ABAP Select data from SAP table CADMLOGENTRY into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM CADMLOGENTRY
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_CADMLOGENTRY2).
*--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_CADMLOGENTRY INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_CADMLOGENTRY2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<CADMLOGENTRY>-MANDT = 1.
<CADMLOGENTRY>-WORKFLOWID = 1.
<CADMLOGENTRY>-METHOD = 1.
<CADMLOGENTRY>-LOGENTRYDATE = 1.
<CADMLOGENTRY>-LOGENTRYTIME = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_CADMLOGENTRY-LOGCOUNT, sy-vline,
  WA_CADMLOGENTRY-NODEID, sy-vline,
  WA_CADMLOGENTRY-HIERARCHYLEVEL, sy-vline,
  WA_CADMLOGENTRY-PARENTNODEID, sy-vline,
  WA_CADMLOGENTRY-DRILLSTATE, sy-vline,
  WA_CADMLOGENTRY-METHODTEXT, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_CADMLOGENTRY 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_CADMLOGENTRY 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_CADMLOGENTRY INTO WA_CADMLOGENTRY.


*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_CADMLOGENTRY_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
WORKFLOWID TYPE STRING,
METHOD TYPE STRING,
LOGENTRYDATE TYPE STRING,
LOGENTRYTIME TYPE STRING,
LOGCOUNT TYPE STRING,
NODEID TYPE STRING,
HIERARCHYLEVEL TYPE STRING,
PARENTNODEID TYPE STRING,
DRILLSTATE TYPE STRING,
METHODTEXT TYPE STRING,
LONGTEXT TYPE STRING,
AGENT TYPE STRING,
LOGENTRYDATETIME TYPE STRING,
MESSAGETYPE TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_CADMLOGENTRY_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_CADMLOGENTRY_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_CADMLOGENTRY_STR-WORKFLOWID sy-vline 
WA_CADMLOGENTRY_STR-METHOD sy-vline 
WA_CADMLOGENTRY_STR-LOGENTRYDATE sy-vline 
WA_CADMLOGENTRY_STR-LOGENTRYTIME sy-vline 
WA_CADMLOGENTRY_STR-LOGCOUNT sy-vline 
WA_CADMLOGENTRY_STR-NODEID sy-vline 
WA_CADMLOGENTRY_STR-HIERARCHYLEVEL sy-vline 
WA_CADMLOGENTRY_STR-PARENTNODEID sy-vline 
WA_CADMLOGENTRY_STR-DRILLSTATE sy-vline 
WA_CADMLOGENTRY_STR-METHODTEXT sy-vline 
WA_CADMLOGENTRY_STR-LONGTEXT sy-vline 
WA_CADMLOGENTRY_STR-AGENT sy-vline 
WA_CADMLOGENTRY_STR-LOGENTRYDATETIME sy-vline 
WA_CADMLOGENTRY_STR-MESSAGETYPE sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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