ABAP Select data from SAP table ARFQHDR into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ARFQHDR
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ARFQHDR2).
*--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_ARFQHDR INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ARFQHDR2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ARFQHDR>-MANDT = 1.
<ARFQHDR>-REQUESTFORQUOTATION = 1.
<ARFQHDR>-COMPANYCODE = 1.
<ARFQHDR>-PURCHASINGDOCUMENTCATEGORY = 1.
<ARFQHDR>-PURCHASINGDOCUMENTTYPE = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ARFQHDR-CREATEDBYUSER, sy-vline,
  WA_ARFQHDR-CREATIONDATE, sy-vline,
  WA_ARFQHDR-LASTCHANGEDATETIME, sy-vline,
  WA_ARFQHDR-LANGUAGE, sy-vline,
  WA_ARFQHDR-PURCHASINGORGANIZATION, sy-vline,
  WA_ARFQHDR-PURCHASINGGROUP, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_ARFQHDR 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_ARFQHDR 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_ARFQHDR INTO WA_ARFQHDR.


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

*Conversion exit ISOLA, internal->external for field LANGUAGE
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ARFQHDR-LANGUAGE
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ARFQHDR-LANGUAGE.
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_ARFQHDR_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
REQUESTFORQUOTATION TYPE STRING,
COMPANYCODE TYPE STRING,
PURCHASINGDOCUMENTCATEGORY TYPE STRING,
PURCHASINGDOCUMENTTYPE TYPE STRING,
CREATEDBYUSER TYPE STRING,
CREATIONDATE TYPE STRING,
LASTCHANGEDATETIME TYPE STRING,
LANGUAGE TYPE STRING,
PURCHASINGORGANIZATION TYPE STRING,
PURCHASINGGROUP TYPE STRING,
DOCUMENTCURRENCY TYPE STRING,
INCOTERMSCLASSIFICATION TYPE STRING,
INCOTERMSTRANSFERLOCATION TYPE STRING,
INCOTERMSVERSION TYPE STRING,
INCOTERMSLOCATION1 TYPE STRING,
INCOTERMSLOCATION2 TYPE STRING,
PAYMENTTERMS TYPE STRING,
CASHDISCOUNT1DAYS TYPE STRING,
CASHDISCOUNT2DAYS TYPE STRING,
CASHDISCOUNT1PERCENT TYPE STRING,
CASHDISCOUNT2PERCENT TYPE STRING,
NETPAYMENTDAYS TYPE STRING,
RFQPUBLISHINGDATE TYPE STRING,
QUOTATIONLATESTSUBMISSIONDATE TYPE STRING,
BINDINGPERIODVALIDITYENDDATE TYPE STRING,
TARGETAMOUNT TYPE STRING,
CORRESPNCINTERNALREFERENCE TYPE STRING,
RFQLIFECYCLESTATUS TYPE STRING,
REQUESTFORQUOTATIONNAME TYPE STRING,
QUOTATIONEARLIESTSUBMSNDATE TYPE STRING,
LATESTREGISTRATIONDATE TYPE STRING,
FOLLOWONDOCUMENTCATEGORY TYPE STRING,
FOLLOWONDOCUMENTTYPE TYPE STRING,
ISENDOFPURPOSEBLOCKED TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_ARFQHDR_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_ARFQHDR_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-REQUESTFORQUOTATION sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-COMPANYCODE sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-PURCHASINGDOCUMENTCATEGORY sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-PURCHASINGDOCUMENTTYPE sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-CREATEDBYUSER sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-CREATIONDATE sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-LASTCHANGEDATETIME sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-LANGUAGE sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-PURCHASINGORGANIZATION sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-PURCHASINGGROUP sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-DOCUMENTCURRENCY sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-INCOTERMSCLASSIFICATION sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-INCOTERMSTRANSFERLOCATION sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-INCOTERMSVERSION sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-INCOTERMSLOCATION1 sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-INCOTERMSLOCATION2 sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-PAYMENTTERMS sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-CASHDISCOUNT1DAYS sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-CASHDISCOUNT2DAYS sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-CASHDISCOUNT1PERCENT sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-CASHDISCOUNT2PERCENT sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-NETPAYMENTDAYS sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-RFQPUBLISHINGDATE sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-QUOTATIONLATESTSUBMISSIONDATE sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-BINDINGPERIODVALIDITYENDDATE sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-TARGETAMOUNT sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-CORRESPNCINTERNALREFERENCE sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-RFQLIFECYCLESTATUS sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-REQUESTFORQUOTATIONNAME sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-QUOTATIONEARLIESTSUBMSNDATE sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-LATESTREGISTRATIONDATE sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-FOLLOWONDOCUMENTCATEGORY sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-FOLLOWONDOCUMENTTYPE sy-vline 
WA_ARFQHDR_STR-ISENDOFPURPOSEBLOCKED sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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