ABAP Select data from SAP table P0016_ABA into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP P0016_ABA 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 P0016_ABA. 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 P0016_ABA 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_P0016_ABA TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF P0016_ABA,
      WA_P0016_ABA TYPE P0016_ABA,
      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: <P0016_ABA> TYPE P0016_ABA.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_P0016_ABA.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM P0016_ABA
  INTO TABLE IT_P0016_ABA.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM P0016_ABA
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_P0016_ABA2).
*--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_P0016_ABA INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_P0016_ABA2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_P0016_ABA ASSIGNING <P0016_ABA>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<P0016_ABA>-PERNR = 1.
<P0016_ABA>-INFTY = 1.
<P0016_ABA>-SUBTY = 1.
<P0016_ABA>-OBJPS = 1.
<P0016_ABA>-SPRPS = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_P0016_ABA INTO WA_P0016_ABA.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_P0016_ABA-ENDDA, sy-vline,
  WA_P0016_ABA-BEGDA, sy-vline,
  WA_P0016_ABA-SEQNR, sy-vline,
  WA_P0016_ABA-AEDTM, sy-vline,
  WA_P0016_ABA-UNAME, sy-vline,
  WA_P0016_ABA-HISTO, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_P0016_ABA 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_P0016_ABA 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_P0016_ABA INTO WA_P0016_ABA.


*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_P0016_ABA_STR, 
PERNR TYPE STRING,
INFTY TYPE STRING,
SUBTY TYPE STRING,
OBJPS TYPE STRING,
SPRPS TYPE STRING,
ENDDA TYPE STRING,
BEGDA TYPE STRING,
SEQNR TYPE STRING,
AEDTM TYPE STRING,
UNAME TYPE STRING,
HISTO TYPE STRING,
ITXEX TYPE STRING,
REFEX TYPE STRING,
ORDEX TYPE STRING,
ITBLD TYPE STRING,
PREAS TYPE STRING,
FLAG1 TYPE STRING,
FLAG2 TYPE STRING,
FLAG3 TYPE STRING,
FLAG4 TYPE STRING,
RESE1 TYPE STRING,
RESE2 TYPE STRING,
GRPVL TYPE STRING,
NBTGK TYPE STRING,
WTTKL TYPE STRING,
LFZFR TYPE STRING,
LFZZH TYPE STRING,
LFZSO TYPE STRING,
KGZFR TYPE STRING,
KGZZH TYPE STRING,
PRBZT TYPE STRING,
PRBEH TYPE STRING,
KDGFR TYPE STRING,
KDGF2 TYPE STRING,
ARBER TYPE STRING,
EINDT TYPE STRING,
KONDT TYPE STRING,
KONSL TYPE STRING,
CTTYP TYPE STRING,
CTEDT TYPE STRING,
PERSG TYPE STRING,
PERSK TYPE STRING,
WRKPL TYPE STRING,
CTBEG TYPE STRING,
CTNUM TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_P0016_ABA_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_P0016_ABA_STR-PERNR sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-INFTY sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-SUBTY sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-OBJPS sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-SPRPS sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-ENDDA sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-BEGDA sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-SEQNR sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-AEDTM sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-UNAME sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-HISTO sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-ITXEX sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-REFEX sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-ORDEX sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-ITBLD sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-PREAS sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-FLAG1 sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-FLAG2 sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-FLAG3 sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-FLAG4 sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-RESE1 sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-RESE2 sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-GRPVL sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-NBTGK sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-WTTKL sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-LFZFR sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-LFZZH sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-LFZSO sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-KGZFR sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-KGZZH sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-PRBZT sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-PRBEH sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-KDGFR sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-KDGF2 sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-ARBER sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-EINDT sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-KONDT sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-KONSL sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-CTTYP sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-CTEDT sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-PERSG sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-PERSK sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-WRKPL sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-CTBEG sy-vline 
WA_P0016_ABA_STR-CTNUM sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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