ABAP Select data from SAP table COSPPA into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM COSPPA
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_COSPPA2).
*--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_COSPPA INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_COSPPA2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<COSPPA>-LEDNR = 1.
<COSPPA>-OBJNR = 1.
<COSPPA>-GJAHR = 1.
<COSPPA>-WRTTP = 1.
<COSPPA>-TRGKZ = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_COSPPA-VERSN, sy-vline,
  WA_COSPPA-KSTAR, sy-vline,
  WA_COSPPA-HRKFT, sy-vline,
  WA_COSPPA-VRGNG, sy-vline,
  WA_COSPPA-VBUND, sy-vline,
  WA_COSPPA-PARGB, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_COSPPA 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_COSPPA 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_COSPPA INTO WA_COSPPA.


*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 LEDNR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_COSPPA-LEDNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_COSPPA-LEDNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit GJAHR, internal->external for field GJAHR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_GJAHR_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_COSPPA-GJAHR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_COSPPA-GJAHR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

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

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

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

*Conversion exit BEKNZ, internal->external for field BEKNZ
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_BEKNZ_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_COSPPA-BEKNZ
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_COSPPA-BEKNZ.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field MEINH
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_COSPPA-MEINH
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_COSPPA-MEINH.
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_COSPPA_STR, 
LEDNR TYPE STRING,
OBJNR TYPE STRING,
GJAHR TYPE STRING,
WRTTP TYPE STRING,
TRGKZ TYPE STRING,
VERSN TYPE STRING,
KSTAR TYPE STRING,
HRKFT TYPE STRING,
VRGNG TYPE STRING,
VBUND TYPE STRING,
PARGB TYPE STRING,
BEKNZ TYPE STRING,
TWAER TYPE STRING,
MEINH TYPE STRING,
WTG001 TYPE STRING,
WTG002 TYPE STRING,
WTG003 TYPE STRING,
WTG004 TYPE STRING,
WTG005 TYPE STRING,
WTG006 TYPE STRING,
WTG007 TYPE STRING,
WTG008 TYPE STRING,
WTG009 TYPE STRING,
WTG010 TYPE STRING,
WTG011 TYPE STRING,
WTG012 TYPE STRING,
WTG013 TYPE STRING,
WTG014 TYPE STRING,
WTG015 TYPE STRING,
WTG016 TYPE STRING,
WOG001 TYPE STRING,
WOG002 TYPE STRING,
WOG003 TYPE STRING,
WOG004 TYPE STRING,
WOG005 TYPE STRING,
WOG006 TYPE STRING,
WOG007 TYPE STRING,
WOG008 TYPE STRING,
WOG009 TYPE STRING,
WOG010 TYPE STRING,
WOG011 TYPE STRING,
WOG012 TYPE STRING,
WOG013 TYPE STRING,
WOG014 TYPE STRING,
WOG015 TYPE STRING,
WOG016 TYPE STRING,
WKG001 TYPE STRING,
WKG002 TYPE STRING,
WKG003 TYPE STRING,
WKG004 TYPE STRING,
WKG005 TYPE STRING,
WKG006 TYPE STRING,
WKG007 TYPE STRING,
WKG008 TYPE STRING,
WKG009 TYPE STRING,
WKG010 TYPE STRING,
WKG011 TYPE STRING,
WKG012 TYPE STRING,
WKG013 TYPE STRING,
WKG014 TYPE STRING,
WKG015 TYPE STRING,
WKG016 TYPE STRING,
WKF001 TYPE STRING,
WKF002 TYPE STRING,
WKF003 TYPE STRING,
WKF004 TYPE STRING,
WKF005 TYPE STRING,
WKF006 TYPE STRING,
WKF007 TYPE STRING,
WKF008 TYPE STRING,
WKF009 TYPE STRING,
WKF010 TYPE STRING,
WKF011 TYPE STRING,
WKF012 TYPE STRING,
WKF013 TYPE STRING,
WKF014 TYPE STRING,
WKF015 TYPE STRING,
WKF016 TYPE STRING,
PAG001 TYPE STRING,
PAG002 TYPE STRING,
PAG003 TYPE STRING,
PAG004 TYPE STRING,
PAG005 TYPE STRING,
PAG006 TYPE STRING,
PAG007 TYPE STRING,
PAG008 TYPE STRING,
PAG009 TYPE STRING,
PAG010 TYPE STRING,
PAG011 TYPE STRING,
PAG012 TYPE STRING,
PAG013 TYPE STRING,
PAG014 TYPE STRING,
PAG015 TYPE STRING,
PAG016 TYPE STRING,
MEG001 TYPE STRING,
MEG002 TYPE STRING,
MEG003 TYPE STRING,
MEG004 TYPE STRING,
MEG005 TYPE STRING,
MEG006 TYPE STRING,
MEG007 TYPE STRING,
MEG008 TYPE STRING,
MEG009 TYPE STRING,
MEG010 TYPE STRING,
MEG011 TYPE STRING,
MEG012 TYPE STRING,
MEG013 TYPE STRING,
MEG014 TYPE STRING,
MEG015 TYPE STRING,
MEG016 TYPE STRING,
MEF001 TYPE STRING,
MEF002 TYPE STRING,
MEF003 TYPE STRING,
MEF004 TYPE STRING,
MEF005 TYPE STRING,
MEF006 TYPE STRING,
MEF007 TYPE STRING,
MEF008 TYPE STRING,
MEF009 TYPE STRING,
MEF010 TYPE STRING,
MEF011 TYPE STRING,
MEF012 TYPE STRING,
MEF013 TYPE STRING,
MEF014 TYPE STRING,
MEF015 TYPE STRING,
MEF016 TYPE STRING,
MUV001 TYPE STRING,
MUV002 TYPE STRING,
MUV003 TYPE STRING,
MUV004 TYPE STRING,
MUV005 TYPE STRING,
MUV006 TYPE STRING,
MUV007 TYPE STRING,
MUV008 TYPE STRING,
MUV009 TYPE STRING,
MUV010 TYPE STRING,
MUV011 TYPE STRING,
MUV012 TYPE STRING,
MUV013 TYPE STRING,
MUV014 TYPE STRING,
MUV015 TYPE STRING,
MUV016 TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_COSPPA_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_COSPPA_STR-LEDNR sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-OBJNR sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-GJAHR sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WRTTP sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-TRGKZ sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-VERSN sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-KSTAR sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-HRKFT sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-VRGNG sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-VBUND sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-PARGB sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-BEKNZ sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-TWAER sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEINH sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WTG001 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WTG002 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WTG003 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WTG004 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WTG005 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WTG006 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WTG007 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WTG008 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WTG009 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WTG010 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WTG011 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WTG012 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WTG013 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WTG014 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WTG015 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WTG016 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WOG001 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WOG002 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WOG003 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WOG004 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WOG005 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WOG006 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WOG007 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WOG008 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WOG009 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WOG010 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WOG011 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WOG012 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WOG013 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WOG014 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WOG015 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WOG016 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKG001 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKG002 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKG003 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKG004 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKG005 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKG006 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKG007 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKG008 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKG009 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKG010 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKG011 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKG012 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKG013 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKG014 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKG015 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKG016 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKF001 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKF002 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKF003 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKF004 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKF005 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKF006 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKF007 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKF008 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKF009 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKF010 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKF011 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKF012 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKF013 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKF014 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKF015 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-WKF016 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-PAG001 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-PAG002 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-PAG003 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-PAG004 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-PAG005 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-PAG006 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-PAG007 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-PAG008 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-PAG009 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-PAG010 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-PAG011 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-PAG012 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-PAG013 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-PAG014 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-PAG015 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-PAG016 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEG001 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEG002 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEG003 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEG004 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEG005 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEG006 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEG007 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEG008 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEG009 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEG010 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEG011 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEG012 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEG013 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEG014 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEG015 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEG016 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEF001 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEF002 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEF003 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEF004 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEF005 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEF006 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEF007 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEF008 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEF009 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEF010 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEF011 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEF012 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEF013 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEF014 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEF015 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MEF016 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MUV001 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MUV002 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MUV003 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MUV004 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MUV005 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MUV006 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MUV007 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MUV008 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MUV009 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MUV010 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MUV011 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MUV012 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MUV013 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MUV014 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MUV015 sy-vline 
WA_COSPPA_STR-MUV016 sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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