ABAP Select data from SAP table P0863 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP P0863 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 P0863. 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 P0863 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_P0863 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF P0863,
      WA_P0863 TYPE P0863,
      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: <P0863> TYPE P0863.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_P0863.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM P0863
  INTO TABLE IT_P0863.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM P0863
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_P08632).
*--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_P0863 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_P08632).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_P0863 ASSIGNING <P0863>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<P0863>-PERNR = 1.
<P0863>-INFTY = 1.
<P0863>-SUBTY = 1.
<P0863>-OBJPS = 1.
<P0863>-SPRPS = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_P0863 INTO WA_P0863.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_P0863-ENDDA, sy-vline,
  WA_P0863-BEGDA, sy-vline,
  WA_P0863-SEQNR, sy-vline,
  WA_P0863-AEDTM, sy-vline,
  WA_P0863-UNAME, sy-vline,
  WA_P0863-HISTO, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_P0863 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_P0863 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_P0863 INTO WA_P0863.


*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_P0863_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,
IDNUM TYPE STRING,
STATU TYPE STRING,
OLDID TYPE STRING,
NATUR TYPE STRING,
NUMEX TYPE STRING,
DECRE TYPE STRING,
DEMIS TYPE STRING,
DDIFF TYPE STRING,
DDEMA TYPE STRING,
ARCID TYPE STRING,
DVI01 TYPE STRING,
AVI01 TYPE STRING,
SVI01 TYPE STRING,
DVI02 TYPE STRING,
AVI02 TYPE STRING,
SVI02 TYPE STRING,
DVI03 TYPE STRING,
AVI03 TYPE STRING,
SVI03 TYPE STRING,
DVI04 TYPE STRING,
AVI04 TYPE STRING,
SVI04 TYPE STRING,
DVI05 TYPE STRING,
AVI05 TYPE STRING,
SVI05 TYPE STRING,
DVI06 TYPE STRING,
AVI06 TYPE STRING,
SVI06 TYPE STRING,
DVI07 TYPE STRING,
AVI07 TYPE STRING,
SVI07 TYPE STRING,
DVI08 TYPE STRING,
AVI08 TYPE STRING,
SVI08 TYPE STRING,
DVI09 TYPE STRING,
AVI09 TYPE STRING,
SVI09 TYPE STRING,
DVI10 TYPE STRING,
AVI10 TYPE STRING,
SVI10 TYPE STRING,
ITN1 TYPE STRING,
ITF1 TYPE STRING,
ITV1 TYPE STRING,
ITN2 TYPE STRING,
ITF2 TYPE STRING,
ITV2 TYPE STRING,
ITN3 TYPE STRING,
ITF3 TYPE STRING,
ITV3 TYPE STRING,
ITN4 TYPE STRING,
ITF4 TYPE STRING,
ITV4 TYPE STRING,
ITN5 TYPE STRING,
ITF5 TYPE STRING,
ITV5 TYPE STRING,
ITN6 TYPE STRING,
ITF6 TYPE STRING,
ITV6 TYPE STRING,
ITN7 TYPE STRING,
ITF7 TYPE STRING,
ITV7 TYPE STRING,
ITN8 TYPE STRING,
ITF8 TYPE STRING,
ITV8 TYPE STRING,
ITN9 TYPE STRING,
ITF9 TYPE STRING,
ITV9 TYPE STRING,
ITN10 TYPE STRING,
ITF10 TYPE STRING,
ITV10 TYPE STRING,
ITN11 TYPE STRING,
ITF11 TYPE STRING,
ITV11 TYPE STRING,
ITN12 TYPE STRING,
ITF12 TYPE STRING,
ITV12 TYPE STRING,
ITN13 TYPE STRING,
ITF13 TYPE STRING,
ITV13 TYPE STRING,
ITN14 TYPE STRING,
ITF14 TYPE STRING,
ITV14 TYPE STRING,
ITN15 TYPE STRING,
ITF15 TYPE STRING,
ITV15 TYPE STRING,
ITN16 TYPE STRING,
ITF16 TYPE STRING,
ITV16 TYPE STRING,
ITN17 TYPE STRING,
ITF17 TYPE STRING,
ITV17 TYPE STRING,
ITN18 TYPE STRING,
ITF18 TYPE STRING,
ITV18 TYPE STRING,
ITN19 TYPE STRING,
ITF19 TYPE STRING,
ITV19 TYPE STRING,
ITN20 TYPE STRING,
ITF20 TYPE STRING,
ITV20 TYPE STRING,
MOTIF TYPE STRING,
DDECI TYPE STRING,
DGEST TYPE STRING,
MODD1 TYPE STRING,
MODD2 TYPE STRING,
MODD3 TYPE STRING,
MODD4 TYPE STRING,
MODD5 TYPE STRING,
DFDEC TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_P0863_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_P0863_STR-PERNR sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-INFTY sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-SUBTY sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-OBJPS sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-SPRPS sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ENDDA sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-BEGDA sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-SEQNR sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-AEDTM sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-UNAME sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-HISTO sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITXEX sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-REFEX sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ORDEX sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITBLD sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-PREAS sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-FLAG1 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-FLAG2 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-FLAG3 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-FLAG4 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-RESE1 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-RESE2 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-GRPVL sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-IDNUM sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-STATU sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-OLDID sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-NATUR sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-NUMEX sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-DECRE sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-DEMIS sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-DDIFF sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-DDEMA sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ARCID sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-DVI01 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-AVI01 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-SVI01 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-DVI02 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-AVI02 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-SVI02 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-DVI03 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-AVI03 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-SVI03 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-DVI04 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-AVI04 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-SVI04 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-DVI05 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-AVI05 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-SVI05 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-DVI06 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-AVI06 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-SVI06 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-DVI07 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-AVI07 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-SVI07 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-DVI08 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-AVI08 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-SVI08 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-DVI09 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-AVI09 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-SVI09 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-DVI10 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-AVI10 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-SVI10 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITN1 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITF1 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITV1 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITN2 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITF2 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITV2 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITN3 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITF3 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITV3 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITN4 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITF4 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITV4 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITN5 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITF5 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITV5 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITN6 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITF6 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITV6 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITN7 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITF7 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITV7 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITN8 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITF8 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITV8 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITN9 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITF9 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITV9 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITN10 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITF10 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITV10 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITN11 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITF11 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITV11 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITN12 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITF12 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITV12 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITN13 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITF13 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITV13 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITN14 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITF14 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITV14 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITN15 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITF15 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITV15 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITN16 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITF16 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITV16 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITN17 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITF17 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITV17 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITN18 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITF18 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITV18 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITN19 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITF19 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITV19 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITN20 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITF20 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-ITV20 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-MOTIF sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-DDECI sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-DGEST sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-MODD1 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-MODD2 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-MODD3 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-MODD4 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-MODD5 sy-vline 
WA_P0863_STR-DFDEC sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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