ABAP Select data from SAP table ANLI into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ANLI
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ANLI2).
*--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_ANLI INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ANLI2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ANLI>-MANDT = 1.
<ANLI>-OBJNR = 1.
<ANLI>-URSCH = 1.
<ANLI>-URZUO = 1.
<ANLI>-BUKRS = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ANLI-ANLN1, sy-vline,
  WA_ANLI-ANLN2, sy-vline,
  WA_ANLI-XREOR, sy-vline,
  WA_ANLI-IVPRO, sy-vline,
  WA_ANLI-ABGSL, sy-vline,
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_ANLI 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_ANLI 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_ANLI INTO WA_ANLI.


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

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

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field ANLN1
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ANLI-ANLN1
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ANLI-ANLN1.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field ANLN2
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ANLI-ANLN2
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ANLI-ANLN2.
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_ANLI_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
OBJNR TYPE STRING,
URSCH TYPE STRING,
URZUO TYPE STRING,
BUKRS TYPE STRING,
ANLN1 TYPE STRING,
ANLN2 TYPE STRING,
XREOR TYPE STRING,
IVPRO TYPE STRING,
ABGSL TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_ANLI_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_ANLI_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_ANLI_STR-OBJNR sy-vline 
WA_ANLI_STR-URSCH sy-vline 
WA_ANLI_STR-URZUO sy-vline 
WA_ANLI_STR-BUKRS sy-vline 
WA_ANLI_STR-ANLN1 sy-vline 
WA_ANLI_STR-ANLN2 sy-vline 
WA_ANLI_STR-XREOR sy-vline 
WA_ANLI_STR-IVPRO sy-vline 
WA_ANLI_STR-ABGSL sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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