ABAP Select data from SAP table MSSFILES into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM MSSFILES
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_MSSFILES2).
*--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_MSSFILES INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_MSSFILES2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<MSSFILES>-FILEGRPNA = 1.
<MSSFILES>-LOGFILENA = 1.
<MSSFILES>-PHYFILENA = 1.
<MSSFILES>-FILEID = 1.
<MSSFILES>-FLSIZEMB = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_MSSFILES-ALLOCMB, sy-vline,
  WA_MSSFILES-FREEPCT, sy-vline,
  WA_MSSFILES-GROWTH, sy-vline,
  WA_MSSFILES-GROWTHMB, sy-vline,
  WA_MSSFILES-FLMAXSIZE, sy-vline,
  WA_MSSFILES-PRIMARYFILE, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_MSSFILES 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_MSSFILES 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_MSSFILES INTO WA_MSSFILES.


*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_MSSFILES_STR, 
FILEGRPNA TYPE STRING,
LOGFILENA TYPE STRING,
PHYFILENA TYPE STRING,
FILEID TYPE STRING,
FLSIZEMB TYPE STRING,
ALLOCMB TYPE STRING,
FREEPCT TYPE STRING,
GROWTH TYPE STRING,
GROWTHMB TYPE STRING,
FLMAXSIZE TYPE STRING,
PRIMARYFILE TYPE STRING,
READONLY TYPE STRING,
LOGDEV TYPE STRING,
GRWTHPCT TYPE STRING,
DEVFREEMB TYPE STRING,
ALERTSTATUS TYPE STRING,
FILEMSG TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_MSSFILES_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_MSSFILES_STR-FILEGRPNA sy-vline 
WA_MSSFILES_STR-LOGFILENA sy-vline 
WA_MSSFILES_STR-PHYFILENA sy-vline 
WA_MSSFILES_STR-FILEID sy-vline 
WA_MSSFILES_STR-FLSIZEMB sy-vline 
WA_MSSFILES_STR-ALLOCMB sy-vline 
WA_MSSFILES_STR-FREEPCT sy-vline 
WA_MSSFILES_STR-GROWTH sy-vline 
WA_MSSFILES_STR-GROWTHMB sy-vline 
WA_MSSFILES_STR-FLMAXSIZE sy-vline 
WA_MSSFILES_STR-PRIMARYFILE sy-vline 
WA_MSSFILES_STR-READONLY sy-vline 
WA_MSSFILES_STR-LOGDEV sy-vline 
WA_MSSFILES_STR-GRWTHPCT sy-vline 
WA_MSSFILES_STR-DEVFREEMB sy-vline 
WA_MSSFILES_STR-ALERTSTATUS sy-vline 
WA_MSSFILES_STR-FILEMSG sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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