ABAP Select data from SAP table ENT6437 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP ENT6437 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 ENT6437. 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 ENT6437 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_ENT6437 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ENT6437,
      WA_ENT6437 TYPE ENT6437,
      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: <ENT6437> TYPE ENT6437.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_ENT6437.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM ENT6437
  INTO TABLE IT_ENT6437.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ENT6437
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ENT64372).
*--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_ENT6437 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ENT64372).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_ENT6437 ASSIGNING <ENT6437>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ENT6437>-MANDT = 1.
<ENT6437>-FKART = 1.
<ENT6437>-KOPGR = 1.
<ENT6437>-NUMKI = 1.
<ENT6437>-NUMKE = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_ENT6437 INTO WA_ENT6437.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ENT6437-INCPO, sy-vline,
WA_ENT6437-KUNN0, sy-vline,
WA_ENT6437-UEVOR, sy-vline,
WA_ENT6437-UMFNG, sy-vline,
WA_ENT6437-RFBFK, sy-vline,
WA_ENT6437-TRVOG, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_ENT6437 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_ENT6437 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_ENT6437 INTO WA_ENT6437. *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 STAFO CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ENT6437-STAFO IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT6437-STAFO.
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_ENT6437_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
FKART TYPE STRING,
KOPGR TYPE STRING,
NUMKI TYPE STRING,
NUMKE TYPE STRING,
INCPO TYPE STRING,
KUNN0 TYPE STRING,
UEVOR TYPE STRING,
UMFNG TYPE STRING,
RFBFK TYPE STRING,
TRVOG TYPE STRING,
TXN08 TYPE STRING,
VBTYP TYPE STRING,
ERNAM TYPE STRING,
PARGK TYPE STRING,
PARGP TYPE STRING,
KALSMC TYPE STRING,
FKARTS TYPE STRING,
TXTGR TYPE STRING,
KAPPL TYPE STRING,
KALSM TYPE STRING,
KSCHL TYPE STRING,
STAFO TYPE STRING,
KVSLV TYPE STRING,
KALVG TYPE STRING,
TXTGR_P TYPE STRING,
STATI TYPE STRING,
KALSMBP TYPE STRING,
BORVF TYPE STRING,
FKART_RL TYPE STRING,
RELEP TYPE STRING,
TXTLF TYPE STRING,
HITYP_PR TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_ENT6437_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_ENT6437_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-FKART sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-KOPGR sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-NUMKI sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-NUMKE sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-INCPO sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-KUNN0 sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-UEVOR sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-UMFNG sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-RFBFK sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-TRVOG sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-TXN08 sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-VBTYP sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-ERNAM sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-PARGK sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-PARGP sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-KALSMC sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-FKARTS sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-TXTGR sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-KAPPL sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-KALSM sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-KSCHL sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-STAFO sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-KVSLV sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-KALVG sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-TXTGR_P sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-STATI sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-KALSMBP sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-BORVF sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-FKART_RL sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-RELEP sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-TXTLF sy-vline
WA_ENT6437_STR-HITYP_PR sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.