ABAP Select data from SAP table PINPEW20 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP PINPEW20 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 PINPEW20. 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 PINPEW20 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_PINPEW20 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF PINPEW20,
      WA_PINPEW20 TYPE PINPEW20,
      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: <PINPEW20> TYPE PINPEW20.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_PINPEW20.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM PINPEW20
  INTO TABLE IT_PINPEW20.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM PINPEW20
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_PINPEW202).
*--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_PINPEW20 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_PINPEW202).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_PINPEW20 ASSIGNING <PINPEW20>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<PINPEW20>-WI_ID = 1.
<PINPEW20>-POGUI = 1.
<PINPEW20>-POLID = 1.
<PINPEW20>-AREKY = 1.
<PINPEW20>-ARDES = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_PINPEW20 INTO WA_PINPEW20.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_PINPEW20-VERSN, sy-vline,
WA_PINPEW20-DESCR, sy-vline,
WA_PINPEW20-GRPID_DES, sy-vline,
WA_PINPEW20-POTYP_DES, sy-vline,
WA_PINPEW20-BEGDA, sy-vline,
WA_PINPEW20-PTRTY, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_PINPEW20 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_PINPEW20 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_PINPEW20 INTO WA_PINPEW20. *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 TSTPS, internal->external for field CREON CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_TSTPS_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_PINPEW20-CREON IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PINPEW20-CREON.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit TSTPS, internal->external for field CHAON CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_TSTPS_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_PINPEW20-CHAON IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PINPEW20-CHAON.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field ORDOC CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_PINPEW20-ORDOC IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PINPEW20-ORDOC.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field MODOC CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_PINPEW20-MODOC IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PINPEW20-MODOC.
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_PINPEW20_STR,
WI_ID TYPE STRING,
POGUI TYPE STRING,
POLID TYPE STRING,
AREKY TYPE STRING,
ARDES TYPE STRING,
VERSN TYPE STRING,
DESCR TYPE STRING,
GRPID_DES TYPE STRING,
POTYP_DES TYPE STRING,
BEGDA TYPE STRING,
PTRTY TYPE STRING,
LSAPP TYPE STRING,
CREBY TYPE STRING,
CREON TYPE STRING,
CHABY TYPE STRING,
CHAON TYPE STRING,
ORDOC TYPE STRING,
MODOC TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_PINPEW20_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_PINPEW20_STR-WI_ID sy-vline
WA_PINPEW20_STR-POGUI sy-vline
WA_PINPEW20_STR-POLID sy-vline
WA_PINPEW20_STR-AREKY sy-vline
WA_PINPEW20_STR-ARDES sy-vline
WA_PINPEW20_STR-VERSN sy-vline
WA_PINPEW20_STR-DESCR sy-vline
WA_PINPEW20_STR-GRPID_DES sy-vline
WA_PINPEW20_STR-POTYP_DES sy-vline
WA_PINPEW20_STR-BEGDA sy-vline
WA_PINPEW20_STR-PTRTY sy-vline
WA_PINPEW20_STR-LSAPP sy-vline
WA_PINPEW20_STR-CREBY sy-vline
WA_PINPEW20_STR-CREON sy-vline
WA_PINPEW20_STR-CHABY sy-vline
WA_PINPEW20_STR-CHAON sy-vline
WA_PINPEW20_STR-ORDOC sy-vline
WA_PINPEW20_STR-MODOC sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.