ABAP Select data from SAP table ICFAPPLICATION into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ICFAPPLICATION
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ICFAPPLICATION2).
*--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_ICFAPPLICATION INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ICFAPPLICATION2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ICFAPPLICATION>-APPL = 1.
<ICFAPPLICATION>-COUNTER = 1.
<ICFAPPLICATION>-HOSTNUMBER = 1.
<ICFAPPLICATION>-ICF_NAME = 1.
<ICFAPPLICATION>-ICFPARGUID = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ICFAPPLICATION-URL, sy-vline,
  WA_ICFAPPLICATION-ALLOWED, sy-vline,
  WA_ICFAPPLICATION-AUTHUSER, sy-vline,
  WA_ICFAPPLICATION-CUSER, sy-vline,
  WA_ICFAPPLICATION-CDATE, sy-vline,
  WA_ICFAPPLICATION-CCLNT, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_ICFAPPLICATION 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_ICFAPPLICATION 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_ICFAPPLICATION INTO WA_ICFAPPLICATION.


*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_ICFAPPLICATION_STR, 
APPL TYPE STRING,
COUNTER TYPE STRING,
HOSTNUMBER TYPE STRING,
ICF_NAME TYPE STRING,
ICFPARGUID TYPE STRING,
URL TYPE STRING,
ALLOWED TYPE STRING,
AUTHUSER TYPE STRING,
CUSER TYPE STRING,
CDATE TYPE STRING,
CCLNT TYPE STRING,
MUSER TYPE STRING,
MDATE TYPE STRING,
MCLNT TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_ICFAPPLICATION_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_ICFAPPLICATION_STR-APPL sy-vline 
WA_ICFAPPLICATION_STR-COUNTER sy-vline 
WA_ICFAPPLICATION_STR-HOSTNUMBER sy-vline 
WA_ICFAPPLICATION_STR-ICF_NAME sy-vline 
WA_ICFAPPLICATION_STR-ICFPARGUID sy-vline 
WA_ICFAPPLICATION_STR-URL sy-vline 
WA_ICFAPPLICATION_STR-ALLOWED sy-vline 
WA_ICFAPPLICATION_STR-AUTHUSER sy-vline 
WA_ICFAPPLICATION_STR-CUSER sy-vline 
WA_ICFAPPLICATION_STR-CDATE sy-vline 
WA_ICFAPPLICATION_STR-CCLNT sy-vline 
WA_ICFAPPLICATION_STR-MUSER sy-vline 
WA_ICFAPPLICATION_STR-MDATE sy-vline 
WA_ICFAPPLICATION_STR-MCLNT sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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