ABAP Select data from SAP table IACHTML into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM IACHTML
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_IACHTML2).
*--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_IACHTML INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_IACHTML2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<IACHTML>-RELID = 1.
<IACHTML>-SERVICE = 1.
<IACHTML>-THEME = 1.
<IACHTML>-DYNPRO = 1.
<IACHTML>-MODULPOOL = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_IACHTML-SRTF2, sy-vline,
  WA_IACHTML-CHKOUT, sy-vline,
  WA_IACHTML-CHKNEW, sy-vline,
  WA_IACHTML-CHKPATH, sy-vline,
  WA_IACHTML-CHKHOST, sy-vline,
  WA_IACHTML-CHNAME, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_IACHTML 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_IACHTML 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_IACHTML INTO WA_IACHTML.


*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_IACHTML_STR, 
RELID TYPE STRING,
SERVICE TYPE STRING,
THEME TYPE STRING,
DYNPRO TYPE STRING,
MODULPOOL TYPE STRING,
SRTF2 TYPE STRING,
CHKOUT TYPE STRING,
CHKNEW TYPE STRING,
CHKPATH TYPE STRING,
CHKHOST TYPE STRING,
CHNAME TYPE STRING,
TDATE TYPE STRING,
TTIME TYPE STRING,
CLUSTR TYPE STRING,
CLUSTD TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_IACHTML_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_IACHTML_STR-RELID sy-vline 
WA_IACHTML_STR-SERVICE sy-vline 
WA_IACHTML_STR-THEME sy-vline 
WA_IACHTML_STR-DYNPRO sy-vline 
WA_IACHTML_STR-MODULPOOL sy-vline 
WA_IACHTML_STR-SRTF2 sy-vline 
WA_IACHTML_STR-CHKOUT sy-vline 
WA_IACHTML_STR-CHKNEW sy-vline 
WA_IACHTML_STR-CHKPATH sy-vline 
WA_IACHTML_STR-CHKHOST sy-vline 
WA_IACHTML_STR-CHNAME sy-vline 
WA_IACHTML_STR-TDATE sy-vline 
WA_IACHTML_STR-TTIME sy-vline 
WA_IACHTML_STR-CLUSTR sy-vline 
WA_IACHTML_STR-CLUSTD sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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