ABAP Select data from SAP table ENT5940 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP ENT5940 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 ENT5940. 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 ENT5940 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_ENT5940 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ENT5940,
      WA_ENT5940 TYPE ENT5940,
      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: <ENT5940> TYPE ENT5940.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_ENT5940.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM ENT5940
  INTO TABLE IT_ENT5940.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ENT5940
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ENT59402).
*--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_ENT5940 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ENT59402).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_ENT5940 ASSIGNING <ENT5940>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ENT5940>-MANDT = 1.
<ENT5940>-SKOPF = 1.
<ENT5940>-SPRAS = 1.
<ENT5940>-DATAB = 1.
<ENT5940>-DATUB = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_ENT5940 INTO WA_ENT5940.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ENT5940-LVORM, sy-vline,
  WA_ENT5940-ERSDA, sy-vline,
  WA_ENT5940-ERNAM, sy-vline,
  WA_ENT5940-PFLKN, sy-vline,
  WA_ENT5940-STAT1, sy-vline,
  WA_ENT5940-STAT3, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_ENT5940 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_ENT5940 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_ENT5940 INTO WA_ENT5940.


*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 SKOPF
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5940-SKOPF
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5940-SKOPF.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ISOLA, internal->external for field SPRAS
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5940-SPRAS
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5940-SPRAS.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field LOKAL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5940-LOKAL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5940-LOKAL.
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_ENT5940_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
SKOPF TYPE STRING,
SPRAS TYPE STRING,
DATAB TYPE STRING,
DATUB TYPE STRING,
LVORM TYPE STRING,
ERSDA TYPE STRING,
ERNAM TYPE STRING,
PFLKN TYPE STRING,
STAT1 TYPE STRING,
STAT3 TYPE STRING,
DATAE TYPE STRING,
AENAM TYPE STRING,
VTEXT TYPE STRING,
LOKAL TYPE STRING,
TYPIN TYPE STRING,
WKLOK TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_ENT5940_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_ENT5940_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_ENT5940_STR-SKOPF sy-vline 
WA_ENT5940_STR-SPRAS sy-vline 
WA_ENT5940_STR-DATAB sy-vline 
WA_ENT5940_STR-DATUB sy-vline 
WA_ENT5940_STR-LVORM sy-vline 
WA_ENT5940_STR-ERSDA sy-vline 
WA_ENT5940_STR-ERNAM sy-vline 
WA_ENT5940_STR-PFLKN sy-vline 
WA_ENT5940_STR-STAT1 sy-vline 
WA_ENT5940_STR-STAT3 sy-vline 
WA_ENT5940_STR-DATAE sy-vline 
WA_ENT5940_STR-AENAM sy-vline 
WA_ENT5940_STR-VTEXT sy-vline 
WA_ENT5940_STR-LOKAL sy-vline 
WA_ENT5940_STR-TYPIN sy-vline 
WA_ENT5940_STR-WKLOK sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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