ABAP Select data from SAP table ETECATT_ATTACH into internal table
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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP ETECATT_ATTACH 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 ETECATT_ATTACH. 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 ETECATT_ATTACH 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_ETECATT_ATTACH TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ETECATT_ATTACH, WA_ETECATT_ATTACH TYPE ETECATT_ATTACH, 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: <ETECATT_ATTACH> TYPE ETECATT_ATTACH. *Process all fields in table header/work area as string values PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_ETECATT_ATTACH. SELECT * *restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows UP TO 10 ROWS FROM ETECATT_ATTACH INTO TABLE IT_ETECATT_ATTACH. *Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA *SELECT * * FROM ETECATT_ATTACH * INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ETECATT_ATTACH2). *--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_ETECATT_ATTACH INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ETECATT_ATTACH2). *Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL LOOP AT IT_ETECATT_ATTACH ASSIGNING <ETECATT_ATTACH>.*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ETECATT_ATTACH>-OBJ_TYPE = 1.
<ETECATT_ATTACH>-NAME = 1.
<ETECATT_ATTACH>-VERSION = 1.
<ETECATT_ATTACH>-ID = 1.
<ETECATT_ATTACH>-ATTACHMENT_NAME = 1.
ENDLOOP. LOOP AT IT_ETECATT_ATTACH INTO WA_ETECATT_ATTACH. *Write horizonal line to screen report. WRITE:/ sy-uline. *Write selected data to screen/report before conversion. WRITE:/ sy-vline, WA_ETECATT_ATTACH-ATTACHMENT_TYPE, sy-vline,
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH-ATTCHMNT_SUBTYPE, sy-vline,
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH-FILE_PATH, sy-vline,
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH-IS_DEFAULT, sy-vline,
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH-ATTACHMENT, sy-vline,
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH-FUSER, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_ETECATT_ATTACH 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_ETECATT_ATTACH 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_ETECATT_ATTACH INTO WA_ETECATT_ATTACH. *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_ETECATT_ATTACH_STR,
OBJ_TYPE TYPE STRING,
NAME TYPE STRING,
VERSION TYPE STRING,
ID TYPE STRING,
ATTACHMENT_NAME TYPE STRING,
ATTACHMENT_TYPE TYPE STRING,
ATTCHMNT_SUBTYPE TYPE STRING,
FILE_PATH TYPE STRING,
IS_DEFAULT TYPE STRING,
ATTACHMENT TYPE STRING,
FUSER TYPE STRING,
FDATE TYPE STRING,
FTIME TYPE STRING,
LUSER TYPE STRING,
LDATE TYPE STRING,
LTIME TYPE STRING,
FILE_SIZE TYPE STRING,
LINKED_TO TYPE STRING,
LINKED_TYPE TYPE STRING,
IS_COMPRESSED TYPE STRING,
COMP_FILESIZE TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_ETECATT_ATTACH_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_ETECATT_ATTACH_STR-OBJ_TYPE sy-vline
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH_STR-NAME sy-vline
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH_STR-VERSION sy-vline
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH_STR-ID sy-vline
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH_STR-ATTACHMENT_NAME sy-vline
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH_STR-ATTACHMENT_TYPE sy-vline
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH_STR-ATTCHMNT_SUBTYPE sy-vline
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH_STR-FILE_PATH sy-vline
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH_STR-IS_DEFAULT sy-vline
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH_STR-ATTACHMENT sy-vline
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH_STR-FUSER sy-vline
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH_STR-FDATE sy-vline
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH_STR-FTIME sy-vline
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH_STR-LUSER sy-vline
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH_STR-LDATE sy-vline
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH_STR-LTIME sy-vline
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH_STR-FILE_SIZE sy-vline
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH_STR-LINKED_TO sy-vline
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH_STR-LINKED_TYPE sy-vline
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH_STR-IS_COMPRESSED sy-vline
WA_ETECATT_ATTACH_STR-COMP_FILESIZE sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.