ABAP Select data from SAP table ESH_U_APM_ORDER into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP ESH_U_APM_ORDER 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_U_APM_ORDER. 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_U_APM_ORDER 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_U_APM_ORDER TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ESH_U_APM_ORDER,
      WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER TYPE ESH_U_APM_ORDER,
      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_U_APM_ORDER> TYPE ESH_U_APM_ORDER.

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ESH_U_APM_ORDER
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ESH_U_APM_ORDER2).
*--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_U_APM_ORDER INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ESH_U_APM_ORDER>-MANDT = 1.
<ESH_U_APM_ORDER>-BCMBATCHHEADERNUMBER = 1.
<ESH_U_APM_ORDER>-CHANNEL = 1.
<ESH_U_APM_ORDER>-CLEARINGAREA = 1.
<ESH_U_APM_ORDER>-COMPANYCODE = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER-EXTERNALFILEREFERENCEID, sy-vline,
  WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER-EXTERNALORDERNUMBER, sy-vline,
  WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER-FORMATID, sy-vline,
  WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER-OBJECTLISTNUMBER, sy-vline,
  WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER-PAYMENTORDERDATE, sy-vline,
  WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER-PAYMENTORDERNUMBER, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER 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_U_APM_ORDER 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_U_APM_ORDER INTO WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER.


*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_U_APM_ORDER_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
BCMBATCHHEADERNUMBER TYPE STRING,
CHANNEL TYPE STRING,
CLEARINGAREA TYPE STRING,
COMPANYCODE TYPE STRING,
EXTERNALFILEREFERENCEID TYPE STRING,
EXTERNALORDERNUMBER TYPE STRING,
FORMATID TYPE STRING,
OBJECTLISTNUMBER TYPE STRING,
PAYMENTORDERDATE TYPE STRING,
PAYMENTORDERNUMBER TYPE STRING,
PAYMENTORDERTYPE TYPE STRING,
PAYMENTORDERTYPEDESCRIPTION TYPE STRING,
RELEASEAMOUNT TYPE STRING,
RELEASECURRENCY TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER_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_U_APM_ORDER_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER_STR-BCMBATCHHEADERNUMBER sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER_STR-CHANNEL sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER_STR-CLEARINGAREA sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER_STR-COMPANYCODE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER_STR-EXTERNALFILEREFERENCEID sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER_STR-EXTERNALORDERNUMBER sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER_STR-FORMATID sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER_STR-OBJECTLISTNUMBER sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER_STR-PAYMENTORDERDATE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER_STR-PAYMENTORDERNUMBER sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER_STR-PAYMENTORDERTYPE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER_STR-PAYMENTORDERTYPEDESCRIPTION sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER_STR-RELEASEAMOUNT sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_APM_ORDER_STR-RELEASECURRENCY sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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