ABAP Select data from SAP table AUAB into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM AUAB
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_AUAB2).
*--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_AUAB INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_AUAB2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<AUAB>-MANDT = 1.
<AUAB>-BELNR = 1.
<AUAB>-LEDNR = 1.
<AUAB>-BUREG = 1.
<AUAB>-LFDNR = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_AUAB-BREST, sy-vline,
  WA_AUAB-RLFNR, sy-vline,
  WA_AUAB-PLFNR, sy-vline,
  WA_AUAB-SLFNR, sy-vline,
  WA_AUAB-ATTYP, sy-vline,
  WA_AUAB-ATVAL, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_AUAB 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_AUAB 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_AUAB INTO WA_AUAB.


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

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

*Conversion exit AC152, internal->external for field BREST
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_AC152_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_AUAB-BREST
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_AUAB-BREST.
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_AUAB_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
BELNR TYPE STRING,
LEDNR TYPE STRING,
BUREG TYPE STRING,
LFDNR TYPE STRING,
BREST TYPE STRING,
RLFNR TYPE STRING,
PLFNR TYPE STRING,
SLFNR TYPE STRING,
ATTYP TYPE STRING,
ATVAL TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_AUAB_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_AUAB_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_AUAB_STR-BELNR sy-vline 
WA_AUAB_STR-LEDNR sy-vline 
WA_AUAB_STR-BUREG sy-vline 
WA_AUAB_STR-LFDNR sy-vline 
WA_AUAB_STR-BREST sy-vline 
WA_AUAB_STR-RLFNR sy-vline 
WA_AUAB_STR-PLFNR sy-vline 
WA_AUAB_STR-SLFNR sy-vline 
WA_AUAB_STR-ATTYP sy-vline 
WA_AUAB_STR-ATVAL sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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