ABAP Select data from SAP table ALTDEFRC into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ALTDEFRC
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ALTDEFRC2).
*--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_ALTDEFRC INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ALTDEFRC2).


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

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

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ALTDEFRC-MTCLASS, sy-vline,
  WA_ALTDEFRC-MTINDEX, sy-vline,
  WA_ALTDEFRC-EXTINDEX, sy-vline,
  WA_ALTDEFRC-CUSTSTATUS, sy-vline,
  WA_ALTDEFRC-USECLASS, sy-vline,
  WA_ALTDEFRC-SEVERITY, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_ALTDEFRC 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_ALTDEFRC 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_ALTDEFRC INTO WA_ALTDEFRC.


*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_ALTDEFRC_STR, 
RC TYPE STRING,
MTSYSID TYPE STRING,
MTMCNAME TYPE STRING,
MTNUMRANGE TYPE STRING,
MTUID TYPE STRING,
MTCLASS TYPE STRING,
MTINDEX TYPE STRING,
EXTINDEX TYPE STRING,
CUSTSTATUS TYPE STRING,
USECLASS TYPE STRING,
SEVERITY TYPE STRING,
STATISTREC TYPE STRING,
VISUSERLEV TYPE STRING,
KEEPALTYPE TYPE STRING,
KEEPALMAX TYPE STRING,
SECTRGTOOL TYPE STRING,
SECINACTIV TYPE STRING,
WARMUPTIME TYPE STRING,
DTEXTCLASS TYPE STRING,
DTEXTID TYPE STRING,
CUSGRPNAME TYPE STRING,
DELIVERSTA TYPE STRING,
HIGHALVAL TYPE STRING,
HIGHALSEV TYPE STRING,
ALSYSID TYPE STRING,
MSEGNAME TYPE STRING,
ALUNIQNUM TYPE STRING,
ALINDEX TYPE STRING,
ALERTDATE TYPE STRING,
ALERTTIME TYPE STRING,
DUMMYALIGN TYPE STRING,
LASTVALDAT TYPE STRING,
LASTVALTIM TYPE STRING,
LASTVALDUM TYPE STRING,
ACTUALVAL TYPE STRING,
ACTUALSEV TYPE STRING,
VALSYSID TYPE STRING,
VMSEGNAME TYPE STRING,
VALUNIQNUM TYPE STRING,
VALINDEX TYPE STRING,
VALERTDATE TYPE STRING,
VALERTTIME TYPE STRING,
VALERTDUM TYPE STRING,
COUNTOFACT TYPE STRING,
COUNTSUM TYPE STRING,
TDSTATUS TYPE STRING,
TRGTDEFNAM TYPE STRING,
TRGTDEFDSP TYPE STRING,
TRGTDEFSTA TYPE STRING,
TRGTDEFCOS TYPE STRING,
ANATDEFNAM TYPE STRING,
ANATDEFDSP TYPE STRING,
ANATDEFSTA TYPE STRING,
ANATDEFCOS TYPE STRING,
ONATDEFNAM TYPE STRING,
ONATDEFDSP TYPE STRING,
ONATDEFSTA TYPE STRING,
ONATDEFCOS TYPE STRING,
TRGTRUNNAM TYPE STRING,
TRGTRUNSTA TYPE STRING,
TRGTRUNDAT TYPE STRING,
TRGTRUNTIM TYPE STRING,
TRGTRUNDUM TYPE STRING,
TRGTRUNDSP TYPE STRING,
ONATRUNNAM TYPE STRING,
ONATRUNSTA TYPE STRING,
ONATRUNDAT TYPE STRING,
ONATRUNTIM TYPE STRING,
ONATRUNDUM TYPE STRING,
ONATRUNDSP TYPE STRING,
OBJECTNAME TYPE STRING,
MTNAMESHRT TYPE STRING,
MTESUBTYPE TYPE STRING,
CNTALINLST TYPE STRING,
CNTMTCHILD TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_ALTDEFRC_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_ALTDEFRC_STR-RC sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-MTSYSID sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-MTMCNAME sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-MTNUMRANGE sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-MTUID sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-MTCLASS sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-MTINDEX sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-EXTINDEX sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-CUSTSTATUS sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-USECLASS sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-SEVERITY sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-STATISTREC sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-VISUSERLEV sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-KEEPALTYPE sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-KEEPALMAX sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-SECTRGTOOL sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-SECINACTIV sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-WARMUPTIME sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-DTEXTCLASS sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-DTEXTID sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-CUSGRPNAME sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-DELIVERSTA sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-HIGHALVAL sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-HIGHALSEV sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-ALSYSID sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-MSEGNAME sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-ALUNIQNUM sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-ALINDEX sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-ALERTDATE sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-ALERTTIME sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-DUMMYALIGN sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-LASTVALDAT sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-LASTVALTIM sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-LASTVALDUM sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-ACTUALVAL sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-ACTUALSEV sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-VALSYSID sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-VMSEGNAME sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-VALUNIQNUM sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-VALINDEX sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-VALERTDATE sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-VALERTTIME sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-VALERTDUM sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-COUNTOFACT sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-COUNTSUM sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-TDSTATUS sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-TRGTDEFNAM sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-TRGTDEFDSP sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-TRGTDEFSTA sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-TRGTDEFCOS sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-ANATDEFNAM sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-ANATDEFDSP sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-ANATDEFSTA sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-ANATDEFCOS sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-ONATDEFNAM sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-ONATDEFDSP sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-ONATDEFSTA sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-ONATDEFCOS sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-TRGTRUNNAM sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-TRGTRUNSTA sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-TRGTRUNDAT sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-TRGTRUNTIM sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-TRGTRUNDUM sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-TRGTRUNDSP sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-ONATRUNNAM sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-ONATRUNSTA sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-ONATRUNDAT sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-ONATRUNTIM sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-ONATRUNDUM sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-ONATRUNDSP sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-OBJECTNAME sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-MTNAMESHRT sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-MTESUBTYPE sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-CNTALINLST sy-vline 
WA_ALTDEFRC_STR-CNTMTCHILD sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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