ABAP Select data from SAP table PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN2).
*--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_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN ASSIGNING <PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN>-ABENTAB = 1.
<PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN>-AIT = 1.
<PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN>-ALLAP = 1.
<PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN>-AOA = 1.
<PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN>-AV0 = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN-APER, sy-vline,
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN-ART, sy-vline,
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN-CABC, sy-vline,
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN-DATUMSANGABE, sy-vline,
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN-DT, sy-vline,
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN-IT, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN 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_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN 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_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN INTO WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN. *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_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR,
ABENTAB TYPE STRING,
AIT TYPE STRING,
ALLAP TYPE STRING,
AOA TYPE STRING,
AV0 TYPE STRING,
APER TYPE STRING,
ART TYPE STRING,
CABC TYPE STRING,
DATUMSANGABE TYPE STRING,
DT TYPE STRING,
IT TYPE STRING,
LRT TYPE STRING,
MODIF TYPE STRING,
CODIST TYPE STRING,
MV TYPE STRING,
NEW_RGDIR TYPE STRING,
OCRT TYPE STRING,
ORT TYPE STRING,
PSP TYPE STRING,
PT TYPE STRING,
PURL_ALL TYPE STRING,
RGDIR TYPE STRING,
SUBSTITUTIONS TYPE STRING,
UIT TYPE STRING,
URT TYPE STRING,
VORT TYPE STRING,
VAR TYPE STRING,
ZIT TYPE STRING,
ZL TYPE STRING,
GLVAR TYPE STRING,
GL_SW TYPE STRING,
LIDO TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_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_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-ABENTAB sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-AIT sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-ALLAP sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-AOA sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-AV0 sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-APER sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-ART sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-CABC sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-DATUMSANGABE sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-DT sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-IT sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-LRT sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-MODIF sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-CODIST sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-MV sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-NEW_RGDIR sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-OCRT sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-ORT sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-PSP sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-PT sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-PURL_ALL sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-RGDIR sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-SUBSTITUTIONS sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-UIT sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-URT sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-VORT sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-VAR sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-ZIT sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-ZL sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-GLVAR sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-GL_SW sy-vline
WA_PCCE_CONTEXT_REFERENCES_INTERN_STR-LIDO sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.