ABAP Select data from SAP table OIFOCOAS into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM OIFOCOAS
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_OIFOCOAS2).
*--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_OIFOCOAS INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_OIFOCOAS2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<OIFOCOAS>-MANDT = 1.
<OIFOCOAS>-PBLNR = 1.
<OIFOCOAS>-OBJPOS = 1.
<OIFOCOAS>-ERDAT = 1.
<OIFOCOAS>-ERZEIT = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_OIFOCOAS-ERNAM, sy-vline,
  WA_OIFOCOAS-AEDAT, sy-vline,
  WA_OIFOCOAS-AEZEIT, sy-vline,
  WA_OIFOCOAS-AENAM, sy-vline,
  WA_OIFOCOAS-BLOIND, sy-vline,
  WA_OIFOCOAS-DELIND, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_OIFOCOAS 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_OIFOCOAS 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_OIFOCOAS INTO WA_OIFOCOAS.


*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 PBLNR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_OIFOCOAS-PBLNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_OIFOCOAS-PBLNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field AUFNR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_OIFOCOAS-AUFNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_OIFOCOAS-AUFNR.
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_OIFOCOAS_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
PBLNR TYPE STRING,
OBJPOS TYPE STRING,
ERDAT TYPE STRING,
ERZEIT TYPE STRING,
ERNAM TYPE STRING,
AEDAT TYPE STRING,
AEZEIT TYPE STRING,
AENAM TYPE STRING,
BLOIND TYPE STRING,
DELIND TYPE STRING,
AUFNR TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_OIFOCOAS_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_OIFOCOAS_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_OIFOCOAS_STR-PBLNR sy-vline 
WA_OIFOCOAS_STR-OBJPOS sy-vline 
WA_OIFOCOAS_STR-ERDAT sy-vline 
WA_OIFOCOAS_STR-ERZEIT sy-vline 
WA_OIFOCOAS_STR-ERNAM sy-vline 
WA_OIFOCOAS_STR-AEDAT sy-vline 
WA_OIFOCOAS_STR-AEZEIT sy-vline 
WA_OIFOCOAS_STR-AENAM sy-vline 
WA_OIFOCOAS_STR-BLOIND sy-vline 
WA_OIFOCOAS_STR-DELIND sy-vline 
WA_OIFOCOAS_STR-AUFNR sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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