ABAP Select data from SAP table ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN2).
*--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_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN ASSIGNING <ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN>-ALV_GRID = 1.
<ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN>-DIALOG = 1.
<ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN>-EXCEPTIONID = 1.
<ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN>-EXCEPTIONEXTID = 1.
<ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN>-EXCEPTIONTXT = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN-DATEFROM, sy-vline,
WA_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN-TIMEFROM, sy-vline,
WA_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN-DATETO, sy-vline,
WA_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN-TIMETO, sy-vline,
WA_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN-EXCEPTIONPROGRAMID, sy-vline,
WA_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN-EXCEPTIONPROGRAMTXT, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN 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_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN 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_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN INTO WA_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN. *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_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN_STR,
ALV_GRID TYPE STRING,
DIALOG TYPE STRING,
EXCEPTIONID TYPE STRING,
EXCEPTIONEXTID TYPE STRING,
EXCEPTIONTXT TYPE STRING,
DATEFROM TYPE STRING,
TIMEFROM TYPE STRING,
DATETO TYPE STRING,
TIMETO TYPE STRING,
EXCEPTIONPROGRAMID TYPE STRING,
EXCEPTIONPROGRAMTXT TYPE STRING,
EXCEPTIONPROGTIMEZONE TYPE STRING,
EXCEPTIONPROGTIMEZONETXT TYPE STRING,
HOTSPOT_PROGRAM TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN_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_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN_STR-ALV_GRID sy-vline
WA_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN_STR-DIALOG sy-vline
WA_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN_STR-EXCEPTIONID sy-vline
WA_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN_STR-EXCEPTIONEXTID sy-vline
WA_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN_STR-EXCEPTIONTXT sy-vline
WA_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN_STR-DATEFROM sy-vline
WA_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN_STR-TIMEFROM sy-vline
WA_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN_STR-DATETO sy-vline
WA_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN_STR-TIMETO sy-vline
WA_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN_STR-EXCEPTIONPROGRAMID sy-vline
WA_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN_STR-EXCEPTIONPROGRAMTXT sy-vline
WA_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN_STR-EXCEPTIONPROGTIMEZONE sy-vline
WA_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN_STR-EXCEPTIONPROGTIMEZONETXT sy-vline
WA_ETOUEXCEPTRESP_SCREEN_STR-HOTSPOT_PROGRAM sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.