ABAP Select data from SAP table COOPRTAB into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM COOPRTAB
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_COOPRTAB2).
*--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_COOPRTAB INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_COOPRTAB2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_COOPRTAB ASSIGNING <COOPRTAB>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<COOPRTAB>-AUFPL = 1.
<COOPRTAB>-PLNKN = 1.
<COOPRTAB>-PLNFL = 1.
<COOPRTAB>-STDKN = 1.
<COOPRTAB>-APLFL = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_COOPRTAB-APLZL, sy-vline,
WA_COOPRTAB-VORNR, sy-vline,
WA_COOPRTAB-GSBER, sy-vline,
WA_COOPRTAB-FLGAT, sy-vline,
WA_COOPRTAB-FSAVD, sy-vline,
WA_COOPRTAB-FSAVZ, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_COOPRTAB 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_COOPRTAB 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_COOPRTAB INTO WA_COOPRTAB. *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 PLNFL CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_COOPRTAB-PLNFL IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_COOPRTAB-PLNFL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

*Conversion exit NUMCV, internal->external for field VORNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_NUMCV_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_COOPRTAB-VORNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_COOPRTAB-VORNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field PLNNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_COOPRTAB-PLNNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_COOPRTAB-PLNNR.
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_COOPRTAB_STR,
AUFPL TYPE STRING,
PLNKN TYPE STRING,
PLNFL TYPE STRING,
STDKN TYPE STRING,
APLFL TYPE STRING,
APLZL TYPE STRING,
VORNR TYPE STRING,
GSBER TYPE STRING,
FLGAT TYPE STRING,
FSAVD TYPE STRING,
FSAVZ TYPE STRING,
FSEVD TYPE STRING,
SSAVD TYPE STRING,
SSAVZ TYPE STRING,
SSEVD TYPE STRING,
PHFLG TYPE STRING,
PLNAL TYPE STRING,
PLNNR TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_COOPRTAB_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_COOPRTAB_STR-AUFPL sy-vline
WA_COOPRTAB_STR-PLNKN sy-vline
WA_COOPRTAB_STR-PLNFL sy-vline
WA_COOPRTAB_STR-STDKN sy-vline
WA_COOPRTAB_STR-APLFL sy-vline
WA_COOPRTAB_STR-APLZL sy-vline
WA_COOPRTAB_STR-VORNR sy-vline
WA_COOPRTAB_STR-GSBER sy-vline
WA_COOPRTAB_STR-FLGAT sy-vline
WA_COOPRTAB_STR-FSAVD sy-vline
WA_COOPRTAB_STR-FSAVZ sy-vline
WA_COOPRTAB_STR-FSEVD sy-vline
WA_COOPRTAB_STR-SSAVD sy-vline
WA_COOPRTAB_STR-SSAVZ sy-vline
WA_COOPRTAB_STR-SSEVD sy-vline
WA_COOPRTAB_STR-PHFLG sy-vline
WA_COOPRTAB_STR-PLNAL sy-vline
WA_COOPRTAB_STR-PLNNR sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.