ABAP Select data from SAP table P0031 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP P0031 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 P0031. 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 P0031 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_P0031 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF P0031,
      WA_P0031 TYPE P0031,
      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: <P0031> TYPE P0031.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_P0031.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM P0031
  INTO TABLE IT_P0031.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM P0031
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_P00312).
*--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_P0031 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_P00312).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_P0031 ASSIGNING <P0031>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<P0031>-PERNR = 1.
<P0031>-INFTY = 1.
<P0031>-SUBTY = 1.
<P0031>-OBJPS = 1.
<P0031>-SPRPS = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_P0031 INTO WA_P0031.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_P0031-ENDDA, sy-vline,
  WA_P0031-BEGDA, sy-vline,
  WA_P0031-SEQNR, sy-vline,
  WA_P0031-AEDTM, sy-vline,
  WA_P0031-UNAME, sy-vline,
  WA_P0031-HISTO, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_P0031 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_P0031 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_P0031 INTO WA_P0031.


*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_P0031_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,
RFP01 TYPE STRING,
RFP02 TYPE STRING,
RFP03 TYPE STRING,
RFP04 TYPE STRING,
RFP05 TYPE STRING,
RFP06 TYPE STRING,
RFP07 TYPE STRING,
RFP08 TYPE STRING,
RFP09 TYPE STRING,
RFP10 TYPE STRING,
RFP11 TYPE STRING,
RFP12 TYPE STRING,
RFP13 TYPE STRING,
RFP14 TYPE STRING,
RFP15 TYPE STRING,
RFP16 TYPE STRING,
RFP17 TYPE STRING,
RFP18 TYPE STRING,
RFP19 TYPE STRING,
RFP20 TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_P0031_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_P0031_STR-PERNR sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-INFTY sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-SUBTY sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-OBJPS sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-SPRPS sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-ENDDA sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-BEGDA sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-SEQNR sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-AEDTM sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-UNAME sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-HISTO sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-ITXEX sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-REFEX sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-ORDEX sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-ITBLD sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-PREAS sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-FLAG1 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-FLAG2 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-FLAG3 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-FLAG4 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-RESE1 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-RESE2 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-GRPVL sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-RFP01 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-RFP02 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-RFP03 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-RFP04 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-RFP05 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-RFP06 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-RFP07 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-RFP08 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-RFP09 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-RFP10 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-RFP11 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-RFP12 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-RFP13 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-RFP14 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-RFP15 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-RFP16 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-RFP17 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-RFP18 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-RFP19 sy-vline 
WA_P0031_STR-RFP20 sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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