ABAP Select data from SAP table ATPALT into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ATPALT
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ATPALT2).
*--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_ATPALT INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ATPALT2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ATPALT>-STLTY = 1.
<ATPALT>-STLNR = 1.
<ATPALT>-ALPGR = 1.
<ATPALT>-ALPLP = 1.
<ATPALT>-AUFWG = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ATPALT-AUFST, sy-vline,
  WA_ATPALT-CNFMRK, sy-vline,
  WA_ATPALT-ALPRF, sy-vline,
  WA_ATPALT-FKDIF, sy-vline,
  WA_ATPALT-XLINE, sy-vline,
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_ATPALT 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_ATPALT 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_ATPALT INTO WA_ATPALT.


*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 NUMCV, internal->external for field STLNR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_NUMCV_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ATPALT-STLNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ATPALT-STLNR.
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_ATPALT_STR, 
STLTY TYPE STRING,
STLNR TYPE STRING,
ALPGR TYPE STRING,
ALPLP TYPE STRING,
AUFWG TYPE STRING,
AUFST TYPE STRING,
CNFMRK TYPE STRING,
ALPRF TYPE STRING,
FKDIF TYPE STRING,
XLINE TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_ATPALT_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_ATPALT_STR-STLTY sy-vline 
WA_ATPALT_STR-STLNR sy-vline 
WA_ATPALT_STR-ALPGR sy-vline 
WA_ATPALT_STR-ALPLP sy-vline 
WA_ATPALT_STR-AUFWG sy-vline 
WA_ATPALT_STR-AUFST sy-vline 
WA_ATPALT_STR-CNFMRK sy-vline 
WA_ATPALT_STR-ALPRF sy-vline 
WA_ATPALT_STR-FKDIF sy-vline 
WA_ATPALT_STR-XLINE sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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