ABAP Select data from SAP table PMATLWHSESTKCHK2 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP PMATLWHSESTKCHK2 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 PMATLWHSESTKCHK2. 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 PMATLWHSESTKCHK2 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_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF PMATLWHSESTKCHK2,
      WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2 TYPE PMATLWHSESTKCHK2,
      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: <PMATLWHSESTKCHK2> TYPE PMATLWHSESTKCHK2.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM PMATLWHSESTKCHK2
  INTO TABLE IT_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM PMATLWHSESTKCHK2
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_PMATLWHSESTKCHK22).
*--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_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK22).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2 ASSIGNING <PMATLWHSESTKCHK2>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<PMATLWHSESTKCHK2>-MANDT = 1.
<PMATLWHSESTKCHK2>-STOCKIDENTIFYINGMATERIAL = 1.
<PMATLWHSESTKCHK2>-PLANT = 1.
<PMATLWHSESTKCHK2>-STOCKIDFGSTORAGELOCATION = 1.
<PMATLWHSESTKCHK2>-STOCKIDENTIFYINGBATCH = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2 INTO WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2-SPECIALSTOCKIDFGSUPPLIER, sy-vline,
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2-SPECIALSTOCKIDFGSALESORDER, sy-vline,
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2-SPECIALSTOCKIDFGSALESORDERITEM, sy-vline,
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2-SPECIALSTOCKIDFGWBSELEMENT, sy-vline,
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2-SPECIALSTOCKIDFGCUSTOMER, sy-vline,
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2-SPECIALSTOCKIDFGSTOCKOWNER, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2 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_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2 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_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2 INTO WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2. *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 MATN1, internal->external for field STOCKIDENTIFYINGMATERIAL CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2-STOCKIDENTIFYINGMATERIAL IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2-STOCKIDENTIFYINGMATERIAL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field SPECIALSTOCKIDFGSUPPLIER CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2-SPECIALSTOCKIDFGSUPPLIER IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2-SPECIALSTOCKIDFGSUPPLIER.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field SPECIALSTOCKIDFGSALESORDER CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2-SPECIALSTOCKIDFGSALESORDER IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2-SPECIALSTOCKIDFGSALESORDER.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ABPSP, internal->external for field SPECIALSTOCKIDFGWBSELEMENT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ABPSP_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2-SPECIALSTOCKIDFGWBSELEMENT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2-SPECIALSTOCKIDFGWBSELEMENT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field SPECIALSTOCKIDFGCUSTOMER CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2-SPECIALSTOCKIDFGCUSTOMER IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2-SPECIALSTOCKIDFGCUSTOMER.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field SPECIALSTOCKIDFGSTOCKOWNER CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2-SPECIALSTOCKIDFGSTOCKOWNER IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2-SPECIALSTOCKIDFGSTOCKOWNER.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field MATERIALBASEUNIT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2-MATERIALBASEUNIT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2-MATERIALBASEUNIT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field MATERIALPARALLELUNIT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2-MATERIALPARALLELUNIT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2-MATERIALPARALLELUNIT.
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_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
STOCKIDENTIFYINGMATERIAL TYPE STRING,
PLANT TYPE STRING,
STOCKIDFGSTORAGELOCATION TYPE STRING,
STOCKIDENTIFYINGBATCH TYPE STRING,
SPECIALSTOCKIDFGSUPPLIER TYPE STRING,
SPECIALSTOCKIDFGSALESORDER TYPE STRING,
SPECIALSTOCKIDFGSALESORDERITEM TYPE STRING,
SPECIALSTOCKIDFGWBSELEMENT TYPE STRING,
SPECIALSTOCKIDFGCUSTOMER TYPE STRING,
SPECIALSTOCKIDFGSTOCKOWNER TYPE STRING,
INVENTORYSPECIALSTOCKTYPE TYPE STRING,
INVENTORYSTOCKTYPE TYPE STRING,
MATERIALBASEUNIT TYPE STRING,
MATERIALPARALLELUNIT TYPE STRING,
MATLSTKQTYINBASEUNIT TYPE STRING,
MATLSTKQTYINPARUNIT TYPE STRING,
LASTPOSTINGDATE TYPE STRING,
LASTPOSTINGPERIOD TYPE STRING,
COMPANYCODE TYPE STRING,
FISCALYEARVARIANT TYPE STRING,
COSTESTIMATE TYPE STRING,
BATCH TYPE STRING,
TODAYDATE TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_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_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-STOCKIDENTIFYINGMATERIAL sy-vline
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-PLANT sy-vline
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-STOCKIDFGSTORAGELOCATION sy-vline
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-STOCKIDENTIFYINGBATCH sy-vline
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-SPECIALSTOCKIDFGSUPPLIER sy-vline
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-SPECIALSTOCKIDFGSALESORDER sy-vline
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-SPECIALSTOCKIDFGSALESORDERITEM sy-vline
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-SPECIALSTOCKIDFGWBSELEMENT sy-vline
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-SPECIALSTOCKIDFGCUSTOMER sy-vline
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-SPECIALSTOCKIDFGSTOCKOWNER sy-vline
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-INVENTORYSPECIALSTOCKTYPE sy-vline
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-INVENTORYSTOCKTYPE sy-vline
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-MATERIALBASEUNIT sy-vline
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-MATERIALPARALLELUNIT sy-vline
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-MATLSTKQTYINBASEUNIT sy-vline
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-MATLSTKQTYINPARUNIT sy-vline
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-LASTPOSTINGDATE sy-vline
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-LASTPOSTINGPERIOD sy-vline
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-COMPANYCODE sy-vline
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-FISCALYEARVARIANT sy-vline
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-COSTESTIMATE sy-vline
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-BATCH sy-vline
WA_PMATLWHSESTKCHK2_STR-TODAYDATE sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.