ABAP Select data from SAP table PA0884 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP PA0884 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 PA0884. 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 PA0884 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_PA0884 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF PA0884,
      WA_PA0884 TYPE PA0884,
      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: <PA0884> TYPE PA0884.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_PA0884.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM PA0884
  INTO TABLE IT_PA0884.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM PA0884
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_PA08842).
*--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_PA0884 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_PA08842).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_PA0884 ASSIGNING <PA0884>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<PA0884>-MANDT = 1.
<PA0884>-PERNR = 1.
<PA0884>-SUBTY = 1.
<PA0884>-OBJPS = 1.
<PA0884>-SPRPS = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_PA0884 INTO WA_PA0884.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_PA0884-ENDDA, sy-vline,
WA_PA0884-BEGDA, sy-vline,
WA_PA0884-SEQNR, sy-vline,
WA_PA0884-AEDTM, sy-vline,
WA_PA0884-UNAME, sy-vline,
WA_PA0884-HISTO, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_PA0884 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_PA0884 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_PA0884 INTO WA_PA0884. *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_PA0884_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,
NVBET TYPE STRING,
NVBET_WAERS TYPE STRING,
NVBET_MAN TYPE STRING,
NVBET_MAN_WAERS TYPE STRING,
KUERZ_P225 TYPE STRING,
KUERZ_P225_WAERS TYPE STRING,
KUERZ_P225_MAN TYPE STRING,
KUERZ_P225_MAN_W TYPE STRING,
BUDAT_RVTRGER TYPE STRING,
ANZMON_SAZUS TYPE STRING,
ANZMON_SAZUS_MAN TYPE STRING,
SAZUS TYPE STRING,
SAZUS_WAERS TYPE STRING,
SAZUS_MAN TYPE STRING,
SAZUS_MAN_WAERS TYPE STRING,
UEBBET TYPE STRING,
UEBBET_WAERS TYPE STRING,
FORDBET TYPE STRING,
FORDBET_WAERS TYPE STRING,
EINBET TYPE STRING,
BERECH_DATUM TYPE STRING,
ERST_P225 TYPE STRING,
ERST_P225_WAERS TYPE STRING,
ERST_P225_MAN TYPE STRING,
ERST_P225_MAN_W TYPE STRING,
BDATE TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_PA0884_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_PA0884_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-PERNR sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-SUBTY sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-OBJPS sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-SPRPS sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-ENDDA sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-BEGDA sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-SEQNR sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-AEDTM sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-UNAME sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-HISTO sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-ITXEX sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-REFEX sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-ORDEX sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-ITBLD sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-PREAS sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-FLAG1 sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-FLAG2 sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-FLAG3 sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-FLAG4 sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-RESE1 sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-RESE2 sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-GRPVL sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-NVBET sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-NVBET_WAERS sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-NVBET_MAN sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-NVBET_MAN_WAERS sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-KUERZ_P225 sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-KUERZ_P225_WAERS sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-KUERZ_P225_MAN sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-KUERZ_P225_MAN_W sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-BUDAT_RVTRGER sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-ANZMON_SAZUS sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-ANZMON_SAZUS_MAN sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-SAZUS sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-SAZUS_WAERS sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-SAZUS_MAN sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-SAZUS_MAN_WAERS sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-UEBBET sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-UEBBET_WAERS sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-FORDBET sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-FORDBET_WAERS sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-EINBET sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-BERECH_DATUM sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-ERST_P225 sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-ERST_P225_WAERS sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-ERST_P225_MAN sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-ERST_P225_MAN_W sy-vline
WA_PA0884_STR-BDATE sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.