ABAP Select data from SAP table EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT2).
*--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_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT ASSIGNING <EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT>-DOCUMENT_OUTPUT_INFO = 1.
<EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT>-TDFPAGES = 1.
<EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT>-JOB_OUTPUT_INFO = 1.
<EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT>-OUTPUTDONE = 1.
<EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT>-ARCHDONE = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT-USEREXIT, sy-vline,
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT-TDFORMS, sy-vline,
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT-TDNEWID, sy-vline,
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT-SPOOLIDS, sy-vline,
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT-FAXIDS, sy-vline,
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT-MAILIDS, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT 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_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT 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_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT INTO WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT. *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 SPDEV, internal->external for field PRINTER CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SPDEV_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT-PRINTER IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT-PRINTER.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit SPDEV, internal->external for field TDDEST CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SPDEV_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT-TDDEST IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT-TDDEST.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ISOLA, internal->external for field BCS_LANGU CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT-BCS_LANGU IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT-BCS_LANGU.
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_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR,
DOCUMENT_OUTPUT_INFO TYPE STRING,
TDFPAGES TYPE STRING,
JOB_OUTPUT_INFO TYPE STRING,
OUTPUTDONE TYPE STRING,
ARCHDONE TYPE STRING,
USEREXIT TYPE STRING,
TDFORMS TYPE STRING,
TDNEWID TYPE STRING,
SPOOLIDS TYPE STRING,
FAXIDS TYPE STRING,
MAILIDS TYPE STRING,
OTFDATA TYPE STRING,
XMLOUTPUT TYPE STRING,
XSFDATA TYPE STRING,
XSFLENGTH TYPE STRING,
XSFTYPE TYPE STRING,
XSFDOCPTR TYPE STRING,
XSFGR TYPE STRING,
STSHEET TYPE STRING,
FMTNAME TYPE STRING,
FMTTYPE TYPE STRING,
FMTCONTENT TYPE STRING,
FMTLENGTH TYPE STRING,
TRFRESULT TYPE STRING,
TYPE TYPE STRING,
CONTENT TYPE STRING,
LENGTH TYPE STRING,
JOB_OUTPUT_OPTIONS TYPE STRING,
TDPREVIEW TYPE STRING,
TDARMOD TYPE STRING,
NEW_ARC_OP TYPE STRING,
SAP_OBJECT TYPE STRING,
AR_OBJECT TYPE STRING,
ARCHIV_ID TYPE STRING,
DOC_TYPE TYPE STRING,
RPC_HOST TYPE STRING,
RPC_SERVIC TYPE STRING,
INTERFACE TYPE STRING,
MANDANT TYPE STRING,
REPORT TYPE STRING,
INFO TYPE STRING,
ARCTEXT TYPE STRING,
DATUM TYPE STRING,
ARCUSER TYPE STRING,
PRINTER TYPE STRING,
FORMULAR TYPE STRING,
ARCHIVPATH TYPE STRING,
PROTOKOLL TYPE STRING,
VERSION TYPE STRING,
ACHECK TYPE STRING,
TDCOVER TYPE STRING,
TDRECEIVER TYPE STRING,
TDDIVISION TYPE STRING,
TDCOPIES TYPE STRING,
TDGROUP TYPE STRING,
TDPAGESLCT TYPE STRING,
TDDEST TYPE STRING,
TDPRINTER TYPE STRING,
RQPOSNAME TYPE STRING,
TDNEWID TYPE STRING,
TDIMMED TYPE STRING,
TDDELETE TYPE STRING,
TDLIFETIME TYPE STRING,
TDAUTORITY TYPE STRING,
TDFINAL TYPE STRING,
SPONUMIV TYPE STRING,
PRINTTICKET TYPE STRING,
TDTELELAND TYPE STRING,
TDTELENUM TYPE STRING,
TDTELENUME TYPE STRING,
TDFAXUSER TYPE STRING,
FAXFORMAT TYPE STRING,
TDSCHEDULE TYPE STRING,
TDSENDDATE TYPE STRING,
TDSENDTIME TYPE STRING,
BCS_REQST TYPE STRING,
BCS_STATUS TYPE STRING,
BCS_COMMIT TYPE STRING,
BCS_LANGU TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_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_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-DOCUMENT_OUTPUT_INFO sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDFPAGES sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-JOB_OUTPUT_INFO sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-OUTPUTDONE sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-ARCHDONE sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-USEREXIT sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDFORMS sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDNEWID sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-SPOOLIDS sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-FAXIDS sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-MAILIDS sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-OTFDATA sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-XMLOUTPUT sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-XSFDATA sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-XSFLENGTH sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-XSFTYPE sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-XSFDOCPTR sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-XSFGR sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-STSHEET sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-FMTNAME sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-FMTTYPE sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-FMTCONTENT sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-FMTLENGTH sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TRFRESULT sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TYPE sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-CONTENT sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-LENGTH sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-JOB_OUTPUT_OPTIONS sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDPREVIEW sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDARMOD sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-NEW_ARC_OP sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-SAP_OBJECT sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-AR_OBJECT sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-ARCHIV_ID sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-DOC_TYPE sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-RPC_HOST sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-RPC_SERVIC sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-INTERFACE sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-MANDANT sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-REPORT sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-INFO sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-ARCTEXT sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-DATUM sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-ARCUSER sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-PRINTER sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-FORMULAR sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-ARCHIVPATH sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-PROTOKOLL sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-VERSION sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-ACHECK sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDCOVER sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDRECEIVER sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDDIVISION sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDCOPIES sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDGROUP sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDPAGESLCT sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDDEST sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDPRINTER sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-RQPOSNAME sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDNEWID sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDIMMED sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDDELETE sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDLIFETIME sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDAUTORITY sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDFINAL sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-SPONUMIV sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-PRINTTICKET sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDTELELAND sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDTELENUM sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDTELENUME sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDFAXUSER sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-FAXFORMAT sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDSCHEDULE sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDSENDDATE sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-TDSENDTIME sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-BCS_REQST sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-BCS_STATUS sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-BCS_COMMIT sy-vline
WA_EFG_STRN_SF_RESULT_STR-BCS_LANGU sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.