ABAP Select data from SAP table P3316 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP P3316 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 P3316. 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 P3316 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_P3316 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF P3316,
      WA_P3316 TYPE P3316,
      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: <P3316> TYPE P3316.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_P3316.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM P3316
  INTO TABLE IT_P3316.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM P3316
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_P33162).
*--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_P3316 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_P33162).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_P3316 ASSIGNING <P3316>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<P3316>-PERNR = 1.
<P3316>-INFTY = 1.
<P3316>-SUBTY = 1.
<P3316>-OBJPS = 1.
<P3316>-SPRPS = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_P3316 INTO WA_P3316.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_P3316-ENDDA, sy-vline,
  WA_P3316-BEGDA, sy-vline,
  WA_P3316-SEQNR, sy-vline,
  WA_P3316-AEDTM, sy-vline,
  WA_P3316-UNAME, sy-vline,
  WA_P3316-HISTO, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_P3316 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_P3316 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_P3316 INTO WA_P3316.


*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_P3316_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,
SILIE TYPE STRING,
SSRCT TYPE STRING,
MRCDD TYPE STRING,
INBEG TYPE STRING,
INEND TYPE STRING,
PREND TYPE STRING,
CASPA TYPE STRING,
PEEND TYPE STRING,
CATDU TYPE STRING,
PEDON TYPE STRING,
UIDCT TYPE STRING,
REASN TYPE STRING,
DSNME TYPE STRING,
COUMQ TYPE STRING,
COQTC TYPE STRING,
TUTOR TYPE STRING,
FIMOD TYPE STRING,
FIMAS TYPE STRING,
NIDCC TYPE STRING,
PPERI TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_P3316_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_P3316_STR-PERNR sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-INFTY sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-SUBTY sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-OBJPS sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-SPRPS sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-ENDDA sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-BEGDA sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-SEQNR sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-AEDTM sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-UNAME sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-HISTO sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-ITXEX sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-REFEX sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-ORDEX sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-ITBLD sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-PREAS sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-FLAG1 sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-FLAG2 sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-FLAG3 sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-FLAG4 sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-RESE1 sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-RESE2 sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-GRPVL sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-SILIE sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-SSRCT sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-MRCDD sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-INBEG sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-INEND sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-PREND sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-CASPA sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-PEEND sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-CATDU sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-PEDON sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-UIDCT sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-REASN sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-DSNME sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-COUMQ sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-COQTC sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-TUTOR sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-FIMOD sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-FIMAS sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-NIDCC sy-vline 
WA_P3316_STR-PPERI sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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