ABAP Select data from SAP table PKER into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM PKER
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_PKER2).
*--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_PKER INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_PKER2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_PKER ASSIGNING <PKER>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<PKER>-MANDT = 1.
<PKER>-PKNUM = 1.
<PKER>-PKPOS = 1.
<PKER>-SAEDT = 1.
<PKER>-SAEUZ = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_PKER-MSGID, sy-vline,
  WA_PKER-MSGTY, sy-vline,
  WA_PKER-MSGNR, sy-vline,
  WA_PKER-MSGV1, sy-vline,
  WA_PKER-MSGV2, sy-vline,
  WA_PKER-MSGV3, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_PKER 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_PKER 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_PKER INTO WA_PKER.


*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 PKNUM
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_PKER-PKNUM
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PKER-PKNUM.
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_PKER_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
PKNUM TYPE STRING,
PKPOS TYPE STRING,
SAEDT TYPE STRING,
SAEUZ TYPE STRING,
MSGID TYPE STRING,
MSGTY TYPE STRING,
MSGNR TYPE STRING,
MSGV1 TYPE STRING,
MSGV2 TYPE STRING,
MSGV3 TYPE STRING,
MSGV4 TYPE STRING,
SFGSV TYPE STRING,
SFGSN TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_PKER_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_PKER_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_PKER_STR-PKNUM sy-vline 
WA_PKER_STR-PKPOS sy-vline 
WA_PKER_STR-SAEDT sy-vline 
WA_PKER_STR-SAEUZ sy-vline 
WA_PKER_STR-MSGID sy-vline 
WA_PKER_STR-MSGTY sy-vline 
WA_PKER_STR-MSGNR sy-vline 
WA_PKER_STR-MSGV1 sy-vline 
WA_PKER_STR-MSGV2 sy-vline 
WA_PKER_STR-MSGV3 sy-vline 
WA_PKER_STR-MSGV4 sy-vline 
WA_PKER_STR-SFGSV sy-vline 
WA_PKER_STR-SFGSN sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

*Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE...
ENDLOOP.
ENDFORM.