ABAP Select data from SAP table DTAM320 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP DTAM320 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 DTAM320. 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 DTAM320 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_DTAM320 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF DTAM320,
      WA_DTAM320 TYPE DTAM320,
      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: <DTAM320> TYPE DTAM320.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_DTAM320.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM DTAM320
  INTO TABLE IT_DTAM320.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM DTAM320
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_DTAM3202).
*--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_DTAM320 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_DTAM3202).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_DTAM320 ASSIGNING <DTAM320>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<DTAM320>-20 = 1.
<DTAM320>-21 = 1.
<DTAM320>-22 = 1.
<DTAM320>-22C = 1.
<DTAM320>-94 = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_DTAM320 INTO WA_DTAM320.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_DTAM320-21N, sy-vline,
WA_DTAM320-82_1, sy-vline,
WA_DTAM320-82_2, sy-vline,
WA_DTAM320-82_3, sy-vline,
WA_DTAM320-82_4, sy-vline,
WA_DTAM320-82_5, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_DTAM320 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_DTAM320 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_DTAM320 INTO WA_DTAM320. *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_DTAM320_STR,
20 TYPE STRING,
21 TYPE STRING,
22 TYPE STRING,
22C TYPE STRING,
94 TYPE STRING,
21N TYPE STRING,
82_1 TYPE STRING,
82_2 TYPE STRING,
82_3 TYPE STRING,
82_4 TYPE STRING,
82_5 TYPE STRING,
87_1 TYPE STRING,
87_2 TYPE STRING,
87_3 TYPE STRING,
87_4 TYPE STRING,
87_5 TYPE STRING,
83_1 TYPE STRING,
83_2 TYPE STRING,
83_3 TYPE STRING,
83_4 TYPE STRING,
83_5 TYPE STRING,
77_1 TYPE STRING,
77_2 TYPE STRING,
77_3 TYPE STRING,
77_4 TYPE STRING,
77_5 TYPE STRING,
32H TYPE STRING,
30X TYPE STRING,
30F TYPE STRING,
38J TYPE STRING,
53_11 TYPE STRING,
53_21 TYPE STRING,
53_31 TYPE STRING,
53_41 TYPE STRING,
53_51 TYPE STRING,
86_11 TYPE STRING,
86_21 TYPE STRING,
86_31 TYPE STRING,
86_41 TYPE STRING,
86_51 TYPE STRING,
56_11 TYPE STRING,
56_21 TYPE STRING,
56_31 TYPE STRING,
56_41 TYPE STRING,
56_51 TYPE STRING,
58_11 TYPE STRING,
58_21 TYPE STRING,
58_31 TYPE STRING,
58_41 TYPE STRING,
58_51 TYPE STRING,
53_12 TYPE STRING,
53_22 TYPE STRING,
53_32 TYPE STRING,
53_42 TYPE STRING,
53_52 TYPE STRING,
86_12 TYPE STRING,
86_22 TYPE STRING,
86_32 TYPE STRING,
86_42 TYPE STRING,
86_52 TYPE STRING,
56_12 TYPE STRING,
56_22 TYPE STRING,
56_32 TYPE STRING,
56_42 TYPE STRING,
56_52 TYPE STRING,
58_12 TYPE STRING,
58_22 TYPE STRING,
58_32 TYPE STRING,
58_42 TYPE STRING,
58_52 TYPE STRING,
53_13 TYPE STRING,
53_23 TYPE STRING,
53_33 TYPE STRING,
53_43 TYPE STRING,
53_53 TYPE STRING,
86_13 TYPE STRING,
86_23 TYPE STRING,
86_33 TYPE STRING,
86_43 TYPE STRING,
86_53 TYPE STRING,
56_13 TYPE STRING,
56_23 TYPE STRING,
56_33 TYPE STRING,
56_43 TYPE STRING,
56_53 TYPE STRING,
58_13 TYPE STRING,
58_23 TYPE STRING,
58_33 TYPE STRING,
58_43 TYPE STRING,
58_53 TYPE STRING,
53_14 TYPE STRING,
53_24 TYPE STRING,
53_34 TYPE STRING,
53_44 TYPE STRING,
53_54 TYPE STRING,
86_14 TYPE STRING,
86_24 TYPE STRING,
86_34 TYPE STRING,
86_44 TYPE STRING,
86_54 TYPE STRING,
56_14 TYPE STRING,
56_24 TYPE STRING,
56_34 TYPE STRING,
56_44 TYPE STRING,
56_54 TYPE STRING,
58_14 TYPE STRING,
58_24 TYPE STRING,
58_34 TYPE STRING,
58_44 TYPE STRING,
58_54 TYPE STRING,
37L TYPE STRING,
33B TYPE STRING,
36 TYPE STRING,
33E TYPE STRING,
29_1 TYPE STRING,
29_2 TYPE STRING,
29_3 TYPE STRING,
29_4 TYPE STRING,
24 TYPE STRING,
84_1 TYPE STRING,
84_2 TYPE STRING,
84_3 TYPE STRING,
84_4 TYPE STRING,
84_5 TYPE STRING,
85_1 TYPE STRING,
85_2 TYPE STRING,
85_3 TYPE STRING,
85_4 TYPE STRING,
85_5 TYPE STRING,
88_1 TYPE STRING,
88_2 TYPE STRING,
88_3 TYPE STRING,
88_4 TYPE STRING,
88_5 TYPE STRING,
71F TYPE STRING,
26H TYPE STRING,
21G TYPE STRING,
72_1 TYPE STRING,
72_2 TYPE STRING,
72_3 TYPE STRING,
72_4 TYPE STRING,
72_5 TYPE STRING,
72_6 TYPE STRING,
99 TYPE STRING,
14D TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_DTAM320_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_DTAM320_STR-20 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-21 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-22 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-22C sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-94 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-21N sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-82_1 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-82_2 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-82_3 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-82_4 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-82_5 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-87_1 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-87_2 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-87_3 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-87_4 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-87_5 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-83_1 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-83_2 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-83_3 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-83_4 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-83_5 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-77_1 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-77_2 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-77_3 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-77_4 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-77_5 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-32H sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-30X sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-30F sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-38J sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-53_11 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-53_21 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-53_31 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-53_41 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-53_51 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-86_11 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-86_21 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-86_31 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-86_41 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-86_51 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-56_11 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-56_21 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-56_31 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-56_41 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-56_51 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-58_11 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-58_21 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-58_31 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-58_41 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-58_51 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-53_12 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-53_22 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-53_32 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-53_42 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-53_52 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-86_12 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-86_22 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-86_32 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-86_42 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-86_52 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-56_12 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-56_22 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-56_32 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-56_42 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-56_52 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-58_12 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-58_22 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-58_32 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-58_42 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-58_52 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-53_13 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-53_23 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-53_33 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-53_43 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-53_53 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-86_13 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-86_23 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-86_33 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-86_43 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-86_53 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-56_13 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-56_23 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-56_33 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-56_43 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-56_53 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-58_13 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-58_23 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-58_33 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-58_43 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-58_53 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-53_14 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-53_24 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-53_34 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-53_44 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-53_54 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-86_14 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-86_24 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-86_34 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-86_44 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-86_54 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-56_14 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-56_24 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-56_34 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-56_44 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-56_54 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-58_14 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-58_24 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-58_34 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-58_44 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-58_54 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-37L sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-33B sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-36 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-33E sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-29_1 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-29_2 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-29_3 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-29_4 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-24 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-84_1 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-84_2 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-84_3 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-84_4 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-84_5 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-85_1 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-85_2 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-85_3 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-85_4 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-85_5 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-88_1 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-88_2 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-88_3 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-88_4 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-88_5 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-71F sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-26H sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-21G sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-72_1 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-72_2 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-72_3 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-72_4 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-72_5 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-72_6 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-99 sy-vline
WA_DTAM320_STR-14D sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.