ABAP Select data from SAP table E001_FILE into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP E001_FILE 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 E001_FILE. 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 E001_FILE 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_E001_FILE TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF E001_FILE,
      WA_E001_FILE TYPE E001_FILE,
      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: <E001_FILE> TYPE E001_FILE.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_E001_FILE.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM E001_FILE
  INTO TABLE IT_E001_FILE.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM E001_FILE
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_E001_FILE2).
*--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_E001_FILE INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_E001_FILE2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_E001_FILE ASSIGNING <E001_FILE>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<E001_FILE>-ARCHIVEKEY = 1.
<E001_FILE>-BUKRS = 1.
<E001_FILE>-BASW2 = 1.
<E001_FILE>-BASW3 = 1.
<E001_FILE>-KUTY2 = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_E001_FILE INTO WA_E001_FILE.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_E001_FILE-KUTY3, sy-vline,
WA_E001_FILE-HWAE2, sy-vline,
WA_E001_FILE-HWAE3, sy-vline,
WA_E001_FILE-UMRD2, sy-vline,
WA_E001_FILE-UMRD3, sy-vline,
WA_E001_FILE-CURT2, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_E001_FILE 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_E001_FILE 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_E001_FILE INTO WA_E001_FILE. *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_E001_FILE_STR,
ARCHIVEKEY TYPE STRING,
BUKRS TYPE STRING,
BASW2 TYPE STRING,
BASW3 TYPE STRING,
KUTY2 TYPE STRING,
KUTY3 TYPE STRING,
HWAE2 TYPE STRING,
HWAE3 TYPE STRING,
UMRD2 TYPE STRING,
UMRD3 TYPE STRING,
CURT2 TYPE STRING,
CURT3 TYPE STRING,
WAERS TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_E001_FILE_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_E001_FILE_STR-ARCHIVEKEY sy-vline
WA_E001_FILE_STR-BUKRS sy-vline
WA_E001_FILE_STR-BASW2 sy-vline
WA_E001_FILE_STR-BASW3 sy-vline
WA_E001_FILE_STR-KUTY2 sy-vline
WA_E001_FILE_STR-KUTY3 sy-vline
WA_E001_FILE_STR-HWAE2 sy-vline
WA_E001_FILE_STR-HWAE3 sy-vline
WA_E001_FILE_STR-UMRD2 sy-vline
WA_E001_FILE_STR-UMRD3 sy-vline
WA_E001_FILE_STR-CURT2 sy-vline
WA_E001_FILE_STR-CURT3 sy-vline
WA_E001_FILE_STR-WAERS sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.