ABAP Select data from SAP table DCTABLRES into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM DCTABLRES
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_DCTABLRES2).
*--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_DCTABLRES INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_DCTABLRES2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<DCTABLRES>-TABNAME = 1.
<DCTABLRES>-INDEXNAME = 1.
<DCTABLRES>-ACTMODE = 1.
<DCTABLRES>-ACTION = 1.
<DCTABLRES>-MODEFLAG = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_DCTABLRES-ARBGB, sy-vline,
  WA_DCTABLRES-MSGNR, sy-vline,
  WA_DCTABLRES-VAR1, sy-vline,
  WA_DCTABLRES-VAR2, sy-vline,
  WA_DCTABLRES-VAR3, sy-vline,
  WA_DCTABLRES-VAR4, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_DCTABLRES 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_DCTABLRES 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_DCTABLRES INTO WA_DCTABLRES.


*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.
ENDFORM. 

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& Form process_as_string_field_values
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
FORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING p_EKKO LIKE wa_EKKO.

TYPES: BEGIN OF T_DCTABLRES_STR, 
TABNAME TYPE STRING,
INDEXNAME TYPE STRING,
ACTMODE TYPE STRING,
ACTION TYPE STRING,
MODEFLAG TYPE STRING,
ARBGB TYPE STRING,
MSGNR TYPE STRING,
VAR1 TYPE STRING,
VAR2 TYPE STRING,
VAR3 TYPE STRING,
VAR4 TYPE STRING,
DATALOSS_D TYPE STRING,
ACTION_ORIGIN TYPE STRING,
PARENTNAME TYPE STRING,
OBJKIND TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_DCTABLRES_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_DCTABLRES_STR-TABNAME sy-vline 
WA_DCTABLRES_STR-INDEXNAME sy-vline 
WA_DCTABLRES_STR-ACTMODE sy-vline 
WA_DCTABLRES_STR-ACTION sy-vline 
WA_DCTABLRES_STR-MODEFLAG sy-vline 
WA_DCTABLRES_STR-ARBGB sy-vline 
WA_DCTABLRES_STR-MSGNR sy-vline 
WA_DCTABLRES_STR-VAR1 sy-vline 
WA_DCTABLRES_STR-VAR2 sy-vline 
WA_DCTABLRES_STR-VAR3 sy-vline 
WA_DCTABLRES_STR-VAR4 sy-vline 
WA_DCTABLRES_STR-DATALOSS_D sy-vline 
WA_DCTABLRES_STR-ACTION_ORIGIN sy-vline 
WA_DCTABLRES_STR-PARENTNAME sy-vline 
WA_DCTABLRES_STR-OBJKIND sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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