ABAP Select data from SAP table PEPPLNDATBYPERD into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM PEPPLNDATBYPERD
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_PEPPLNDATBYPERD2).
*--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_PEPPLNDATBYPERD INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_PEPPLNDATBYPERD ASSIGNING <PEPPLNDATBYPERD>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<PEPPLNDATBYPERD>-MANDT = 1.
<PEPPLNDATBYPERD>-ENGAGEMENTPROJECT = 1.
<PEPPLNDATBYPERD>-ENGAGEMENTPROJFINPLANUUID = 1.
<PEPPLNDATBYPERD>-WORKPACKAGE = 1.
<PEPPLNDATBYPERD>-ENGMTPROJFINPLANVERSION = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD-WORKITEM, sy-vline,
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD-ENGAGEMENTPROJECTRESOURCE, sy-vline,
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD-ENGAGEMENTPROJECTRESOURCETYPE, sy-vline,
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD-FISCALYEARPERIOD, sy-vline,
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD-CURRENCY, sy-vline,
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD-FISCALYEAR, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD 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_PEPPLNDATBYPERD 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_PEPPLNDATBYPERD INTO WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD. *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 GJAHR, internal->external for field FISCALYEAR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_GJAHR_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD-FISCALYEAR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD-FISCALYEAR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field UNITOFMEASURE CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD-UNITOFMEASURE IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD-UNITOFMEASURE.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field CUSTOMER CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD-CUSTOMER IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD-CUSTOMER.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field PROFITCENTER CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD-PROFITCENTER IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD-PROFITCENTER.
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_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
ENGAGEMENTPROJECT TYPE STRING,
ENGAGEMENTPROJFINPLANUUID TYPE STRING,
WORKPACKAGE TYPE STRING,
ENGMTPROJFINPLANVERSION TYPE STRING,
WORKITEM TYPE STRING,
ENGAGEMENTPROJECTRESOURCE TYPE STRING,
ENGAGEMENTPROJECTRESOURCETYPE TYPE STRING,
FISCALYEARPERIOD TYPE STRING,
CURRENCY TYPE STRING,
FISCALYEAR TYPE STRING,
FISCALPERIOD TYPE STRING,
UNITOFMEASURE TYPE STRING,
ENGAGEMENTPROJECTSERVICEORG TYPE STRING,
ENGMNTPROJECTDELIVERYORG TYPE STRING,
CUSTOMER TYPE STRING,
ENGAGEMENTPROJECTCATEGORY TYPE STRING,
ENGAGEMENTPROJECTREVIEWSTATUS TYPE STRING,
ENGAGEMENTPROJECTSTAGE TYPE STRING,
ENGMNTPROJREVIEWYEARPERIOD TYPE STRING,
ENGAGEMENTPROJECTTYPE TYPE STRING,
CRNTFISCALYEARPERIOD TYPE STRING,
PLNDCOSTAMT TYPE STRING,
PLNDREVNAMT TYPE STRING,
ACTUALPLANDEVIATIONCOST TYPE STRING,
ACTUALPLANDEVIATIONEFFORT TYPE STRING,
SUPPLYEFFORTQTY TYPE STRING,
PLNDEFFORTQTY TYPE STRING,
PLNDEFFRTUNITQTY TYPE STRING,
ISUNITBASED TYPE STRING,
ISMYPROJECT TYPE STRING,
PROJECTMANAGER TYPE STRING,
PROJECTMANAGERNAME TYPE STRING,
PROJECTMANAGEREXTERNALID TYPE STRING,
PROJECTACCOUNTANT TYPE STRING,
PROJECTACCOUNTANTNAME TYPE STRING,
PROJECTACCOUNTANTEXTERNALID TYPE STRING,
PROJECTCONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
PROJECTCONTROLLERNAME TYPE STRING,
PROJECTCONTROLLEREXTERNALID TYPE STRING,
PROJECTPARTNER TYPE STRING,
PROJECTPARTNERNAME TYPE STRING,
PROJECTPARTNEREXTERNALID TYPE STRING,
PROJECTVISIBILITY TYPE STRING,
PROJECTPROFILECODE TYPE STRING,
ENGMNTPROJECTHEADERCOMPANYCODE TYPE STRING,
ENGAGEMENTPROJECTCOSTCENTER TYPE STRING,
PROFITCENTER TYPE STRING,
BASELINEPLNDCOSTAMT TYPE STRING,
BASELINEPLNDEFFORTQTY TYPE STRING,
BASELINEPLNDREVNAMT TYPE STRING,
ADJUSTEDPLNDEFFORT TYPE STRING,
ADJUSTEDPLNDCOST TYPE STRING,
PLANNEDCOSTUPTOCURPERD TYPE STRING,
PLANNEDREVNUPTOCURPERD TYPE STRING,
PLNDEFFORTUPTOCURPERD TYPE STRING,
PLNDCOSTAMTUPTOREVPERD TYPE STRING,
PLNDREVNAMTUPTOREVPERD TYPE STRING,
PLNDEFFORTQTYUPTOREVPERD TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_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_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-ENGAGEMENTPROJECT sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-ENGAGEMENTPROJFINPLANUUID sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-WORKPACKAGE sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-ENGMTPROJFINPLANVERSION sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-WORKITEM sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-ENGAGEMENTPROJECTRESOURCE sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-ENGAGEMENTPROJECTRESOURCETYPE sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-FISCALYEARPERIOD sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-CURRENCY sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-FISCALYEAR sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-FISCALPERIOD sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-UNITOFMEASURE sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-ENGAGEMENTPROJECTSERVICEORG sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-ENGMNTPROJECTDELIVERYORG sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-CUSTOMER sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-ENGAGEMENTPROJECTCATEGORY sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-ENGAGEMENTPROJECTREVIEWSTATUS sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-ENGAGEMENTPROJECTSTAGE sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-ENGMNTPROJREVIEWYEARPERIOD sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-ENGAGEMENTPROJECTTYPE sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-CRNTFISCALYEARPERIOD sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PLNDCOSTAMT sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PLNDREVNAMT sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-ACTUALPLANDEVIATIONCOST sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-ACTUALPLANDEVIATIONEFFORT sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-SUPPLYEFFORTQTY sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PLNDEFFORTQTY sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PLNDEFFRTUNITQTY sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-ISUNITBASED sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-ISMYPROJECT sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PROJECTMANAGER sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PROJECTMANAGERNAME sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PROJECTMANAGEREXTERNALID sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PROJECTACCOUNTANT sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PROJECTACCOUNTANTNAME sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PROJECTACCOUNTANTEXTERNALID sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PROJECTCONTROLLER sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PROJECTCONTROLLERNAME sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PROJECTCONTROLLEREXTERNALID sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PROJECTPARTNER sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PROJECTPARTNERNAME sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PROJECTPARTNEREXTERNALID sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PROJECTVISIBILITY sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PROJECTPROFILECODE sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-ENGMNTPROJECTHEADERCOMPANYCODE sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-ENGAGEMENTPROJECTCOSTCENTER sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PROFITCENTER sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-BASELINEPLNDCOSTAMT sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-BASELINEPLNDEFFORTQTY sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-BASELINEPLNDREVNAMT sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-ADJUSTEDPLNDEFFORT sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-ADJUSTEDPLNDCOST sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PLANNEDCOSTUPTOCURPERD sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PLANNEDREVNUPTOCURPERD sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PLNDEFFORTUPTOCURPERD sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PLNDCOSTAMTUPTOREVPERD sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PLNDREVNAMTUPTOREVPERD sy-vline
WA_PEPPLNDATBYPERD_STR-PLNDEFFORTQTYUPTOREVPERD sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.