ABAP Select data from SAP table HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587 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 HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587. 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 HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587 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_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587,
      WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587 TYPE HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587,
      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: <HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587> TYPE HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587
  INTO TABLE IT_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R05872).
*--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_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R05872).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587 ASSIGNING <HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587>-OBJECT_KEY = 1.
<HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587>-PERNR = 1.
<HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587>-AEDTM = 1.
<HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587>-UNAME = 1.
<HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587>-SPRPS = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587 INTO WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587-SPRTX, sy-vline,
  WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587-ITBLD, sy-vline,
  WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587-ITXEX, sy-vline,
  WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587-BEGDA, sy-vline,
  WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587-ENDDA, sy-vline,
  WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587-TSTID, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587 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_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587 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_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587 INTO WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587.


*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_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_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,
TSTID TYPE STRING,
PFTXT TYPE STRING,
PENID TYPE STRING,
PNTXT TYPE STRING,
EEPFN TYPE STRING,
EEPNN TYPE STRING,
PFAMT TYPE STRING,
EEVPF TYPE STRING,
EVPFA TYPE STRING,
WAEHI TYPE STRING,
PNFLG TYPE STRING,
EEBAS TYPE STRING,
PFBAS TYPE STRING,
PNBAS TYPE STRING,
EEPFM TYPE STRING,
EEPNM TYPE STRING,
ERCCD TYPE STRING,
ERFLG TYPE STRING,
ERPRT TYPE STRING,
INWRK TYPE STRING,
EECCD TYPE STRING,
EEFLG TYPE STRING,
EEPRT TYPE STRING,
GVPEN TYPE STRING,
PNAGE TYPE STRING,
PFDTE TYPE STRING,
GVEPF TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_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_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-OBJECT_KEY sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-PERNR sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-AEDTM sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-UNAME sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-SPRPS sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-SPRTX sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-ITBLD sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-ITXEX sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-BEGDA sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-ENDDA sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-TSTID sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-PFTXT sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-PENID sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-PNTXT sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-EEPFN sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-EEPNN sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-PFAMT sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-EEVPF sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-EVPFA sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-WAEHI sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-PNFLG sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-EEBAS sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-PFBAS sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-PNBAS sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-EEPFM sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-EEPNM sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-ERCCD sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-ERFLG sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-ERPRT sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-INWRK sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-EECCD sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-EEFLG sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-EEPRT sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-GVPEN sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-PNAGE sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-PFDTE sy-vline 
WA_HCMT_BSP_PA_IN_R0587_STR-GVEPF sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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