ABAP Select data from SAP table ENT4360 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP ENT4360 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 ENT4360. 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 ENT4360 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_ENT4360 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ENT4360,
      WA_ENT4360 TYPE ENT4360,
      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: <ENT4360> TYPE ENT4360.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_ENT4360.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM ENT4360
  INTO TABLE IT_ENT4360.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ENT4360
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ENT43602).
*--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_ENT4360 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ENT43602).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_ENT4360 ASSIGNING <ENT4360>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ENT4360>-MANDT = 1.
<ENT4360>-KOKRS = 1.
<ENT4360>-VERSN = 1.
<ENT4360>-GJAHR = 1.
<ENT4360>-KURST = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_ENT4360 INTO WA_ENT4360.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ENT4360-PLDAT, sy-vline,
WA_ENT4360-PIVIT, sy-vline,
WA_ENT4360-ACTUAL, sy-vline,
WA_ENT4360-PLANNING, sy-vline,
WA_ENT4360-RWINKZ, sy-vline,
WA_ENT4360-BRGRU, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_ENT4360 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_ENT4360 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_ENT4360 INTO WA_ENT4360. *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 ALPHA, internal->external for field VERSN CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ENT4360-VERSN IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT4360-VERSN.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit GJAHR, internal->external for field GJAHR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_GJAHR_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ENT4360-GJAHR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT4360-GJAHR.
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_ENT4360_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
KOKRS TYPE STRING,
VERSN TYPE STRING,
GJAHR TYPE STRING,
KURST TYPE STRING,
PLDAT TYPE STRING,
PIVIT TYPE STRING,
ACTUAL TYPE STRING,
PLANNING TYPE STRING,
RWINKZ TYPE STRING,
BRGRU TYPE STRING,
VSPKZ TYPE STRING,
EPSKZ TYPE STRING,
ANFBESTAND TYPE STRING,
KOPIEREN TYPE STRING,
REFERENZ TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_ENT4360_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_ENT4360_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_ENT4360_STR-KOKRS sy-vline
WA_ENT4360_STR-VERSN sy-vline
WA_ENT4360_STR-GJAHR sy-vline
WA_ENT4360_STR-KURST sy-vline
WA_ENT4360_STR-PLDAT sy-vline
WA_ENT4360_STR-PIVIT sy-vline
WA_ENT4360_STR-ACTUAL sy-vline
WA_ENT4360_STR-PLANNING sy-vline
WA_ENT4360_STR-RWINKZ sy-vline
WA_ENT4360_STR-BRGRU sy-vline
WA_ENT4360_STR-VSPKZ sy-vline
WA_ENT4360_STR-EPSKZ sy-vline
WA_ENT4360_STR-ANFBESTAND sy-vline
WA_ENT4360_STR-KOPIEREN sy-vline
WA_ENT4360_STR-REFERENZ sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.