ABAP Select data from SAP table ISAKO into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ISAKO
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ISAKO2).
*--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_ISAKO INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ISAKO2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_ISAKO ASSIGNING <ISAKO>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ISAKO>-SNKS = 1.
<ISAKO>-TABIX = 1.
<ISAKO>-SAKNR1 = 1.
<ISAKO>-MWSKZ1 = 1.
<ISAKO>-SAKNR2 = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ISAKO-MWSKZ2, sy-vline,
WA_ISAKO-SAKNR3, sy-vline,
WA_ISAKO-MWSKZ3, sy-vline,
WA_ISAKO-SAKNR4, sy-vline,
WA_ISAKO-MWSKZ4, sy-vline,
WA_ISAKO-SAKNR5, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_ISAKO 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_ISAKO 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_ISAKO INTO WA_ISAKO. *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 SAKNR1 CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ISAKO-SAKNR1 IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ISAKO-SAKNR1.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field SAKNR2 CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ISAKO-SAKNR2 IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ISAKO-SAKNR2.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field SAKNR3 CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ISAKO-SAKNR3 IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ISAKO-SAKNR3.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field SAKNR4 CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ISAKO-SAKNR4 IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ISAKO-SAKNR4.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field SAKNR5 CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ISAKO-SAKNR5 IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ISAKO-SAKNR5.
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_ISAKO_STR,
SNKS TYPE STRING,
TABIX TYPE STRING,
SAKNR1 TYPE STRING,
MWSKZ1 TYPE STRING,
SAKNR2 TYPE STRING,
MWSKZ2 TYPE STRING,
SAKNR3 TYPE STRING,
MWSKZ3 TYPE STRING,
SAKNR4 TYPE STRING,
MWSKZ4 TYPE STRING,
SAKNR5 TYPE STRING,
MWSKZ5 TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_ISAKO_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_ISAKO_STR-SNKS sy-vline
WA_ISAKO_STR-TABIX sy-vline
WA_ISAKO_STR-SAKNR1 sy-vline
WA_ISAKO_STR-MWSKZ1 sy-vline
WA_ISAKO_STR-SAKNR2 sy-vline
WA_ISAKO_STR-MWSKZ2 sy-vline
WA_ISAKO_STR-SAKNR3 sy-vline
WA_ISAKO_STR-MWSKZ3 sy-vline
WA_ISAKO_STR-SAKNR4 sy-vline
WA_ISAKO_STR-MWSKZ4 sy-vline
WA_ISAKO_STR-SAKNR5 sy-vline
WA_ISAKO_STR-MWSKZ5 sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.