ABAP Select data from SAP table OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT 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 OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT. 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 OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT 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_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT,
      WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT TYPE OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT,
      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: <OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT> TYPE OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT
  INTO TABLE IT_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT2).
*--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_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT ASSIGNING <OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT>-MANDT = 1.
<OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT>-NOMINATIONDOC = 1.
<OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT>-NOMINATIONDOCITEM = 1.
<OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT>-NOMINATIONEVENTNUMBER = 1.
<OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT>-NOMINATIONEXTNUMBER = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT INTO WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT-NOMINATIONEVENTTYPE, sy-vline,
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT-NOMINATIONEVENTTRANSACTIONTYPE, sy-vline,
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT-NOMINATIONEVENTSEQUENCE, sy-vline,
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT-DELIND, sy-vline,
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT-VEHICLESEQUENCENUMBER, sy-vline,
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT-LOCATIONPARTNER, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT 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_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT 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_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT INTO WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT. *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 NOMINATIONDOC CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT-NOMINATIONDOC IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT-NOMINATIONDOC.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field NOMINATIONEVENTSEQUENCE CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT-NOMINATIONEVENTSEQUENCE IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT-NOMINATIONEVENTSEQUENCE.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field LOCATIONPARTNER CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT-LOCATIONPARTNER IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT-LOCATIONPARTNER.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field BERTHIDENTIFIER CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT-BERTHIDENTIFIER IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT-BERTHIDENTIFIER.
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_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
NOMINATIONDOC TYPE STRING,
NOMINATIONDOCITEM TYPE STRING,
NOMINATIONEVENTNUMBER TYPE STRING,
NOMINATIONEXTNUMBER TYPE STRING,
NOMINATIONEVENTTYPE TYPE STRING,
NOMINATIONEVENTTRANSACTIONTYPE TYPE STRING,
NOMINATIONEVENTSEQUENCE TYPE STRING,
DELIND TYPE STRING,
VEHICLESEQUENCENUMBER TYPE STRING,
LOCATIONPARTNER TYPE STRING,
BERTHNUMBER TYPE STRING,
BERTHIDENTIFIER TYPE STRING,
EVENTCREATIONTIME TYPE STRING,
EVENTCREATIONDATE TYPE STRING,
NOMINATIONEVENTDESCRIPTION TYPE STRING,
NOMINATIONEVENTSTATUS TYPE STRING,
NOMINATIONEVENTCOMMENTS TYPE STRING,
NOMINATIONEVTCRTEDTETME TYPE STRING,
NOMINATIONEVENTCHANGEDDATE TYPE STRING,
NOMINATIONEVENTCHANGEDTIME TYPE STRING,
NOMINATIONEVTLASTMODIFDDTETME TYPE STRING,
PLANNEDSTARTDATEFROM TYPE STRING,
PLANNEDSTARTTIMEFROM TYPE STRING,
PLANNEDSTARTDATETO TYPE STRING,
PLANNEDSTARTTIMETO TYPE STRING,
PLANNEDENDDATEFROM TYPE STRING,
PLANNEDENDTIMEFROM TYPE STRING,
ACTUALSTARTDATETO TYPE STRING,
ACTUALSTARTTIMETO TYPE STRING,
ACTUALENDDATEFROM TYPE STRING,
ACTUALENDTIMEFROM TYPE STRING,
NOMINATIONEVTPLNDSTRTDTETME TYPE STRING,
PLANNEDENDDATETO TYPE STRING,
PLANNEDENDTIMETO TYPE STRING,
NOMINATIONEVTPLNDENDDTETME TYPE STRING,
ACTUALSTARTDATEFROM TYPE STRING,
ACTUALSTARTTIMEFROM TYPE STRING,
NOMINATIONEVTACTLSTRTDTETME TYPE STRING,
ACTUALENDDATETO TYPE STRING,
ACTUALENDTIMETO TYPE STRING,
NOMINATIONEVTACTLENDDTETME TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_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_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-NOMINATIONDOC sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-NOMINATIONDOCITEM sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-NOMINATIONEVENTNUMBER sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-NOMINATIONEXTNUMBER sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-NOMINATIONEVENTTYPE sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-NOMINATIONEVENTTRANSACTIONTYPE sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-NOMINATIONEVENTSEQUENCE sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-DELIND sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-VEHICLESEQUENCENUMBER sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-LOCATIONPARTNER sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-BERTHNUMBER sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-BERTHIDENTIFIER sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-EVENTCREATIONTIME sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-EVENTCREATIONDATE sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-NOMINATIONEVENTDESCRIPTION sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-NOMINATIONEVENTSTATUS sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-NOMINATIONEVENTCOMMENTS sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-NOMINATIONEVTCRTEDTETME sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-NOMINATIONEVENTCHANGEDDATE sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-NOMINATIONEVENTCHANGEDTIME sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-NOMINATIONEVTLASTMODIFDDTETME sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-PLANNEDSTARTDATEFROM sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-PLANNEDSTARTTIMEFROM sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-PLANNEDSTARTDATETO sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-PLANNEDSTARTTIMETO sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-PLANNEDENDDATEFROM sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-PLANNEDENDTIMEFROM sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-ACTUALSTARTDATETO sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-ACTUALSTARTTIMETO sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-ACTUALENDDATEFROM sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-ACTUALENDTIMEFROM sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-NOMINATIONEVTPLNDSTRTDTETME sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-PLANNEDENDDATETO sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-PLANNEDENDTIMETO sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-NOMINATIONEVTPLNDENDDTETME sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-ACTUALSTARTDATEFROM sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-ACTUALSTARTTIMEFROM sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-NOMINATIONEVTACTLSTRTDTETME sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-ACTUALENDDATETO sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-ACTUALENDTIMETO sy-vline
WA_OIJ09_S_NOMINATION_EVENT_STR-NOMINATIONEVTACTLENDDTETME sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.