ABAP Select data from SAP table ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION2).
*--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_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION ASSIGNING <ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION>-CLAIM = 1.
<ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION>-DOBJ = 1.
<ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION>-SUBOBJCAT = 1.
<ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION>-SUBOBJECT = 1.
<ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION>-DENTALNO = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION-SRCCAT, sy-vline,
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION-SRCID, sy-vline,
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION-ENDDATE, sy-vline,
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION-F11, sy-vline,
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION-SUB_P11, sy-vline,
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION-NSUB_P11, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION 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_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION 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_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION INTO WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION. *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.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field CLAIM CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION-CLAIM IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION-CLAIM.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.
ENDFORM. *&---------------------------------------------------------------------* *& Form process_as_string_field_values *&---------------------------------------------------------------------* FORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING p_EKKO LIKE wa_EKKO. TYPES: BEGIN OF T_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR,
CLAIM TYPE STRING,
DOBJ TYPE STRING,
SUBOBJCAT TYPE STRING,
SUBOBJECT TYPE STRING,
DENTALNO TYPE STRING,
SRCCAT TYPE STRING,
SRCID TYPE STRING,
ENDDATE TYPE STRING,
F11 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P11 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P11 TYPE STRING,
F12 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P12 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P12 TYPE STRING,
F13 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P13 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P13 TYPE STRING,
F14 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P14 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P14 TYPE STRING,
F15 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P15 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P15 TYPE STRING,
F16 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P16 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P16 TYPE STRING,
F17 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P17 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P17 TYPE STRING,
F18 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P18 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P18 TYPE STRING,
F21 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P21 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P21 TYPE STRING,
F22 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P22 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P22 TYPE STRING,
F23 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P23 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P23 TYPE STRING,
F24 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P24 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P24 TYPE STRING,
F25 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P25 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P25 TYPE STRING,
F26 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P26 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P26 TYPE STRING,
F27 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P27 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P27 TYPE STRING,
F28 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P28 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P28 TYPE STRING,
F31 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P31 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P31 TYPE STRING,
F32 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P32 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P32 TYPE STRING,
F33 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P33 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P33 TYPE STRING,
F34 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P34 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P34 TYPE STRING,
F35 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P35 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P35 TYPE STRING,
F36 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P36 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P36 TYPE STRING,
F37 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P37 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P37 TYPE STRING,
F38 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P38 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P38 TYPE STRING,
F41 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P41 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P41 TYPE STRING,
F42 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P42 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P42 TYPE STRING,
F43 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P43 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P43 TYPE STRING,
F44 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P44 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P44 TYPE STRING,
F45 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P45 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P45 TYPE STRING,
F46 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P46 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P46 TYPE STRING,
F47 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P47 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P47 TYPE STRING,
F48 TYPE STRING,
SUB_P48 TYPE STRING,
NSUB_P48 TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_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_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-CLAIM sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-DOBJ sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUBOBJCAT sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUBOBJECT sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-DENTALNO sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SRCCAT sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SRCID sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-ENDDATE sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F11 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P11 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P11 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F12 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P12 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P12 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F13 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P13 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P13 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F14 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P14 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P14 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F15 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P15 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P15 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F16 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P16 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P16 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F17 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P17 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P17 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F18 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P18 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P18 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F21 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P21 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P21 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F22 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P22 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P22 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F23 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P23 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P23 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F24 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P24 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P24 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F25 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P25 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P25 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F26 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P26 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P26 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F27 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P27 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P27 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F28 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P28 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P28 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F31 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P31 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P31 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F32 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P32 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P32 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F33 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P33 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P33 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F34 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P34 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P34 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F35 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P35 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P35 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F36 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P36 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P36 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F37 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P37 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P37 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F38 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P38 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P38 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F41 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P41 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P41 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F42 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P42 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P42 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F43 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P43 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P43 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F44 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P44 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P44 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F45 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P45 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P45 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F46 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P46 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P46 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F47 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P47 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P47 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-F48 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-SUB_P48 sy-vline
WA_ICL_TOOTH_NOTATION_STR-NSUB_P48 sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.