ABAP Select data from SAP table ESH_S_MU_STARTUP into internal table
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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP ESH_S_MU_STARTUP 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 ESH_S_MU_STARTUP. 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 ESH_S_MU_STARTUP 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_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ESH_S_MU_STARTUP, WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP TYPE ESH_S_MU_STARTUP, 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: <ESH_S_MU_STARTUP> TYPE ESH_S_MU_STARTUP. *Process all fields in table header/work area as string values PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP. SELECT * *restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows UP TO 10 ROWS FROM ESH_S_MU_STARTUP INTO TABLE IT_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP. *Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA *SELECT * * FROM ESH_S_MU_STARTUP * INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP2). *--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_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP2). *Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL LOOP AT IT_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP ASSIGNING <ESH_S_MU_STARTUP>.*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ESH_S_MU_STARTUP>-SWCV = 1.
<ESH_S_MU_STARTUP>-ITEM = 1.
<ESH_S_MU_STARTUP>-SYS_GROUP = 1.
<ESH_S_MU_STARTUP>-STEP1_INDICATOR = 1.
<ESH_S_MU_STARTUP>-PROPERTIES_INDICATOR = 1.
ENDLOOP. LOOP AT IT_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP INTO WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP. *Write horizonal line to screen report. WRITE:/ sy-uline. *Write selected data to screen/report before conversion. WRITE:/ sy-vline, WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP-KEYWORDS_INDICATOR, sy-vline,
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP-CATEGORIES_INDICATOR, sy-vline,
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP-SCHEDULING_INDICATOR, sy-vline,
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP-NODES_INDICATOR, sy-vline,
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP-NODE, sy-vline,
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP-STRUCTURE_INDICATOR, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP 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_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP 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_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP INTO WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP. *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.
ENDFORM. *&---------------------------------------------------------------------* *& Form process_as_string_field_values *&---------------------------------------------------------------------* FORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING p_EKKO LIKE wa_EKKO. TYPES: BEGIN OF T_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR,
SWCV TYPE STRING,
ITEM TYPE STRING,
SYS_GROUP TYPE STRING,
STEP1_INDICATOR TYPE STRING,
PROPERTIES_INDICATOR TYPE STRING,
KEYWORDS_INDICATOR TYPE STRING,
CATEGORIES_INDICATOR TYPE STRING,
SCHEDULING_INDICATOR TYPE STRING,
NODES_INDICATOR TYPE STRING,
NODE TYPE STRING,
STRUCTURE_INDICATOR TYPE STRING,
ASSO_TYPE TYPE STRING,
ASSO_NAME TYPE STRING,
REQUEST_INDICATOR TYPE STRING,
REQUEST TYPE STRING,
SETTINGS_INDICATOR TYPE STRING,
AUTHORIZATION_ABAP_INDICATOR TYPE STRING,
AUTHORIZATION_PATH_INDICATOR TYPE STRING,
AUTH_CHECK TYPE STRING,
RESPONSE_INDICATOR TYPE STRING,
FILTER_INDICATOR TYPE STRING,
REL_REQUEST_INDICATOR TYPE STRING,
REL_REQUEST TYPE STRING,
BACKEND_NAV_INDICATOR TYPE STRING,
TARGET_UI_TYPE TYPE STRING,
TARGET_NAV_ID TYPE STRING,
ODP_INDICATOR TYPE STRING,
ODP_ID TYPE STRING,
ODP_SEMANTICS TYPE STRING,
ATTRIBUTE TYPE STRING,
FIRST_TIME TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_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_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-SWCV sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-ITEM sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-SYS_GROUP sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-STEP1_INDICATOR sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-PROPERTIES_INDICATOR sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-KEYWORDS_INDICATOR sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-CATEGORIES_INDICATOR sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-SCHEDULING_INDICATOR sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-NODES_INDICATOR sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-NODE sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-STRUCTURE_INDICATOR sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-ASSO_TYPE sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-ASSO_NAME sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-REQUEST_INDICATOR sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-REQUEST sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-SETTINGS_INDICATOR sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-AUTHORIZATION_ABAP_INDICATOR sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-AUTHORIZATION_PATH_INDICATOR sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-AUTH_CHECK sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-RESPONSE_INDICATOR sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-FILTER_INDICATOR sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-REL_REQUEST_INDICATOR sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-REL_REQUEST sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-BACKEND_NAV_INDICATOR sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-TARGET_UI_TYPE sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-TARGET_NAV_ID sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-ODP_INDICATOR sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-ODP_ID sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-ODP_SEMANTICS sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-ATTRIBUTE sy-vline
WA_ESH_S_MU_STARTUP_STR-FIRST_TIME sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.