ABAP Select data from SAP table E3EDL28 into internal table
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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP E3EDL28 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 E3EDL28. 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 E3EDL28 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_E3EDL28 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF E3EDL28, WA_E3EDL28 TYPE E3EDL28, 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: <E3EDL28> TYPE E3EDL28. *Process all fields in table header/work area as string values PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_E3EDL28. SELECT * *restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows UP TO 10 ROWS FROM E3EDL28 INTO TABLE IT_E3EDL28. *Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA *SELECT * * FROM E3EDL28 * INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_E3EDL282). *--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_E3EDL28 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_E3EDL282). *Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL LOOP AT IT_E3EDL28 ASSIGNING <E3EDL28>.*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<E3EDL28>-ROUTE = 1.
<E3EDL28>-VSART = 1.
<E3EDL28>-VSAVL = 1.
<E3EDL28>-VSANL = 1.
<E3EDL28>-ROUID = 1.
ENDLOOP. LOOP AT IT_E3EDL28 INTO WA_E3EDL28. *Write horizonal line to screen report. WRITE:/ sy-uline. *Write selected data to screen/report before conversion. WRITE:/ sy-vline, WA_E3EDL28-DISTZ, sy-vline,
WA_E3EDL28-MEDST, sy-vline,
WA_E3EDL28-EXPVZ, sy-vline,
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_E3EDL28 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_E3EDL28 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_E3EDL28 INTO WA_E3EDL28. *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.
*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field MEDST CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_E3EDL28-MEDST IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_E3EDL28-MEDST.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.
ENDFORM. *&---------------------------------------------------------------------* *& Form process_as_string_field_values *&---------------------------------------------------------------------* FORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING p_EKKO LIKE wa_EKKO. TYPES: BEGIN OF T_E3EDL28_STR,
ROUTE TYPE STRING,
VSART TYPE STRING,
VSAVL TYPE STRING,
VSANL TYPE STRING,
ROUID TYPE STRING,
DISTZ TYPE STRING,
MEDST TYPE STRING,
EXPVZ TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_E3EDL28_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_E3EDL28_STR-ROUTE sy-vline
WA_E3EDL28_STR-VSART sy-vline
WA_E3EDL28_STR-VSAVL sy-vline
WA_E3EDL28_STR-VSANL sy-vline
WA_E3EDL28_STR-ROUID sy-vline
WA_E3EDL28_STR-DISTZ sy-vline
WA_E3EDL28_STR-MEDST sy-vline
WA_E3EDL28_STR-EXPVZ sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.