ABAP Select data from SAP table LISTLINE into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM LISTLINE
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_LISTLINE2).
*--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_LISTLINE INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_LISTLINE2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<LISTLINE>-FLAG = 1.
<LISTLINE>-HCNT = 1.
<LISTLINE>-GAP = 1.
<LISTLINE>-HIDE = 1.
<LISTLINE>-FILL = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_LISTLINE-FMBI, sy-vline,
  WA_LISTLINE-FSEL, sy-vline,
  WA_LISTLINE-FMBX, sy-vline,
  WA_LISTLINE-FONT, sy-vline,
  WA_LISTLINE-LENG, sy-vline,
  WA_LISTLINE-FMB, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_LISTLINE 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_LISTLINE 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_LISTLINE INTO WA_LISTLINE.


*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_LISTLINE_STR, 
FLAG TYPE STRING,
HCNT TYPE STRING,
GAP TYPE STRING,
HIDE TYPE STRING,
FILL TYPE STRING,
FMBI TYPE STRING,
FSEL TYPE STRING,
FMBX TYPE STRING,
FONT TYPE STRING,
LENG TYPE STRING,
FMB TYPE STRING,
LINE TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_LISTLINE_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_LISTLINE_STR-FLAG sy-vline 
WA_LISTLINE_STR-HCNT sy-vline 
WA_LISTLINE_STR-GAP sy-vline 
WA_LISTLINE_STR-HIDE sy-vline 
WA_LISTLINE_STR-FILL sy-vline 
WA_LISTLINE_STR-FMBI sy-vline 
WA_LISTLINE_STR-FSEL sy-vline 
WA_LISTLINE_STR-FMBX sy-vline 
WA_LISTLINE_STR-FONT sy-vline 
WA_LISTLINE_STR-LENG sy-vline 
WA_LISTLINE_STR-FMB sy-vline 
WA_LISTLINE_STR-LINE sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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