ABAP Select data from SAP table E1EDP40 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP E1EDP40 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 E1EDP40. 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 E1EDP40 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_E1EDP40 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF E1EDP40,
      WA_E1EDP40 TYPE E1EDP40,
      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: <E1EDP40> TYPE E1EDP40.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_E1EDP40.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM E1EDP40
  INTO TABLE IT_E1EDP40.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM E1EDP40
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_E1EDP402).
*--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_E1EDP40 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_E1EDP402).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_E1EDP40 ASSIGNING <E1EDP40>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<E1EDP40>-CUSTNO_PR = 1.
<E1EDP40>-SUPPNO_PR = 1.
<E1EDP40>-MATCUSTNO = 1.
<E1EDP40>-MATSUPPNO = 1.
<E1EDP40>-MATGR = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_E1EDP40 INTO WA_E1EDP40.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_E1EDP40-BAL, sy-vline,
  WA_E1EDP40-BALDATE, sy-vline,
  WA_E1EDP40-BAL_OLD, sy-vline,
  WA_E1EDP40-BALDATE_OLD, sy-vline,
  WA_E1EDP40-ACCTNO_S, sy-vline,
  WA_E1EDP40-NRART, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_E1EDP40 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_E1EDP40 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_E1EDP40 INTO WA_E1EDP40.


*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_E1EDP40_STR, 
CUSTNO_PR TYPE STRING,
SUPPNO_PR TYPE STRING,
MATCUSTNO TYPE STRING,
MATSUPPNO TYPE STRING,
MATGR TYPE STRING,
BAL TYPE STRING,
BALDATE TYPE STRING,
BAL_OLD TYPE STRING,
BALDATE_OLD TYPE STRING,
ACCTNO_S TYPE STRING,
NRART TYPE STRING,
PARNR TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_E1EDP40_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_E1EDP40_STR-CUSTNO_PR sy-vline 
WA_E1EDP40_STR-SUPPNO_PR sy-vline 
WA_E1EDP40_STR-MATCUSTNO sy-vline 
WA_E1EDP40_STR-MATSUPPNO sy-vline 
WA_E1EDP40_STR-MATGR sy-vline 
WA_E1EDP40_STR-BAL sy-vline 
WA_E1EDP40_STR-BALDATE sy-vline 
WA_E1EDP40_STR-BAL_OLD sy-vline 
WA_E1EDP40_STR-BALDATE_OLD sy-vline 
WA_E1EDP40_STR-ACCTNO_S sy-vline 
WA_E1EDP40_STR-NRART sy-vline 
WA_E1EDP40_STR-PARNR sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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