ABAP Select data from SAP table P0398 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP P0398 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 P0398. 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 P0398 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_P0398 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF P0398,
      WA_P0398 TYPE P0398,
      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: <P0398> TYPE P0398.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_P0398.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM P0398
  INTO TABLE IT_P0398.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM P0398
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_P03982).
*--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_P0398 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_P03982).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_P0398 ASSIGNING <P0398>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<P0398>-PERNR = 1.
<P0398>-INFTY = 1.
<P0398>-SUBTY = 1.
<P0398>-OBJPS = 1.
<P0398>-SPRPS = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_P0398 INTO WA_P0398.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_P0398-ENDDA, sy-vline,
  WA_P0398-BEGDA, sy-vline,
  WA_P0398-SEQNR, sy-vline,
  WA_P0398-AEDTM, sy-vline,
  WA_P0398-UNAME, sy-vline,
  WA_P0398-HISTO, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_P0398 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_P0398 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_P0398 INTO WA_P0398.


*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_P0398_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,
EMPID TYPE STRING,
FGTSO TYPE STRING,
FGTSP TYPE STRING,
FGTSD TYPE STRING,
CPMFL TYPE STRING,
RETFL TYPE STRING,
ESCOL TYPE STRING,
INSAC TYPE STRING,
PERCC TYPE STRING,
CATTR TYPE STRING,
AGNOC TYPE STRING,
CODEMP TYPE STRING,
ALVRA TYPE STRING,
PENOS TYPE STRING,
RINOB TYPE STRING,
UNINS TYPE STRING,
FIRST_JOB_IND TYPE STRING,
INTERNSHP_TYPE TYPE STRING,
EDUC_LEVEL TYPE STRING,
EDUC_INST_COD TYPE STRING,
INT_AGENT_COD TYPE STRING,
EDUC_ORG_COD TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_P0398_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_P0398_STR-PERNR sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-INFTY sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-SUBTY sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-OBJPS sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-SPRPS sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-ENDDA sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-BEGDA sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-SEQNR sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-AEDTM sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-UNAME sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-HISTO sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-ITXEX sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-REFEX sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-ORDEX sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-ITBLD sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-PREAS sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-FLAG1 sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-FLAG2 sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-FLAG3 sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-FLAG4 sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-RESE1 sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-RESE2 sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-GRPVL sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-EMPID sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-FGTSO sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-FGTSP sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-FGTSD sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-CPMFL sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-RETFL sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-ESCOL sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-INSAC sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-PERCC sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-CATTR sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-AGNOC sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-CODEMP sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-ALVRA sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-PENOS sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-RINOB sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-UNINS sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-FIRST_JOB_IND sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-INTERNSHP_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-EDUC_LEVEL sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-EDUC_INST_COD sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-INT_AGENT_COD sy-vline 
WA_P0398_STR-EDUC_ORG_COD sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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