ABAP Select data from SAP table COKEY_IS_EXT into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM COKEY_IS_EXT
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_COKEY_IS_EXT2).
*--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_COKEY_IS_EXT INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_COKEY_IS_EXT2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_COKEY_IS_EXT ASSIGNING <COKEY_IS_EXT>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<COKEY_IS_EXT>-SUBKEY2 = 1.
<COKEY_IS_EXT>-DATA = 1.
<COKEY_IS_EXT>-WERKS = 1.
<COKEY_IS_EXT>-MATNR = 1.
<COKEY_IS_EXT>-HKGRP = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_COKEY_IS_EXT-PCVER, sy-vline,
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT-CBRKE, sy-vline,
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT-CBRKI, sy-vline,
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT-CBART, sy-vline,
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT-DRVTP, sy-vline,
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT-CBAT, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_COKEY_IS_EXT 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_COKEY_IS_EXT 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_COKEY_IS_EXT INTO WA_COKEY_IS_EXT. *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 MATN1, internal->external for field MATNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_COKEY_IS_EXT-MATNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_COKEY_IS_EXT-MATNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field PSEGMENT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_COKEY_IS_EXT-PSEGMENT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_COKEY_IS_EXT-PSEGMENT.
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_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR,
SUBKEY2 TYPE STRING,
DATA TYPE STRING,
WERKS TYPE STRING,
MATNR TYPE STRING,
HKGRP TYPE STRING,
PCVER TYPE STRING,
CBRKE TYPE STRING,
CBRKI TYPE STRING,
CBART TYPE STRING,
DRVTP TYPE STRING,
CBAT TYPE STRING,
RECIND TYPE STRING,
BEMOT TYPE STRING,
PERNR TYPE STRING,
RSRCE TYPE STRING,
FKBER TYPE STRING,
PFKBER TYPE STRING,
GEBER TYPE STRING,
PGEBER TYPE STRING,
GRANT_NBR TYPE STRING,
PGRANT_NBR TYPE STRING,
SEGMENT TYPE STRING,
PSEGMENT TYPE STRING,
BUDGET_PD TYPE STRING,
PBUDGET_PD TYPE STRING,
PRODPER TYPE STRING,
AD04ADJIND TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_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_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-SUBKEY2 sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-DATA sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-WERKS sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-MATNR sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-HKGRP sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-PCVER sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-CBRKE sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-CBRKI sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-CBART sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-DRVTP sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-CBAT sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-RECIND sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-BEMOT sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-PERNR sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-RSRCE sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-FKBER sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-PFKBER sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-GEBER sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-PGEBER sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-GRANT_NBR sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-PGRANT_NBR sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-SEGMENT sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-PSEGMENT sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-BUDGET_PD sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-PBUDGET_PD sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-PRODPER sy-vline
WA_COKEY_IS_EXT_STR-AD04ADJIND sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.