ABAP Select data from SAP table ALMTEINFO into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ALMTEINFO
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ALMTEINFO2).
*--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_ALMTEINFO INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ALMTEINFO2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ALMTEINFO>-MTSYSID = 1.
<ALMTEINFO>-MTMCNAME = 1.
<ALMTEINFO>-MTNUMRANGE = 1.
<ALMTEINFO>-MTUID = 1.
<ALMTEINFO>-MTCLASS = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ALMTEINFO-MTINDEX, sy-vline,
  WA_ALMTEINFO-EXTINDEX, sy-vline,
  WA_ALMTEINFO-MTESUBTYPE, sy-vline,
  WA_ALMTEINFO-MTENAME, sy-vline,
  WA_ALMTEINFO-MTECLASS, sy-vline,
  WA_ALMTEINFO-PARENTNAME, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_ALMTEINFO 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_ALMTEINFO 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_ALMTEINFO INTO WA_ALMTEINFO.


*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_ALMTEINFO_STR, 
MTSYSID TYPE STRING,
MTMCNAME TYPE STRING,
MTNUMRANGE TYPE STRING,
MTUID TYPE STRING,
MTCLASS TYPE STRING,
MTINDEX TYPE STRING,
EXTINDEX TYPE STRING,
MTESUBTYPE TYPE STRING,
MTENAME TYPE STRING,
MTECLASS TYPE STRING,
PARENTNAME TYPE STRING,
PARENTCLAS TYPE STRING,
P_MTSYSID TYPE STRING,
P_MTMCNAME TYPE STRING,
P_MTNUMRG TYPE STRING,
P_MTUID TYPE STRING,
P_MTCLASS TYPE STRING,
P_MTINDEX TYPE STRING,
P_EXTINDEX TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_ALMTEINFO_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_ALMTEINFO_STR-MTSYSID sy-vline 
WA_ALMTEINFO_STR-MTMCNAME sy-vline 
WA_ALMTEINFO_STR-MTNUMRANGE sy-vline 
WA_ALMTEINFO_STR-MTUID sy-vline 
WA_ALMTEINFO_STR-MTCLASS sy-vline 
WA_ALMTEINFO_STR-MTINDEX sy-vline 
WA_ALMTEINFO_STR-EXTINDEX sy-vline 
WA_ALMTEINFO_STR-MTESUBTYPE sy-vline 
WA_ALMTEINFO_STR-MTENAME sy-vline 
WA_ALMTEINFO_STR-MTECLASS sy-vline 
WA_ALMTEINFO_STR-PARENTNAME sy-vline 
WA_ALMTEINFO_STR-PARENTCLAS sy-vline 
WA_ALMTEINFO_STR-P_MTSYSID sy-vline 
WA_ALMTEINFO_STR-P_MTMCNAME sy-vline 
WA_ALMTEINFO_STR-P_MTNUMRG sy-vline 
WA_ALMTEINFO_STR-P_MTUID sy-vline 
WA_ALMTEINFO_STR-P_MTCLASS sy-vline 
WA_ALMTEINFO_STR-P_MTINDEX sy-vline 
WA_ALMTEINFO_STR-P_EXTINDEX sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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