ABAP Select data from SAP table ENT4173 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP ENT4173 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 ENT4173. 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 ENT4173 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_ENT4173 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ENT4173,
      WA_ENT4173 TYPE ENT4173,
      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: <ENT4173> TYPE ENT4173.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_ENT4173.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM ENT4173
  INTO TABLE IT_ENT4173.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ENT4173
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ENT41732).
*--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_ENT4173 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ENT41732).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_ENT4173 ASSIGNING <ENT4173>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ENT4173>-MANDT = 1.
<ENT4173>-KOKRSCYCLE = 1.
<ENT4173>-SDATE = 1.
<ENT4173>-SEQNR = 1.
<ENT4173>-SRULE = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_ENT4173 INTO WA_ENT4173.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ENT4173-RRULE, sy-vline,
WA_ENT4173-NAME, sy-vline,
WA_ENT4173-TAB, sy-vline,
WA_ENT4173-ACTIVE, sy-vline,
WA_ENT4173-NEGTEST, sy-vline,
WA_ENT4173-SPERCENT, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_ENT4173 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_ENT4173 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_ENT4173 INTO WA_ENT4173. *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 ISOLA, internal->external for field LANGU CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ENT4173-LANGU IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT4173-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_ENT4173_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
KOKRSCYCLE TYPE STRING,
SDATE TYPE STRING,
SEQNR TYPE STRING,
SRULE TYPE STRING,
RRULE TYPE STRING,
NAME TYPE STRING,
TAB TYPE STRING,
ACTIVE TYPE STRING,
NEGTEST TYPE STRING,
SPERCENT TYPE STRING,
SFFELD1 TYPE STRING,
SFFELD2 TYPE STRING,
SFFELD3 TYPE STRING,
SFFELD4 TYPE STRING,
SFFELD5 TYPE STRING,
FACURR TYPE STRING,
RFFELD1 TYPE STRING,
RFFELD2 TYPE STRING,
RFFELD3 TYPE STRING,
RFFELD4 TYPE STRING,
RFFELD5 TYPE STRING,
SCIP TYPE STRING,
RCDATA TYPE STRING,
RRFELD1 TYPE STRING,
LANGU TYPE STRING,
TXT TYPE STRING,
SETKIND TYPE STRING,
POS TYPE STRING,
FIELD TYPE STRING,
SETNAME TYPE STRING,
VALMIN TYPE STRING,
VALMAX TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_ENT4173_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_ENT4173_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-KOKRSCYCLE sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-SDATE sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-SEQNR sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-SRULE sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-RRULE sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-NAME sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-TAB sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-ACTIVE sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-NEGTEST sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-SPERCENT sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-SFFELD1 sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-SFFELD2 sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-SFFELD3 sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-SFFELD4 sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-SFFELD5 sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-FACURR sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-RFFELD1 sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-RFFELD2 sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-RFFELD3 sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-RFFELD4 sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-RFFELD5 sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-SCIP sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-RCDATA sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-RRFELD1 sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-LANGU sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-TXT sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-SETKIND sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-POS sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-FIELD sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-SETNAME sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-VALMIN sy-vline
WA_ENT4173_STR-VALMAX sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.