ABAP Select data from SAP table PINPEV13 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP PINPEV13 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 PINPEV13. 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 PINPEV13 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_PINPEV13 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF PINPEV13,
      WA_PINPEV13 TYPE PINPEV13,
      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: <PINPEV13> TYPE PINPEV13.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_PINPEV13.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM PINPEV13
  INTO TABLE IT_PINPEV13.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM PINPEV13
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_PINPEV132).
*--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_PINPEV13 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_PINPEV132).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_PINPEV13 ASSIGNING <PINPEV13>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<PINPEV13>-POGUI = 1.
<PINPEV13>-STPID = 1.
<PINPEV13>-STDES = 1.
<PINPEV13>-ATRID = 1.
<PINPEV13>-ATDES = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_PINPEV13 INTO WA_PINPEV13.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_PINPEV13-ATSEQ, sy-vline,
WA_PINPEV13-VLSEQ, sy-vline,
WA_PINPEV13-ENDDA, sy-vline,
WA_PINPEV13-BEGDA, sy-vline,
WA_PINPEV13-SIGN, sy-vline,
WA_PINPEV13-SGDES, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_PINPEV13 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_PINPEV13 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_PINPEV13 INTO WA_PINPEV13. *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 CUNIT, internal->external for field UNIT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_PINPEV13-UNIT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PINPEV13-UNIT.
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_PINPEV13_STR,
POGUI TYPE STRING,
STPID TYPE STRING,
STDES TYPE STRING,
ATRID TYPE STRING,
ATDES TYPE STRING,
ATSEQ TYPE STRING,
VLSEQ TYPE STRING,
ENDDA TYPE STRING,
BEGDA TYPE STRING,
SIGN TYPE STRING,
SGDES TYPE STRING,
OPTTY TYPE STRING,
OPDES TYPE STRING,
LOWVA TYPE STRING,
LODES TYPE STRING,
HIHVA TYPE STRING,
HIDES TYPE STRING,
UNIT TYPE STRING,
UNDES TYPE STRING,
ANDOR TYPE STRING,
XINDI TYPE STRING,
BVAL TYPE STRING,
DURIY TYPE STRING,
NOTET TYPE STRING,
NOTLT TYPE STRING,
NOTIM TYPE STRING,
LVAL TYPE STRING,
DELNA TYPE STRING,
LINAT TYPE STRING,
TSIGN TYPE STRING,
TOPTY TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_PINPEV13_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_PINPEV13_STR-POGUI sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-STPID sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-STDES sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-ATRID sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-ATDES sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-ATSEQ sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-VLSEQ sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-ENDDA sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-BEGDA sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-SIGN sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-SGDES sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-OPTTY sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-OPDES sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-LOWVA sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-LODES sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-HIHVA sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-HIDES sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-UNIT sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-UNDES sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-ANDOR sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-XINDI sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-BVAL sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-DURIY sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-NOTET sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-NOTLT sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-NOTIM sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-LVAL sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-DELNA sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-LINAT sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-TSIGN sy-vline
WA_PINPEV13_STR-TOPTY sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.