ABAP Select data from SAP table P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT 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 P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT. 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 P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT 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_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT,
      WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT TYPE P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT,
      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: <P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT> TYPE P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT
  INTO TABLE IT_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT2).
*--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_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT ASSIGNING <P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT>-BUKRS = 1.
<P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT>-BUTXT = 1.
<P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT>-WERKS = 1.
<P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT>-NAME1 = 1.
<P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT>-BTRTL = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT INTO WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT-BTEXT, sy-vline,
  WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT-PERSG, sy-vline,
  WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT-PGTXT, sy-vline,
  WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT-PERSK, sy-vline,
  WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT-PKTXT, sy-vline,
  WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT-ORGEH, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT 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_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT 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_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT INTO WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT.


*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.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field KOSTL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT-KOSTL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT-KOSTL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit PDATE, internal->external for field GBDAT
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_PDATE_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT-GBDAT
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT-GBDAT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit GJAHR, internal->external for field BEGVA
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_GJAHR_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT-BEGVA
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT-BEGVA.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field LOGSYS
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT-LOGSYS
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT-LOGSYS.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field AWREF
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT-AWREF
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT-AWREF.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field DOCSY
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT-DOCSY
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT-DOCSY.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit TDTYP, internal->external for field TDTYPE
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_TDTYP_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT-TDTYPE
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT-TDTYPE.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.
ENDFORM. 

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& Form process_as_string_field_values
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
FORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING p_EKKO LIKE wa_EKKO.

TYPES: BEGIN OF T_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR, 
BUKRS TYPE STRING,
BUTXT TYPE STRING,
WERKS TYPE STRING,
NAME1 TYPE STRING,
BTRTL TYPE STRING,
BTEXT TYPE STRING,
PERSG TYPE STRING,
PGTXT TYPE STRING,
PERSK TYPE STRING,
PKTXT TYPE STRING,
ORGEH TYPE STRING,
ORGTX TYPE STRING,
KOSTL TYPE STRING,
KOSTT TYPE STRING,
ABKRS TYPE STRING,
ABKTX TYPE STRING,
PERNR TYPE STRING,
ENAME TYPE STRING,
GBDAT TYPE STRING,
GESCH TYPE STRING,
BEGDA TYPE STRING,
ENDDA TYPE STRING,
SPRPS TYPE STRING,
AWATX 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,
BEGUZ TYPE STRING,
ENDUZ TYPE STRING,
VTKEN TYPE STRING,
AWART TYPE STRING,
ABWTG TYPE STRING,
STDAZ TYPE STRING,
ABRTG TYPE STRING,
ABRST TYPE STRING,
ANRTG TYPE STRING,
LFZED TYPE STRING,
KRGED TYPE STRING,
KBBEG TYPE STRING,
RMDDA TYPE STRING,
KENN1 TYPE STRING,
KENN2 TYPE STRING,
KALTG TYPE STRING,
URMAN TYPE STRING,
BEGVA TYPE STRING,
BWGRL TYPE STRING,
AUFKZ TYPE STRING,
TRFGR TYPE STRING,
TRFST TYPE STRING,
PRAKN TYPE STRING,
PRAKZ TYPE STRING,
OTYPE TYPE STRING,
PLANS TYPE STRING,
MLDDA TYPE STRING,
MLDUZ TYPE STRING,
RMDUZ TYPE STRING,
VORGS TYPE STRING,
UMSKD TYPE STRING,
UMSCH TYPE STRING,
REFNR TYPE STRING,
UNFAL TYPE STRING,
STKRV TYPE STRING,
STUND TYPE STRING,
PSARB TYPE STRING,
AINFT TYPE STRING,
GENER TYPE STRING,
HRSIF TYPE STRING,
ALLDF TYPE STRING,
WAERS TYPE STRING,
LOGSYS TYPE STRING,
AWTYP TYPE STRING,
AWREF TYPE STRING,
AWORG TYPE STRING,
DOCSY TYPE STRING,
DOCNR TYPE STRING,
PAYTY TYPE STRING,
PAYID TYPE STRING,
BONDT TYPE STRING,
OCRSN TYPE STRING,
SPPE1 TYPE STRING,
SPPE2 TYPE STRING,
SPPE3 TYPE STRING,
SPPIN TYPE STRING,
ZKMKT TYPE STRING,
FAPRS TYPE STRING,
TDLANGU TYPE STRING,
TDSUBLA TYPE STRING,
TDTYPE TYPE STRING,
NXDFL TYPE STRING,
OBEGD TYPE STRING,
OENDD TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_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_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-BUKRS sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-BUTXT sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-WERKS sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-NAME1 sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-BTRTL sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-BTEXT sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-PERSG sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-PGTXT sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-PERSK sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-PKTXT sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-ORGEH sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-ORGTX sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-KOSTL sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-KOSTT sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-ABKRS sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-ABKTX sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-PERNR sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-ENAME sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-GBDAT sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-GESCH sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-BEGDA sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-ENDDA sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-SPRPS sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-AWATX sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-AEDTM sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-UNAME sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-HISTO sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-ITXEX sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-REFEX sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-ORDEX sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-ITBLD sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-PREAS sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-FLAG1 sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-FLAG2 sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-FLAG3 sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-FLAG4 sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-RESE1 sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-RESE2 sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-GRPVL sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-BEGUZ sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-ENDUZ sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-VTKEN sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-AWART sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-ABWTG sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-STDAZ sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-ABRTG sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-ABRST sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-ANRTG sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-LFZED sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-KRGED sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-KBBEG sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-RMDDA sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-KENN1 sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-KENN2 sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-KALTG sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-URMAN sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-BEGVA sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-BWGRL sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-AUFKZ sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-TRFGR sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-TRFST sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-PRAKN sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-PRAKZ sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-OTYPE sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-PLANS sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-MLDDA sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-MLDUZ sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-RMDUZ sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-VORGS sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-UMSKD sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-UMSCH sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-REFNR sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-UNFAL sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-STKRV sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-STUND sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-PSARB sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-AINFT sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-GENER sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-HRSIF sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-ALLDF sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-WAERS sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-LOGSYS sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-AWTYP sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-AWREF sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-AWORG sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-DOCSY sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-DOCNR sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-PAYTY sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-PAYID sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-BONDT sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-OCRSN sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-SPPE1 sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-SPPE2 sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-SPPE3 sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-SPPIN sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-ZKMKT sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-FAPRS sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-TDLANGU sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-TDSUBLA sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-TDTYPE sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-NXDFL sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-OBEGD sy-vline 
WA_P08_ABS_OVERVIEW_OUTPUT_STR-OENDD sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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