ABAP Select data from SAP table CDIET into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM CDIET
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_CDIET2).
*--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_CDIET INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_CDIET2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<CDIET>-MANDT = 1.
<CDIET>-DIETINTERNALID = 1.
<CDIET>-DIET = 1.
<CDIET>-DIETPRIMARYIDFGDESC = 1.
<CDIET>-DIETSECONDARYIDFGDESC = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_CDIET-DIETCREATEDBYUSER, sy-vline,
  WA_CDIET-DIETCREATEDBYUSERNAME, sy-vline,
  WA_CDIET-DIETCHANGEDBYUSER, sy-vline,
  WA_CDIET-DIETCHANGEDBYUSERNAME, sy-vline,
  WA_CDIET-DIETCREATIONDATE, sy-vline,
  WA_CDIET-DIETCHANGEDATE, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_CDIET 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_CDIET 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_CDIET INTO WA_CDIET.


*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 DIETINTERNALID
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_CDIET-DIETINTERNALID
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CDIET-DIETINTERNALID.
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_CDIET_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
DIETINTERNALID TYPE STRING,
DIET TYPE STRING,
DIETPRIMARYIDFGDESC TYPE STRING,
DIETSECONDARYIDFGDESC TYPE STRING,
DIETCREATEDBYUSER TYPE STRING,
DIETCREATEDBYUSERNAME TYPE STRING,
DIETCHANGEDBYUSER TYPE STRING,
DIETCHANGEDBYUSERNAME TYPE STRING,
DIETCREATIONDATE TYPE STRING,
DIETCHANGEDATE TYPE STRING,
DIETHEADERSTATUS TYPE STRING,
DIETHEADERSTATUSDESC TYPE STRING,
DIETAUTHZNGROUP TYPE STRING,
SPECIFICATIONAUTHZNGROUPDESC TYPE STRING,
DIETTYPE TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_CDIET_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_CDIET_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_CDIET_STR-DIETINTERNALID sy-vline 
WA_CDIET_STR-DIET sy-vline 
WA_CDIET_STR-DIETPRIMARYIDFGDESC sy-vline 
WA_CDIET_STR-DIETSECONDARYIDFGDESC sy-vline 
WA_CDIET_STR-DIETCREATEDBYUSER sy-vline 
WA_CDIET_STR-DIETCREATEDBYUSERNAME sy-vline 
WA_CDIET_STR-DIETCHANGEDBYUSER sy-vline 
WA_CDIET_STR-DIETCHANGEDBYUSERNAME sy-vline 
WA_CDIET_STR-DIETCREATIONDATE sy-vline 
WA_CDIET_STR-DIETCHANGEDATE sy-vline 
WA_CDIET_STR-DIETHEADERSTATUS sy-vline 
WA_CDIET_STR-DIETHEADERSTATUSDESC sy-vline 
WA_CDIET_STR-DIETAUTHZNGROUP sy-vline 
WA_CDIET_STR-SPECIFICATIONAUTHZNGROUPDESC sy-vline 
WA_CDIET_STR-DIETTYPE sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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