ABAP Select data from SAP table PA0710 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP PA0710 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 PA0710. 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 PA0710 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_PA0710 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF PA0710,
      WA_PA0710 TYPE PA0710,
      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: <PA0710> TYPE PA0710.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_PA0710.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM PA0710
  INTO TABLE IT_PA0710.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM PA0710
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_PA07102).
*--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_PA0710 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_PA07102).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_PA0710 ASSIGNING <PA0710>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<PA0710>-MANDT = 1.
<PA0710>-PERNR = 1.
<PA0710>-SUBTY = 1.
<PA0710>-OBJPS = 1.
<PA0710>-SPRPS = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_PA0710 INTO WA_PA0710.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_PA0710-ENDDA, sy-vline,
WA_PA0710-BEGDA, sy-vline,
WA_PA0710-SEQNR, sy-vline,
WA_PA0710-AEDTM, sy-vline,
WA_PA0710-UNAME, sy-vline,
WA_PA0710-HISTO, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_PA0710 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_PA0710 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_PA0710 INTO WA_PA0710. *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_PA0710_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
PERNR 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,
ASSIGN_TYPE TYPE STRING,
START_DATE TYPE STRING,
DURATION TYPE STRING,
TIME_UNIT TYPE STRING,
BSGRD TYPE STRING,
FAMILY_STATUS TYPE STRING,
SBMOD TYPE STRING,
INTL_SACHP TYPE STRING,
CAREER_SP TYPE STRING,
PROMO_OT TYPE STRING,
HOME_PERNR TYPE STRING,
SENDING_PERNR TYPE STRING,
HOME_COUNTRY TYPE STRING,
SEND_COUNTRY TYPE STRING,
TERMINATION_DATE TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_PA0710_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_PA0710_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-PERNR sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-SUBTY sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-OBJPS sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-SPRPS sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-ENDDA sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-BEGDA sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-SEQNR sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-AEDTM sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-UNAME sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-HISTO sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-ITXEX sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-REFEX sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-ORDEX sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-ITBLD sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-PREAS sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-FLAG1 sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-FLAG2 sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-FLAG3 sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-FLAG4 sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-RESE1 sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-RESE2 sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-GRPVL sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-ASSIGN_TYPE sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-START_DATE sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-DURATION sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-TIME_UNIT sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-BSGRD sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-FAMILY_STATUS sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-SBMOD sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-INTL_SACHP sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-CAREER_SP sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-PROMO_OT sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-HOME_PERNR sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-SENDING_PERNR sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-HOME_COUNTRY sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-SEND_COUNTRY sy-vline
WA_PA0710_STR-TERMINATION_DATE sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.