK_CNTR_PLANT sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-MAINTLOC sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-MAINTROOM sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-PLANT_SECTION sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-ASSET_NO sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-ASSET_SUB_NUMBER sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-REVISION sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-MAINT_PLAN sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-MAINT_PLAN_ITEM sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-S_STATUS sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-U_STATUS sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-WORK_CNTR sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-FINISH_DATE sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-FINISH_TIME sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-START_DATE sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-START_TIME sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-PRODUCTION_FINISH_DATE sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-PRODUCTION_START_DATE sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-ACTUAL_START_DATE sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-CONFIRMED_FINISH_DATE sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-ACTUAL_RELEASE_DATE sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-PM_ACT_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-HISTORY_DATE sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-PLANNING_INDICAT sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-SALESORG sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-DISTR_CHAN sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-DIVISION sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-CALC_MOTIVE sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-WORK_ACTIVITY sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-UN_WORK sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-UN_WORK_ISO sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-CUSTOMER sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-ADDR_NO sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-CUSTOMER_NAME_LIST sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-TEL_NUMBER sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-POST_CODE1 sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-CITY1 sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-CITY2 sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-COUNTRY sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-COUNTRYISO sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-REGION sy-vline 
WA_ALM_ME_ORDER_LIST_STR-STREET sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

*Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE...
ENDLOOP.
ENDFORM.