ABAP Select data from SAP table PDFSOBJECTHEADER into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM PDFSOBJECTHEADER
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_PDFSOBJECTHEADER2).
*--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_PDFSOBJECTHEADER INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_PDFSOBJECTHEADER ASSIGNING <PDFSOBJECTHEADER>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<PDFSOBJECTHEADER>-MANDT = 1.
<PDFSOBJECTHEADER>-DFSOBJECTUUID = 1.
<PDFSOBJECTHEADER>-DFSOBJECTSEQUENCENUMBER = 1.
<PDFSOBJECTHEADER>-DFSOBJECTPLANVERSION = 1.
<PDFSOBJECTHEADER>-DFSOBJECTTYPE = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER-DFSOBJECTID, sy-vline,
WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER-DFSOBJECTLASTCHGDDTETME, sy-vline,
WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER-DFSOBJECTCREATIONDATE, sy-vline,
WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER-DFSOBJECTCREATEDBYUSER, sy-vline,
WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER-DFSOBJECTLASTCHGDDATE, sy-vline,
WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER-DFSOBJECTLASTCHGDBYUSER, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER 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_PDFSOBJECTHEADER 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_PDFSOBJECTHEADER INTO WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER. *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.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field DFSOBJECTLOGICALSYSTEM CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER-DFSOBJECTLOGICALSYSTEM IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER-DFSOBJECTLOGICALSYSTEM.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.
ENDFORM. *&---------------------------------------------------------------------* *& Form process_as_string_field_values *&---------------------------------------------------------------------* FORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING p_EKKO LIKE wa_EKKO. TYPES: BEGIN OF T_PDFSOBJECTHEADER_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
DFSOBJECTUUID TYPE STRING,
DFSOBJECTSEQUENCENUMBER TYPE STRING,
DFSOBJECTPLANVERSION TYPE STRING,
DFSOBJECTTYPE TYPE STRING,
DFSOBJECTID TYPE STRING,
DFSOBJECTLASTCHGDDTETME TYPE STRING,
DFSOBJECTCREATIONDATE TYPE STRING,
DFSOBJECTCREATEDBYUSER TYPE STRING,
DFSOBJECTLASTCHGDDATE TYPE STRING,
DFSOBJECTLASTCHGDBYUSER TYPE STRING,
DFSOBJECTLOGICALSYSTEM TYPE STRING,
DFSPOSITIONTYPE TYPE STRING,
FRCELMNTORGISREFFRCELMNTORG TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER_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_PDFSOBJECTHEADER_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER_STR-DFSOBJECTUUID sy-vline
WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER_STR-DFSOBJECTSEQUENCENUMBER sy-vline
WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER_STR-DFSOBJECTPLANVERSION sy-vline
WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER_STR-DFSOBJECTTYPE sy-vline
WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER_STR-DFSOBJECTID sy-vline
WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER_STR-DFSOBJECTLASTCHGDDTETME sy-vline
WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER_STR-DFSOBJECTCREATIONDATE sy-vline
WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER_STR-DFSOBJECTCREATEDBYUSER sy-vline
WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER_STR-DFSOBJECTLASTCHGDDATE sy-vline
WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER_STR-DFSOBJECTLASTCHGDBYUSER sy-vline
WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER_STR-DFSOBJECTLOGICALSYSTEM sy-vline
WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER_STR-DFSPOSITIONTYPE sy-vline
WA_PDFSOBJECTHEADER_STR-FRCELMNTORGISREFFRCELMNTORG sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.