ABAP Select data from SAP table EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY2).
*--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_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY>-MANDT = 1.
<EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY>-SWITCHNUM = 1.
<EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY>-MSGDATANUM = 1.
<EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY>-MSGDATE = 1.
<EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY>-MSGTIME = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY-CATEGORY, sy-vline,
  WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY-CATEGORYTXT, sy-vline,
  WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY-DEXTASKID, sy-vline,
  WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY-DIRECTION, sy-vline,
  WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY-DIRECTION_ICON, sy-vline,
  WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY-COMPARTNER, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY 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_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY 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_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY INTO WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY.


*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 PRGYCONS_UNIT
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY-PRGYCONS_UNIT
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY-PRGYCONS_UNIT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit LUNIT, internal->external for field PRGYCONS_UNIT_EXT
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_LUNIT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY-PRGYCONS_UNIT_EXT
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY-PRGYCONS_UNIT_EXT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

*Conversion exit LUNIT, internal->external for field MAXDEM_UNIT_EXT
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_LUNIT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY-MAXDEM_UNIT_EXT
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY-MAXDEM_UNIT_EXT.
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_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
SWITCHNUM TYPE STRING,
MSGDATANUM TYPE STRING,
MSGDATE TYPE STRING,
MSGTIME TYPE STRING,
CATEGORY TYPE STRING,
CATEGORYTXT TYPE STRING,
DEXTASKID TYPE STRING,
DIRECTION TYPE STRING,
DIRECTION_ICON TYPE STRING,
COMPARTNER TYPE STRING,
COMPARTNERNAME TYPE STRING,
CREATETYPE TYPE STRING,
CREATETYPEICON TYPE STRING,
PROCSTATUS TYPE STRING,
PROCSTATUSTXT TYPE STRING,
PROCSTATUSDATE TYPE STRING,
PROCSTATUSTIME TYPE STRING,
IDREFNR TYPE STRING,
METERNR TYPE STRING,
NAME_L TYPE STRING,
NAME_F TYPE STRING,
STREET TYPE STRING,
HOUSENR TYPE STRING,
HOUSENREXT TYPE STRING,
POSTCODE TYPE STRING,
CITY TYPE STRING,
TRANSREASON TYPE STRING,
TRANSREASONTXT TYPE STRING,
SETTLRESP TYPE STRING,
SETTLUNITEXT TYPE STRING,
METMETHOD TYPE STRING,
METMETHODTXT TYPE STRING,
PROFILE TYPE STRING,
PROGYEARCONS TYPE STRING,
PRGYCONS_UNIT TYPE STRING,
PRGYCONS_UNIT_EXT TYPE STRING,
MAXDEMAND TYPE STRING,
MAXDEM_UNIT TYPE STRING,
MAXDEM_UNIT_EXT TYPE STRING,
MSGSTATUS TYPE STRING,
MSGSTATUSTXT TYPE STRING,
COMMENTFLAG TYPE STRING,
MOVEINDATE TYPE STRING,
MOVEOUTDATE TYPE STRING,
EXT_UI TYPE STRING,
ALV_STYLE_TABLE TYPE STRING,
ALV_COLOR_TABLE TYPE STRING,
ALV_LINE_COLOR TYPE STRING,
CHECKED TYPE STRING,
ERDAT TYPE STRING,
ERNAM TYPE STRING,
AEDAT TYPE STRING,
AENAM TYPE STRING,
BEGRU TYPE STRING,
LOEVM TYPE STRING,
STREET_BU TYPE STRING,
HOUSENR_BU TYPE STRING,
HOUSENREXT_BU TYPE STRING,
POSTCODE_BU TYPE STRING,
CITY_BU TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_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_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-SWITCHNUM sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-MSGDATANUM sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-MSGDATE sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-MSGTIME sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-CATEGORY sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-CATEGORYTXT sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-DEXTASKID sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-DIRECTION sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-DIRECTION_ICON sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-COMPARTNER sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-COMPARTNERNAME sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-CREATETYPE sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-CREATETYPEICON sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-PROCSTATUS sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-PROCSTATUSTXT sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-PROCSTATUSDATE sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-PROCSTATUSTIME sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-IDREFNR sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-METERNR sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-NAME_L sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-NAME_F sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-STREET sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-HOUSENR sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-HOUSENREXT sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-POSTCODE sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-CITY sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-TRANSREASON sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-TRANSREASONTXT sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-SETTLRESP sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-SETTLUNITEXT sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-METMETHOD sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-METMETHODTXT sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-PROFILE sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-PROGYEARCONS sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-PRGYCONS_UNIT sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-PRGYCONS_UNIT_EXT sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-MAXDEMAND sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-MAXDEM_UNIT sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-MAXDEM_UNIT_EXT sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-MSGSTATUS sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-MSGSTATUSTXT sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-COMMENTFLAG sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-MOVEINDATE sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-MOVEOUTDATE sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-EXT_UI sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-ALV_STYLE_TABLE sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-ALV_COLOR_TABLE sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-ALV_LINE_COLOR sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-CHECKED sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-ERDAT sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-ERNAM sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-AEDAT sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-AENAM sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-BEGRU sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-LOEVM sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-STREET_BU sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-HOUSENR_BU sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-HOUSENREXT_BU sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-POSTCODE_BU sy-vline 
WA_EIDESWTMSGDATA_DISPLAY_STR-CITY_BU sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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