ABAP Select data from SAP table COTEXTCOPY into internal table

Get Example source ABAP code based on a different SAP table
  Get ABAP code

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM COTEXTCOPY
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_COTEXTCOPY2).
*--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_COTEXTCOPY INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_COTEXTCOPY2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<COTEXTCOPY>-ID_OLD = 1.
<COTEXTCOPY>-LTSCH_OLD = 1.
<COTEXTCOPY>-OBJECT_OLD = 1.
<COTEXTCOPY>-SPRAS_OLD = 1.
<COTEXTCOPY>-ID_NEW = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_COTEXTCOPY-LTSCH_NEW, sy-vline,
  WA_COTEXTCOPY-OBJECT_NEW, sy-vline,
  WA_COTEXTCOPY-SPRAS_NEW, sy-vline,
  WA_COTEXTCOPY-OBJECT, sy-vline,
  WA_COTEXTCOPY-AUFPL, sy-vline,
  WA_COTEXTCOPY-APLZL, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_COTEXTCOPY 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_COTEXTCOPY 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_COTEXTCOPY INTO WA_COTEXTCOPY.


*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 ISOLA, internal->external for field SPRAS_OLD
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_COTEXTCOPY-SPRAS_OLD
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_COTEXTCOPY-SPRAS_OLD.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ISOLA, internal->external for field SPRAS_NEW
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_COTEXTCOPY-SPRAS_NEW
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_COTEXTCOPY-SPRAS_NEW.
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_COTEXTCOPY_STR, 
ID_OLD TYPE STRING,
LTSCH_OLD TYPE STRING,
OBJECT_OLD TYPE STRING,
SPRAS_OLD TYPE STRING,
ID_NEW TYPE STRING,
LTSCH_NEW TYPE STRING,
OBJECT_NEW TYPE STRING,
SPRAS_NEW TYPE STRING,
OBJECT TYPE STRING,
AUFPL TYPE STRING,
APLZL TYPE STRING,
RSNUM TYPE STRING,
RSPOS TYPE STRING,
SUBRC TYPE STRING,
MLST_ZAEHL TYPE STRING,
KTSCH TYPE STRING,
LTXA1 TYPE STRING,
LTXA2 TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_COTEXTCOPY_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_COTEXTCOPY_STR-ID_OLD sy-vline 
WA_COTEXTCOPY_STR-LTSCH_OLD sy-vline 
WA_COTEXTCOPY_STR-OBJECT_OLD sy-vline 
WA_COTEXTCOPY_STR-SPRAS_OLD sy-vline 
WA_COTEXTCOPY_STR-ID_NEW sy-vline 
WA_COTEXTCOPY_STR-LTSCH_NEW sy-vline 
WA_COTEXTCOPY_STR-OBJECT_NEW sy-vline 
WA_COTEXTCOPY_STR-SPRAS_NEW sy-vline 
WA_COTEXTCOPY_STR-OBJECT sy-vline 
WA_COTEXTCOPY_STR-AUFPL sy-vline 
WA_COTEXTCOPY_STR-APLZL sy-vline 
WA_COTEXTCOPY_STR-RSNUM sy-vline 
WA_COTEXTCOPY_STR-RSPOS sy-vline 
WA_COTEXTCOPY_STR-SUBRC sy-vline 
WA_COTEXTCOPY_STR-MLST_ZAEHL sy-vline 
WA_COTEXTCOPY_STR-KTSCH sy-vline 
WA_COTEXTCOPY_STR-LTXA1 sy-vline 
WA_COTEXTCOPY_STR-LTXA2 sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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