ABAP Select data from SAP table ARKOPF into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ARKOPF
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ARKOPF2).
*--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_ARKOPF INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ARKOPF2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ARKOPF>-DOCUMENT = 1.
<ARKOPF>-OBJECT = 1.
<ARKOPF>-CREAT_DATE = 1.
<ARKOPF>-CREAT_TIME = 1.
<ARKOPF>-USER_NAME = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ARKOPF-STATUS, sy-vline,
  WA_ARKOPF-COMMENTS, sy-vline,
  WA_ARKOPF-CLIENT, sy-vline,
  WA_ARKOPF-DELETE_FLG, sy-vline,
  WA_ARKOPF-OLD_DOCUMN, sy-vline,
  WA_ARKOPF-NOTGUILTY, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_ARKOPF 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_ARKOPF 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_ARKOPF INTO WA_ARKOPF.


*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 STRUN, internal->external for field STATUS
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_STRUN_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ARKOPF-STATUS
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ARKOPF-STATUS.
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_ARKOPF_STR, 
DOCUMENT TYPE STRING,
OBJECT TYPE STRING,
CREAT_DATE TYPE STRING,
CREAT_TIME TYPE STRING,
USER_NAME TYPE STRING,
STATUS TYPE STRING,
COMMENTS TYPE STRING,
CLIENT TYPE STRING,
DELETE_FLG TYPE STRING,
OLD_DOCUMN TYPE STRING,
NOTGUILTY TYPE STRING,
SPOOLID TYPE STRING,
SYSID TYPE STRING,
TOBE_INTER TYPE STRING,
INTERRUPTD TYPE STRING,
VARIANTWRI TYPE STRING,
WRITING TYPE STRING,
TOBE_CONT TYPE STRING,
ORIGINAL_CLIENT TYPE STRING,
FOR_DESTRUCTION TYPE STRING,
PARTIAL_DESTR TYPE STRING,
ORIG_DOCUMENT TYPE STRING,
ILM_CONV_REPL TYPE STRING,
ILM_DELTA_RUN TYPE STRING,
ILM_SORTED_RUN TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_ARKOPF_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_ARKOPF_STR-DOCUMENT sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-OBJECT sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-CREAT_DATE sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-CREAT_TIME sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-USER_NAME sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-STATUS sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-COMMENTS sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-CLIENT sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-DELETE_FLG sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-OLD_DOCUMN sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-NOTGUILTY sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-SPOOLID sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-SYSID sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-TOBE_INTER sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-INTERRUPTD sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-VARIANTWRI sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-WRITING sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-TOBE_CONT sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-ORIGINAL_CLIENT sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-FOR_DESTRUCTION sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-PARTIAL_DESTR sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-ORIG_DOCUMENT sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-ILM_CONV_REPL sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-ILM_DELTA_RUN sy-vline 
WA_ARKOPF_STR-ILM_SORTED_RUN sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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