ABAP Select data from SAP table P0168 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP P0168 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 P0168. 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 P0168 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_P0168 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF P0168,
      WA_P0168 TYPE P0168,
      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: <P0168> TYPE P0168.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_P0168.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM P0168
  INTO TABLE IT_P0168.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM P0168
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_P01682).
*--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_P0168 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_P01682).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_P0168 ASSIGNING <P0168>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<P0168>-PERNR = 1.
<P0168>-INFTY = 1.
<P0168>-SUBTY = 1.
<P0168>-OBJPS = 1.
<P0168>-SPRPS = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_P0168 INTO WA_P0168.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_P0168-ENDDA, sy-vline,
WA_P0168-BEGDA, sy-vline,
WA_P0168-SEQNR, sy-vline,
WA_P0168-AEDTM, sy-vline,
WA_P0168-UNAME, sy-vline,
WA_P0168-HISTO, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_P0168 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_P0168 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_P0168 INTO WA_P0168. *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_P0168_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,
BAREA TYPE STRING,
PLTYP TYPE STRING,
BPLAN TYPE STRING,
BENGR TYPE STRING,
BSTAT TYPE STRING,
ELIDT TYPE STRING,
ELDTO TYPE STRING,
PARDT TYPE STRING,
BCOVR TYPE STRING,
SALOV TYPE STRING,
COVOV TYPE STRING,
ADDNO TYPE STRING,
CURRE TYPE STRING,
ENRTY TYPE STRING,
EVENT TYPE STRING,
EOGRP TYPE STRING,
EOIRQ TYPE STRING,
EOIPR TYPE STRING,
PRETX TYPE STRING,
CSTOV TYPE STRING,
BNCST TYPE STRING,
PERIO TYPE STRING,
ITS01 TYPE STRING,
DTY01 TYPE STRING,
DID01 TYPE STRING,
BPT01 TYPE STRING,
ITS02 TYPE STRING,
DTY02 TYPE STRING,
DID02 TYPE STRING,
BPT02 TYPE STRING,
ITS03 TYPE STRING,
DTY03 TYPE STRING,
DID03 TYPE STRING,
BPT03 TYPE STRING,
ITS04 TYPE STRING,
DTY04 TYPE STRING,
DID04 TYPE STRING,
BPT04 TYPE STRING,
ITS05 TYPE STRING,
DTY05 TYPE STRING,
DID05 TYPE STRING,
BPT05 TYPE STRING,
ITS06 TYPE STRING,
DTY06 TYPE STRING,
DID06 TYPE STRING,
BPT06 TYPE STRING,
ITS07 TYPE STRING,
DTY07 TYPE STRING,
DID07 TYPE STRING,
BPT07 TYPE STRING,
ITS08 TYPE STRING,
DTY08 TYPE STRING,
DID08 TYPE STRING,
BPT08 TYPE STRING,
ITS09 TYPE STRING,
DTY09 TYPE STRING,
DID09 TYPE STRING,
BPT09 TYPE STRING,
ITS10 TYPE STRING,
DTY10 TYPE STRING,
DID10 TYPE STRING,
BPT10 TYPE STRING,
ITS11 TYPE STRING,
DTY11 TYPE STRING,
DID11 TYPE STRING,
BPT11 TYPE STRING,
ITS12 TYPE STRING,
DTY12 TYPE STRING,
DID12 TYPE STRING,
BPT12 TYPE STRING,
ITS13 TYPE STRING,
DTY13 TYPE STRING,
DID13 TYPE STRING,
BPT13 TYPE STRING,
ITS14 TYPE STRING,
DTY14 TYPE STRING,
DID14 TYPE STRING,
BPT14 TYPE STRING,
ITS15 TYPE STRING,
DTY15 TYPE STRING,
DID15 TYPE STRING,
BPT15 TYPE STRING,
ITS16 TYPE STRING,
DTY16 TYPE STRING,
DID16 TYPE STRING,
BPT16 TYPE STRING,
ITS17 TYPE STRING,
DTY17 TYPE STRING,
DID17 TYPE STRING,
BPT17 TYPE STRING,
ITS18 TYPE STRING,
DTY18 TYPE STRING,
DID18 TYPE STRING,
BPT18 TYPE STRING,
ITS19 TYPE STRING,
DTY19 TYPE STRING,
DID19 TYPE STRING,
BPT19 TYPE STRING,
ITS20 TYPE STRING,
DTY20 TYPE STRING,
DID20 TYPE STRING,
BPT20 TYPE STRING,
CIS01 TYPE STRING,
CTY01 TYPE STRING,
CID01 TYPE STRING,
CPT01 TYPE STRING,
CIS02 TYPE STRING,
CTY02 TYPE STRING,
CID02 TYPE STRING,
CPT02 TYPE STRING,
CIS03 TYPE STRING,
CTY03 TYPE STRING,
CID03 TYPE STRING,
CPT03 TYPE STRING,
CIS04 TYPE STRING,
CTY04 TYPE STRING,
CID04 TYPE STRING,
CPT04 TYPE STRING,
CIS05 TYPE STRING,
CTY05 TYPE STRING,
CID05 TYPE STRING,
CPT05 TYPE STRING,
CIS06 TYPE STRING,
CTY06 TYPE STRING,
CID06 TYPE STRING,
CPT06 TYPE STRING,
CIS07 TYPE STRING,
CTY07 TYPE STRING,
CID07 TYPE STRING,
CPT07 TYPE STRING,
CIS08 TYPE STRING,
CTY08 TYPE STRING,
CID08 TYPE STRING,
CPT08 TYPE STRING,
CIS09 TYPE STRING,
CTY09 TYPE STRING,
CID09 TYPE STRING,
CPT09 TYPE STRING,
CIS10 TYPE STRING,
CTY10 TYPE STRING,
CID10 TYPE STRING,
CPT10 TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_P0168_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_P0168_STR-PERNR sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-INFTY sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-SUBTY sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-OBJPS sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-SPRPS sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ENDDA sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BEGDA sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-SEQNR sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-AEDTM sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-UNAME sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-HISTO sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ITXEX sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-REFEX sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ORDEX sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ITBLD sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-PREAS sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-FLAG1 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-FLAG2 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-FLAG3 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-FLAG4 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-RESE1 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-RESE2 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-GRPVL sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BAREA sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-PLTYP sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BPLAN sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BENGR sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BSTAT sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ELIDT sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ELDTO sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-PARDT sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BCOVR sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-SALOV sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-COVOV sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ADDNO sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CURRE sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ENRTY sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-EVENT sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-EOGRP sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-EOIRQ sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-EOIPR sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-PRETX sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CSTOV sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BNCST sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-PERIO sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ITS01 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DTY01 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DID01 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BPT01 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ITS02 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DTY02 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DID02 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BPT02 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ITS03 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DTY03 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DID03 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BPT03 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ITS04 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DTY04 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DID04 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BPT04 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ITS05 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DTY05 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DID05 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BPT05 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ITS06 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DTY06 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DID06 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BPT06 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ITS07 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DTY07 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DID07 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BPT07 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ITS08 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DTY08 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DID08 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BPT08 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ITS09 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DTY09 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DID09 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BPT09 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ITS10 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DTY10 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DID10 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BPT10 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ITS11 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DTY11 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DID11 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BPT11 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ITS12 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DTY12 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DID12 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BPT12 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ITS13 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DTY13 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DID13 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BPT13 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ITS14 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DTY14 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DID14 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BPT14 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ITS15 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DTY15 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DID15 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BPT15 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ITS16 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DTY16 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DID16 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BPT16 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ITS17 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DTY17 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DID17 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BPT17 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ITS18 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DTY18 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DID18 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BPT18 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ITS19 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DTY19 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DID19 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BPT19 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-ITS20 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DTY20 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-DID20 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-BPT20 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CIS01 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CTY01 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CID01 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CPT01 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CIS02 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CTY02 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CID02 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CPT02 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CIS03 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CTY03 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CID03 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CPT03 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CIS04 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CTY04 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CID04 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CPT04 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CIS05 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CTY05 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CID05 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CPT05 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CIS06 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CTY06 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CID06 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CPT06 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CIS07 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CTY07 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CID07 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CPT07 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CIS08 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CTY08 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CID08 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CPT08 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CIS09 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CTY09 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CID09 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CPT09 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CIS10 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CTY10 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CID10 sy-vline
WA_P0168_STR-CPT10 sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.