ABAP Select data from SAP table ATLA into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ATLA
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ATLA2).
*--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_ATLA INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ATLA2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ATLA>-MANDT = 1.
<ATLA>-SLA = 1.
<ATLA>-SLE = 1.
<ATLA>-SLD = 1.
<ATLA>-SLVC = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ATLA-SLSC, sy-vline,
  WA_ATLA-SPR, sy-vline,
  WA_ATLA-SPS, sy-vline,
  WA_ATLA-SPD, sy-vline,
  WA_ATLA-RELACT, sy-vline,
  WA_ATLA-RELSTAT, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_ATLA 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_ATLA 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_ATLA INTO WA_ATLA.


*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_ATLA_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
SLA TYPE STRING,
SLE TYPE STRING,
SLD TYPE STRING,
SLVC TYPE STRING,
SLSC TYPE STRING,
SPR TYPE STRING,
SPS TYPE STRING,
SPD TYPE STRING,
RELACT TYPE STRING,
RELSTAT TYPE STRING,
SLCOMM TYPE STRING,
SLGLSEC TYPE STRING,
RSMP TYPE STRING,
FRSM TYPE STRING,
WLIMIT TYPE STRING,
SIGTYP TYPE STRING,
EVFIL TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_ATLA_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_ATLA_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_ATLA_STR-SLA sy-vline 
WA_ATLA_STR-SLE sy-vline 
WA_ATLA_STR-SLD sy-vline 
WA_ATLA_STR-SLVC sy-vline 
WA_ATLA_STR-SLSC sy-vline 
WA_ATLA_STR-SPR sy-vline 
WA_ATLA_STR-SPS sy-vline 
WA_ATLA_STR-SPD sy-vline 
WA_ATLA_STR-RELACT sy-vline 
WA_ATLA_STR-RELSTAT sy-vline 
WA_ATLA_STR-SLCOMM sy-vline 
WA_ATLA_STR-SLGLSEC sy-vline 
WA_ATLA_STR-RSMP sy-vline 
WA_ATLA_STR-FRSM sy-vline 
WA_ATLA_STR-WLIMIT sy-vline 
WA_ATLA_STR-SIGTYP sy-vline 
WA_ATLA_STR-EVFIL sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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