ABAP Select data from SAP table BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION2).
*--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_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION>-SHIPMENT_NUM = 1.
<BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION>-GUID = 1.
<BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION>-SHIPMENT_TYPE = 1.
<BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION>-TRANS_PLAN_PT = 1.
<BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION>-SERVICE_LEVEL = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION-SHIPPING_TYPE, sy-vline,
  WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION-SHIPPING_TYPE_PRE_LEG, sy-vline,
  WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION-SHIPPING_TYPE_SUB_LEG, sy-vline,
  WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION-SHIPPING_COND, sy-vline,
  WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION-SHIPMENT_ROUTE, sy-vline,
  WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION-CONTAINER_ID, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION 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_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION 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_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION INTO WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION.


*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_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR, 
SHIPMENT_NUM TYPE STRING,
GUID TYPE STRING,
SHIPMENT_TYPE TYPE STRING,
TRANS_PLAN_PT TYPE STRING,
SERVICE_LEVEL TYPE STRING,
SHIPPING_TYPE TYPE STRING,
SHIPPING_TYPE_PRE_LEG TYPE STRING,
SHIPPING_TYPE_SUB_LEG TYPE STRING,
SHIPPING_COND TYPE STRING,
SHIPMENT_ROUTE TYPE STRING,
CONTAINER_ID TYPE STRING,
EXTERNAL_ID_1 TYPE STRING,
EXTERNAL_ID_2 TYPE STRING,
DESCRIPTION TYPE STRING,
STATUS_PLAN TYPE STRING,
STATUS_CHECKIN TYPE STRING,
STATUS_LOAD_START TYPE STRING,
STATUS_LOAD_END TYPE STRING,
STATUS_COMPL TYPE STRING,
STATUS_SHPMNT_START TYPE STRING,
STATUS_SHPMNT_END TYPE STRING,
SERVICE_AGENT_ID TYPE STRING,
DISTANCE TYPE STRING,
DISTANCE_UNIT TYPE STRING,
DISTANCE_UNIT_ISO TYPE STRING,
TIME_TRAVEL TYPE STRING,
TIME_TOTAL TYPE STRING,
TIME_UNIT TYPE STRING,
TIME_UNIT_ISO TYPE STRING,
PRICING_PROCEDURE TYPE STRING,
SPECIAL_PROCEDURE_ID TYPE STRING,
SHPMNT_COST_REL TYPE STRING,
TIME_TOTAL_PLAN TYPE STRING,
TIME_DURATION_PLAN TYPE STRING,
TIME_TOTAL_ACT TYPE STRING,
TIME_DURATION_ACT TYPE STRING,
SUPPL_1 TYPE STRING,
SUPPL_2 TYPE STRING,
SUPPL_3 TYPE STRING,
SUPPL_4 TYPE STRING,
TEXT_1 TYPE STRING,
TEXT_2 TYPE STRING,
TEXT_3 TYPE STRING,
TEXT_4 TYPE STRING,
DG_GOOD_PROFILE TYPE STRING,
TIME_WAIT_PLAN TYPE STRING,
TIME_WAIT_ACT TYPE STRING,
ROUTE_SCHEDULE TYPE STRING,
STATUS_TENDERING TYPE STRING,
TENDERING_ACCREJ_REASON TYPE STRING,
TENDERING_TEXT TYPE STRING,
TENDERING_MAX_PRICE TYPE STRING,
TENDERING_MP_CURR_UNIT TYPE STRING,
TENDERING_MP_CURR_UNIT_ISO TYPE STRING,
TENDERING_ACT_PRICE TYPE STRING,
TENDERING_AP_CURR_UNIT TYPE STRING,
TENDERING_AP_CURR_UNIT_ISO TYPE STRING,
TENDERING_CARRIER_ID TYPE STRING,
TENDERING_CARRIER_NAME TYPE STRING,
TENDERING_CARRIER_TRACK_ID TYPE STRING,
TENDERING_OFFER_DATE TYPE STRING,
TENDERING_OFFER_TIME TYPE STRING,
TENDERING_LOAD_LENGTH TYPE STRING,
TENDERING_LL_UNIT TYPE STRING,
TENDERING_LL_UNIT_ISO TYPE STRING,
CTRL_NO_RECONFIRM TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_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_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-SHIPMENT_NUM sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-GUID sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-SHIPMENT_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TRANS_PLAN_PT sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-SERVICE_LEVEL sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-SHIPPING_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-SHIPPING_TYPE_PRE_LEG sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-SHIPPING_TYPE_SUB_LEG sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-SHIPPING_COND sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-SHIPMENT_ROUTE sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-CONTAINER_ID sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-EXTERNAL_ID_1 sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-EXTERNAL_ID_2 sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-DESCRIPTION sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-STATUS_PLAN sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-STATUS_CHECKIN sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-STATUS_LOAD_START sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-STATUS_LOAD_END sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-STATUS_COMPL sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-STATUS_SHPMNT_START sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-STATUS_SHPMNT_END sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-SERVICE_AGENT_ID sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-DISTANCE sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-DISTANCE_UNIT sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-DISTANCE_UNIT_ISO sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TIME_TRAVEL sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TIME_TOTAL sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TIME_UNIT sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TIME_UNIT_ISO sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-PRICING_PROCEDURE sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-SPECIAL_PROCEDURE_ID sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-SHPMNT_COST_REL sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TIME_TOTAL_PLAN sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TIME_DURATION_PLAN sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TIME_TOTAL_ACT sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TIME_DURATION_ACT sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-SUPPL_1 sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-SUPPL_2 sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-SUPPL_3 sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-SUPPL_4 sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TEXT_1 sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TEXT_2 sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TEXT_3 sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TEXT_4 sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-DG_GOOD_PROFILE sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TIME_WAIT_PLAN sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TIME_WAIT_ACT sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-ROUTE_SCHEDULE sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-STATUS_TENDERING sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TENDERING_ACCREJ_REASON sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TENDERING_TEXT sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TENDERING_MAX_PRICE sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TENDERING_MP_CURR_UNIT sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TENDERING_MP_CURR_UNIT_ISO sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TENDERING_ACT_PRICE sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TENDERING_AP_CURR_UNIT sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TENDERING_AP_CURR_UNIT_ISO sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TENDERING_CARRIER_ID sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TENDERING_CARRIER_NAME sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TENDERING_CARRIER_TRACK_ID sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TENDERING_OFFER_DATE sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TENDERING_OFFER_TIME sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TENDERING_LOAD_LENGTH sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TENDERING_LL_UNIT sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-TENDERING_LL_UNIT_ISO sy-vline 
WA_BAPISHIPMENTHEADERACTION_STR-CTRL_NO_RECONFIRM sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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