ABAP Select data from SAP table E3LTORI into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP E3LTORI 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 E3LTORI. 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 E3LTORI 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_E3LTORI TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF E3LTORI,
      WA_E3LTORI TYPE E3LTORI,
      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: <E3LTORI> TYPE E3LTORI.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_E3LTORI.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM E3LTORI
  INTO TABLE IT_E3LTORI.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM E3LTORI
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_E3LTORI2).
*--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_E3LTORI INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_E3LTORI2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_E3LTORI ASSIGNING <E3LTORI>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<E3LTORI>-TAPOS = 1.
<E3LTORI>-MATNR = 1.
<E3LTORI>-WERKS = 1.
<E3LTORI>-CHARG = 1.
<E3LTORI>-BESTQ = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_E3LTORI INTO WA_E3LTORI.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_E3LTORI-SOBKZ, sy-vline,
  WA_E3LTORI-LSONR, sy-vline,
  WA_E3LTORI-MEINS, sy-vline,
  WA_E3LTORI-LETYP, sy-vline,
  WA_E3LTORI-KZQUI, sy-vline,
  WA_E3LTORI-KZNKO, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_E3LTORI 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_E3LTORI 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_E3LTORI INTO WA_E3LTORI.


*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 MATN1, internal->external for field MATNR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_E3LTORI-MATNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_E3LTORI-MATNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field MEINS
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_E3LTORI-MEINS
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_E3LTORI-MEINS.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field WENUM
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_E3LTORI-WENUM
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_E3LTORI-WENUM.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit LENUM, internal->external for field VLENR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_LENUM_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_E3LTORI-VLENR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_E3LTORI-VLENR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit LENUM, internal->external for field NLENR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_LENUM_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_E3LTORI-NLENR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_E3LTORI-NLENR.
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_E3LTORI_STR, 
TAPOS TYPE STRING,
MATNR TYPE STRING,
WERKS TYPE STRING,
CHARG TYPE STRING,
BESTQ TYPE STRING,
SOBKZ TYPE STRING,
LSONR TYPE STRING,
MEINS TYPE STRING,
LETYP TYPE STRING,
KZQUI TYPE STRING,
KZNKO TYPE STRING,
WEMPF TYPE STRING,
ABLAD TYPE STRING,
WDATU TYPE STRING,
WENUM TYPE STRING,
WEPOS TYPE STRING,
ZEUGN TYPE STRING,
VLTYP TYPE STRING,
VLBER TYPE STRING,
VLPLA TYPE STRING,
VPPOS TYPE STRING,
VSOLM TYPE STRING,
NLTYP TYPE STRING,
NLBER TYPE STRING,
NLPLA TYPE STRING,
NPPOS TYPE STRING,
NSOLM TYPE STRING,
RLTYP TYPE STRING,
RLBER TYPE STRING,
RLPLA TYPE STRING,
RPPOS TYPE STRING,
RSOLM TYPE STRING,
MAKTX TYPE STRING,
VLENR TYPE STRING,
NLENR TYPE STRING,
VFDAT TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_E3LTORI_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_E3LTORI_STR-TAPOS sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-MATNR sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-WERKS sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-CHARG sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-BESTQ sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-SOBKZ sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-LSONR sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-MEINS sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-LETYP sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-KZQUI sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-KZNKO sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-WEMPF sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-ABLAD sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-WDATU sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-WENUM sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-WEPOS sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-ZEUGN sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-VLTYP sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-VLBER sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-VLPLA sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-VPPOS sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-VSOLM sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-NLTYP sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-NLBER sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-NLPLA sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-NPPOS sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-NSOLM sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-RLTYP sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-RLBER sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-RLPLA sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-RPPOS sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-RSOLM sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-MAKTX sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-VLENR sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-NLENR sy-vline 
WA_E3LTORI_STR-VFDAT sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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