ABAP Select data from SAP table PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU2).
*--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_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU>-CONTROLLER = 1.
<PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU>-EMPLERPSIMPL_ELMNTS_QU_MSG = 1.
<PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU>-CONTROLLER = 1.
<PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU>-EMPL_SIMPL_SELECTION_BY_ELMNTS = 1.
<PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU>-CONTROLLER = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU-EMPLOYMENT_COUNTRY_CODE, sy-vline,
  WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU-EMPLOYEE_GENDER_CODE, sy-vline,
  WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU-VALIDITY_PERIOD, sy-vline,
  WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU-CONTROLLER, sy-vline,
  WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU-START_DATE, sy-vline,
  WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU-END_DATE, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU 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_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU 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_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU INTO WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU.


*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_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR, 
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
EMPLERPSIMPL_ELMNTS_QU_MSG TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
EMPL_SIMPL_SELECTION_BY_ELMNTS TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
EMPLOYMENT_COUNTRY_CODE TYPE STRING,
EMPLOYEE_GENDER_CODE TYPE STRING,
VALIDITY_PERIOD TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
START_DATE TYPE STRING,
END_DATE TYPE STRING,
EMPLOYEE_BIRTH_DATE TYPE STRING,
EMPLOYEE_BIRTH_PLACE_NAME TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
LANGUAGE_CODE TYPE STRING,
VALUE TYPE STRING,
SELECTION_BY_EMPLOYEE_CMPTY TYPE STRING,
SELECTION_BY_ORG_CENTRE_ID TYPE STRING,
SELECTION_BY_EMPL_GIVEN_NAME TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
INCLUSION_EXCLUSION_CODE TYPE STRING,
INTERVAL_BOUNDARY_TYPE_CODE TYPE STRING,
LOWER_BOUNDARY_EMPL_GIVENNAME TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
LANGUAGE_CODE TYPE STRING,
VALUE TYPE STRING,
SELECTION_BY_EMPL_FAMNAME TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
INCLUSION_EXCLUSION_CODE TYPE STRING,
INTERVAL_BOUNDARY_TYPE_CODE TYPE STRING,
LOWER_BOUNDARY_EMPL_FAMNAME TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
LANGUAGE_CODE TYPE STRING,
VALUE TYPE STRING,
SELECTION_BY_EMPL_TITLE TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
INCLUSION_EXCLUSION_CODE TYPE STRING,
INTERVAL_BOUNDARY_TYPE_CODE TYPE STRING,
LOWER_BOUNDARY_EMPLOYEE_TITLE TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
LANGUAGE_CODE TYPE STRING,
VALUE TYPE STRING,
SELECTION_BY_HOMEADDR_POSTLCOD TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
INCLUSION_EXCLUSION_CODE TYPE STRING,
INTERVAL_BOUNDARY_TYPE_CODE TYPE STRING,
LOWER_BOUNDARY_HADRR_POSTLCODE TYPE STRING,
SELECTION_BY_HOMEADDR_STNAME TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
INCLUSION_EXCLUSION_CODE TYPE STRING,
INTERVAL_BOUNDARY_TYPE_CODE TYPE STRING,
LOWER_BOUNDARY_HADRR_STNAME TYPE STRING,
SELECTION_BY_HOMEADDR_CITYNAME TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
INCLUSION_EXCLUSION_CODE TYPE STRING,
INTERVAL_BOUNDARY_TYPE_CODE TYPE STRING,
LOWER_BOUNDARY_HADRR_CITYNAME TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
LANGUAGE_CODE TYPE STRING,
VALUE TYPE STRING,
SELECTION_BY_EMPL_JOB_TITTLE_N TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
INCLUSION_EXCLUSION_CODE TYPE STRING,
INTERVAL_BOUNDARY_TYPE_CODE TYPE STRING,
LOWER_BOUNDARY_EE_JOB_TITLE_NM TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
LANGUAGE_CODE TYPE STRING,
VALUE TYPE STRING,
QUERY_PROCESSING_CONDITIONS TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
QUERY_HITS_MAXIMUM_NUMBER_VAL TYPE STRING,
QUERY_HITS_UNLIMITED_INDICATOR TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_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_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-EMPLERPSIMPL_ELMNTS_QU_MSG sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-EMPL_SIMPL_SELECTION_BY_ELMNTS sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-EMPLOYMENT_COUNTRY_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-EMPLOYEE_GENDER_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-VALIDITY_PERIOD sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-START_DATE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-END_DATE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-EMPLOYEE_BIRTH_DATE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-EMPLOYEE_BIRTH_PLACE_NAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-LANGUAGE_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-VALUE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-SELECTION_BY_EMPLOYEE_CMPTY sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-SELECTION_BY_ORG_CENTRE_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-SELECTION_BY_EMPL_GIVEN_NAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-INCLUSION_EXCLUSION_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-INTERVAL_BOUNDARY_TYPE_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-LOWER_BOUNDARY_EMPL_GIVENNAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-LANGUAGE_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-VALUE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-SELECTION_BY_EMPL_FAMNAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-INCLUSION_EXCLUSION_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-INTERVAL_BOUNDARY_TYPE_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-LOWER_BOUNDARY_EMPL_FAMNAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-LANGUAGE_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-VALUE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-SELECTION_BY_EMPL_TITLE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-INCLUSION_EXCLUSION_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-INTERVAL_BOUNDARY_TYPE_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-LOWER_BOUNDARY_EMPLOYEE_TITLE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-LANGUAGE_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-VALUE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-SELECTION_BY_HOMEADDR_POSTLCOD sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-INCLUSION_EXCLUSION_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-INTERVAL_BOUNDARY_TYPE_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-LOWER_BOUNDARY_HADRR_POSTLCODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-SELECTION_BY_HOMEADDR_STNAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-INCLUSION_EXCLUSION_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-INTERVAL_BOUNDARY_TYPE_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-LOWER_BOUNDARY_HADRR_STNAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-SELECTION_BY_HOMEADDR_CITYNAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-INCLUSION_EXCLUSION_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-INTERVAL_BOUNDARY_TYPE_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-LOWER_BOUNDARY_HADRR_CITYNAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-LANGUAGE_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-VALUE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-SELECTION_BY_EMPL_JOB_TITTLE_N sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-INCLUSION_EXCLUSION_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-INTERVAL_BOUNDARY_TYPE_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-LOWER_BOUNDARY_EE_JOB_TITLE_NM sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-LANGUAGE_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-VALUE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-QUERY_PROCESSING_CONDITIONS sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-QUERY_HITS_MAXIMUM_NUMBER_VAL sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPLERPS_ELMNTS_QU_STR-QUERY_HITS_UNLIMITED_INDICATOR sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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