ABAP Select data from SAP table HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43 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 HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43. 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 HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43 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_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43,
      WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43 TYPE HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43,
      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: <HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43> TYPE HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43
  INTO TABLE IT_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_432).
*--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_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_432).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43 ASSIGNING <HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43>-OBJECT_KEY = 1.
<HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43>-PERNR = 1.
<HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43>-AEDTM = 1.
<HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43>-UNAME = 1.
<HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43>-SPRPS = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43 INTO WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43-SPRTX, sy-vline,
  WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43-ITBLD, sy-vline,
  WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43-ITXEX, sy-vline,
  WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43-BEGDA, sy-vline,
  WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43-ENDDA, sy-vline,
  WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43-ANSSA, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43 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_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43 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_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43 INTO WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43.


*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_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR, 
OBJECT_KEY TYPE STRING,
PERNR TYPE STRING,
AEDTM TYPE STRING,
UNAME TYPE STRING,
SPRPS TYPE STRING,
SPRTX TYPE STRING,
ITBLD TYPE STRING,
ITXEX TYPE STRING,
BEGDA TYPE STRING,
ENDDA TYPE STRING,
ANSSA TYPE STRING,
NAME2 TYPE STRING,
INDRL TYPE STRING,
ATEXT TYPE STRING,
STRAS TYPE STRING,
LOCAT TYPE STRING,
ORT02 TYPE STRING,
ORT01 TYPE STRING,
PSTLZ TYPE STRING,
STATE TYPE STRING,
BEZEI TYPE STRING,
LAND1 TYPE STRING,
LANDX TYPE STRING,
TELNR TYPE STRING,
WKWNG TYPE STRING,
COM01 TYPE STRING,
TELN1 TYPE STRING,
ENTKM TYPE STRING,
COM02 TYPE STRING,
TELN2 TYPE STRING,
BUSRT TYPE STRING,
COM03 TYPE STRING,
TELN3 TYPE STRING,
MOLGA TYPE STRING,
STEXT TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_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_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-OBJECT_KEY sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-PERNR sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-AEDTM sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-UNAME sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-SPRPS sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-SPRTX sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-ITBLD sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-ITXEX sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-BEGDA sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-ENDDA sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-ANSSA sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-NAME2 sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-INDRL sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-ATEXT sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-STRAS sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-LOCAT sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-ORT02 sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-ORT01 sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-PSTLZ sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-STATE sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-BEZEI sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-LAND1 sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-LANDX sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-TELNR sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-WKWNG sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-COM01 sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-TELN1 sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-ENTKM sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-COM02 sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-TELN2 sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-BUSRT sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-COM03 sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-TELN3 sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-MOLGA sy-vline 
WA_HCMFAB_S_PERS_UI0006_43_STR-STEXT sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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