ABAP Select data from SAP table CIFRTOACTA into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM CIFRTOACTA
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_CIFRTOACTA2).
*--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_CIFRTOACTA INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_CIFRTOACTA2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_CIFRTOACTA ASSIGNING <CIFRTOACTA>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<CIFRTOACTA>-PLANKEY_EX = 1.
<CIFRTOACTA>-VORNR_EX = 1.
<CIFRTOACTA>-AKTNR_EX = 1.
<CIFRTOACTA>-UNIT = 1.
<CIFRTOACTA>-MINSHIFT_I = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_CIFRTOACTA-MAXSHIFT_I, sy-vline,
WA_CIFRTOACTA-MINSHIFT_O, sy-vline,
WA_CIFRTOACTA-MAXSHIFT_O, sy-vline,
WA_CIFRTOACTA-SEQ_IN, sy-vline,
WA_CIFRTOACTA-SEQ_OUT, sy-vline,
WA_CIFRTOACTA-COVER, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_CIFRTOACTA 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_CIFRTOACTA 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_CIFRTOACTA INTO WA_CIFRTOACTA. *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 CUNIT, internal->external for field UNIT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_CIFRTOACTA-UNIT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_CIFRTOACTA-UNIT.
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_CIFRTOACTA_STR,
PLANKEY_EX TYPE STRING,
VORNR_EX TYPE STRING,
AKTNR_EX TYPE STRING,
UNIT TYPE STRING,
MINSHIFT_I TYPE STRING,
MAXSHIFT_I TYPE STRING,
MINSHIFT_O TYPE STRING,
MAXSHIFT_O TYPE STRING,
SEQ_IN TYPE STRING,
SEQ_OUT TYPE STRING,
COVER TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_CIFRTOACTA_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_CIFRTOACTA_STR-PLANKEY_EX sy-vline
WA_CIFRTOACTA_STR-VORNR_EX sy-vline
WA_CIFRTOACTA_STR-AKTNR_EX sy-vline
WA_CIFRTOACTA_STR-UNIT sy-vline
WA_CIFRTOACTA_STR-MINSHIFT_I sy-vline
WA_CIFRTOACTA_STR-MAXSHIFT_I sy-vline
WA_CIFRTOACTA_STR-MINSHIFT_O sy-vline
WA_CIFRTOACTA_STR-MAXSHIFT_O sy-vline
WA_CIFRTOACTA_STR-SEQ_IN sy-vline
WA_CIFRTOACTA_STR-SEQ_OUT sy-vline
WA_CIFRTOACTA_STR-COVER sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.