ABAP Select data from SAP table E1EDIFLOC into internal table
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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP E1EDIFLOC 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 E1EDIFLOC. 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 E1EDIFLOC 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_E1EDIFLOC TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF E1EDIFLOC, WA_E1EDIFLOC TYPE E1EDIFLOC, 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: <E1EDIFLOC> TYPE E1EDIFLOC. *Process all fields in table header/work area as string values PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_E1EDIFLOC. SELECT * *restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows UP TO 10 ROWS FROM E1EDIFLOC INTO TABLE IT_E1EDIFLOC. *Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA *SELECT * * FROM E1EDIFLOC * INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_E1EDIFLOC2). *--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_E1EDIFLOC INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_E1EDIFLOC2). *Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL LOOP AT IT_E1EDIFLOC ASSIGNING <E1EDIFLOC>.*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<E1EDIFLOC>-ACTION = 1.
<E1EDIFLOC>-DEVLOC = 1.
<E1EDIFLOC>-CODELISTE = 1.
<E1EDIFLOC>-CODEPFLEGE = 1.
<E1EDIFLOC>-DEVLOC_DESC = 1.
ENDLOOP. LOOP AT IT_E1EDIFLOC INTO WA_E1EDIFLOC. *Write horizonal line to screen report. WRITE:/ sy-uline. *Write selected data to screen/report before conversion. WRITE:/ sy-vline, WA_E1EDIFLOC-DEVLOC2, sy-vline,
WA_E1EDIFLOC-DEVLOC2_CODELISTE, sy-vline,
WA_E1EDIFLOC-DEVLOC2_CODEPFLEGE, sy-vline,
WA_E1EDIFLOC-DEVLOC2_DESC, sy-vline,
WA_E1EDIFLOC-DEVLOC3, sy-vline,
WA_E1EDIFLOC-DEVLOC3_CODELISTE, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_E1EDIFLOC 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_E1EDIFLOC 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_E1EDIFLOC INTO WA_E1EDIFLOC. *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_E1EDIFLOC_STR,
ACTION TYPE STRING,
DEVLOC TYPE STRING,
CODELISTE TYPE STRING,
CODEPFLEGE TYPE STRING,
DEVLOC_DESC TYPE STRING,
DEVLOC2 TYPE STRING,
DEVLOC2_CODELISTE TYPE STRING,
DEVLOC2_CODEPFLEGE TYPE STRING,
DEVLOC2_DESC TYPE STRING,
DEVLOC3 TYPE STRING,
DEVLOC3_CODELISTE TYPE STRING,
DEVLOC3_CODEPFLEGE TYPE STRING,
DEVLOC3_DESC TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_E1EDIFLOC_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_E1EDIFLOC_STR-ACTION sy-vline
WA_E1EDIFLOC_STR-DEVLOC sy-vline
WA_E1EDIFLOC_STR-CODELISTE sy-vline
WA_E1EDIFLOC_STR-CODEPFLEGE sy-vline
WA_E1EDIFLOC_STR-DEVLOC_DESC sy-vline
WA_E1EDIFLOC_STR-DEVLOC2 sy-vline
WA_E1EDIFLOC_STR-DEVLOC2_CODELISTE sy-vline
WA_E1EDIFLOC_STR-DEVLOC2_CODEPFLEGE sy-vline
WA_E1EDIFLOC_STR-DEVLOC2_DESC sy-vline
WA_E1EDIFLOC_STR-DEVLOC3 sy-vline
WA_E1EDIFLOC_STR-DEVLOC3_CODELISTE sy-vline
WA_E1EDIFLOC_STR-DEVLOC3_CODEPFLEGE sy-vline
WA_E1EDIFLOC_STR-DEVLOC3_DESC sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.