ABAP Select data from SAP table CDS_PO_ITEMS_P into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM CDS_PO_ITEMS_P
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P2).
*--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_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P ASSIGNING <CDS_PO_ITEMS_P>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<CDS_PO_ITEMS_P>-MANDT = 1.
<CDS_PO_ITEMS_P>-EBELN = 1.
<CDS_PO_ITEMS_P>-EBELP = 1.
<CDS_PO_ITEMS_P>-BUKRS = 1.
<CDS_PO_ITEMS_P>-MATNR = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P-MATKL, sy-vline,
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P-UMREZ, sy-vline,
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P-UMREN, sy-vline,
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P-RETPO, sy-vline,
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P-WERKS, sy-vline,
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P-LGORT, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P 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_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P 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_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P INTO WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P. *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 EBELN CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P-EBELN IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P-EBELN.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field MATNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P-MATNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P-MATNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

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

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

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field MEINS CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P-MEINS IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P-MEINS.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field LMEIN CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P-LMEIN IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P-LMEIN.
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_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
EBELN TYPE STRING,
EBELP TYPE STRING,
BUKRS TYPE STRING,
MATNR TYPE STRING,
MATKL TYPE STRING,
UMREZ TYPE STRING,
UMREN TYPE STRING,
RETPO TYPE STRING,
WERKS TYPE STRING,
LGORT TYPE STRING,
MWSKZ TYPE STRING,
TXJCD TYPE STRING,
IDNLF TYPE STRING,
LTSNR TYPE STRING,
TXZ01 TYPE STRING,
INCO1 TYPE STRING,
INCO2 TYPE STRING,
INCO2_L TYPE STRING,
INCO3_L TYPE STRING,
EKKOL TYPE STRING,
KOLIF TYPE STRING,
KONNR TYPE STRING,
KTPNR TYPE STRING,
AKTNR TYPE STRING,
MENGE TYPE STRING,
MEINS TYPE STRING,
LMEIN TYPE STRING,
NETWR TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_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_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-EBELN sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-EBELP sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-BUKRS sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-MATNR sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-MATKL sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-UMREZ sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-UMREN sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-RETPO sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-WERKS sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-LGORT sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-MWSKZ sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-TXJCD sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-IDNLF sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-LTSNR sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-TXZ01 sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-INCO1 sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-INCO2 sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-INCO2_L sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-INCO3_L sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-EKKOL sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-KOLIF sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-KONNR sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-KTPNR sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-AKTNR sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-MENGE sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-MEINS sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-LMEIN sy-vline
WA_CDS_PO_ITEMS_P_STR-NETWR sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.