ABAP Select data from SAP table PPELUI_ACTHD into internal table
Get Example source ABAP code based on a different SAP table
Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP PPELUI_ACTHD 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 PPELUI_ACTHD. 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 PPELUI_ACTHD 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_PPELUI_ACTHD TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF PPELUI_ACTHD, WA_PPELUI_ACTHD TYPE PPELUI_ACTHD, 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: <PPELUI_ACTHD> TYPE PPELUI_ACTHD. *Process all fields in table header/work area as string values PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_PPELUI_ACTHD. SELECT * *restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows UP TO 10 ROWS FROM PPELUI_ACTHD INTO TABLE IT_PPELUI_ACTHD. *Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA *SELECT * * FROM PPELUI_ACTHD * INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_PPELUI_ACTHD2). *--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_PPELUI_ACTHD INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_PPELUI_ACTHD2). *Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL LOOP AT IT_PPELUI_ACTHD ASSIGNING <PPELUI_ACTHD>.*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<PPELUI_ACTHD>-ICON_SELECTION = 1.
<PPELUI_ACTHD>-PNGUID = 1.
<PPELUI_ACTHD>-PNAME = 1.
<PPELUI_ACTHD>-PNAME_SHORT = 1.
<PPELUI_ACTHD>-PNTEXT = 1.
ENDLOOP. LOOP AT IT_PPELUI_ACTHD INTO WA_PPELUI_ACTHD. *Write horizonal line to screen report. WRITE:/ sy-uline. *Write selected data to screen/report before conversion. WRITE:/ sy-vline, WA_PPELUI_ACTHD-PN_CTM_USE, sy-vline,
WA_PPELUI_ACTHD-PN_PLANTYPE, sy-vline,
WA_PPELUI_ACTHD-CREADAT_PN, sy-vline,
WA_PPELUI_ACTHD-CREABY_PN, sy-vline,
WA_PPELUI_ACTHD-CHNGDAT_PN, sy-vline,
WA_PPELUI_ACTHD-CHNGBY_PN, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_PPELUI_ACTHD 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_PPELUI_ACTHD 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_PPELUI_ACTHD INTO WA_PPELUI_ACTHD. *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 LOGSYS_PN CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_PPELUI_ACTHD-LOGSYS_PN IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_PPELUI_ACTHD-LOGSYS_PN.
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_PPELUI_ACTHD_STR,
ICON_SELECTION TYPE STRING,
PNGUID TYPE STRING,
PNAME TYPE STRING,
PNAME_SHORT TYPE STRING,
PNTEXT TYPE STRING,
PN_CTM_USE TYPE STRING,
PN_PLANTYPE TYPE STRING,
CREADAT_PN TYPE STRING,
CREABY_PN TYPE STRING,
CHNGDAT_PN TYPE STRING,
CHNGBY_PN TYPE STRING,
LOGSYS_PN TYPE STRING,
PN_ICON_REFERENCE TYPE STRING,
XDUMMY_ACTHD_CI TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_PPELUI_ACTHD_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_PPELUI_ACTHD_STR-ICON_SELECTION sy-vline
WA_PPELUI_ACTHD_STR-PNGUID sy-vline
WA_PPELUI_ACTHD_STR-PNAME sy-vline
WA_PPELUI_ACTHD_STR-PNAME_SHORT sy-vline
WA_PPELUI_ACTHD_STR-PNTEXT sy-vline
WA_PPELUI_ACTHD_STR-PN_CTM_USE sy-vline
WA_PPELUI_ACTHD_STR-PN_PLANTYPE sy-vline
WA_PPELUI_ACTHD_STR-CREADAT_PN sy-vline
WA_PPELUI_ACTHD_STR-CREABY_PN sy-vline
WA_PPELUI_ACTHD_STR-CHNGDAT_PN sy-vline
WA_PPELUI_ACTHD_STR-CHNGBY_PN sy-vline
WA_PPELUI_ACTHD_STR-LOGSYS_PN sy-vline
WA_PPELUI_ACTHD_STR-PN_ICON_REFERENCE sy-vline
WA_PPELUI_ACTHD_STR-XDUMMY_ACTHD_CI sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.