ABAP Select data from SAP table PC2PE into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP PC2PE 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 PC2PE. 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 PC2PE 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_PC2PE TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF PC2PE,
      WA_PC2PE TYPE PC2PE,
      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: <PC2PE> TYPE PC2PE.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_PC2PE.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM PC2PE
  INTO TABLE IT_PC2PE.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM PC2PE
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_PC2PE2).
*--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_PC2PE INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_PC2PE2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_PC2PE ASSIGNING <PC2PE>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<PC2PE>-JUPER = 1.
<PC2PE>-BEGDA = 1.
<PC2PE>-ENDDA = 1.
<PC2PE>-SUBTY = 1.
<PC2PE>-EMFSL = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_PC2PE INTO WA_PC2PE.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_PC2PE-MTGLN, sy-vline,
WA_PC2PE-LGART, sy-vline,
WA_PC2PE-BETRG, sy-vline,
WA_PC2PE-BETPE, sy-vline,
WA_PC2PE-AMT_CURR, sy-vline,
WA_PC2PE-USTAT, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_PC2PE 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_PC2PE 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_PC2PE INTO WA_PC2PE. *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_PC2PE_STR,
JUPER TYPE STRING,
BEGDA TYPE STRING,
ENDDA TYPE STRING,
SUBTY TYPE STRING,
EMFSL TYPE STRING,
MTGLN TYPE STRING,
LGART TYPE STRING,
BETRG TYPE STRING,
BETPE TYPE STRING,
AMT_CURR TYPE STRING,
USTAT TYPE STRING,
FLD_2 TYPE STRING,
FLAG TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_PC2PE_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_PC2PE_STR-JUPER sy-vline
WA_PC2PE_STR-BEGDA sy-vline
WA_PC2PE_STR-ENDDA sy-vline
WA_PC2PE_STR-SUBTY sy-vline
WA_PC2PE_STR-EMFSL sy-vline
WA_PC2PE_STR-MTGLN sy-vline
WA_PC2PE_STR-LGART sy-vline
WA_PC2PE_STR-BETRG sy-vline
WA_PC2PE_STR-BETPE sy-vline
WA_PC2PE_STR-AMT_CURR sy-vline
WA_PC2PE_STR-USTAT sy-vline
WA_PC2PE_STR-FLD_2 sy-vline
WA_PC2PE_STR-FLAG sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.