ABAP Select data from SAP table RLOCAC_STEER_UI into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM RLOCAC_STEER_UI
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_RLOCAC_STEER_UI2).
*--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_RLOCAC_STEER_UI INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_RLOCAC_STEER_UI ASSIGNING <RLOCAC_STEER_UI>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<RLOCAC_STEER_UI>-GUI_MODE = 1.
<RLOCAC_STEER_UI>-LOGHANDLE = 1.
<RLOCAC_STEER_UI>-OKCODE = 1.
<RLOCAC_STEER_UI>-TABNR = 1.
<RLOCAC_STEER_UI>-ACT_COMPONENT = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI-BALDISPPROF, sy-vline,
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI-LANGU, sy-vline,
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI-TITLE, sy-vline,
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI-USE_GRID, sy-vline,
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI-NO_TOOLBAR, sy-vline,
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI-START_COL, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI 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_RLOCAC_STEER_UI 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_RLOCAC_STEER_UI INTO WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI. *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 ISOLA, internal->external for field LANGU CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI-LANGU IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI-LANGU.
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_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR,
GUI_MODE TYPE STRING,
LOGHANDLE TYPE STRING,
OKCODE TYPE STRING,
TABNR TYPE STRING,
ACT_COMPONENT TYPE STRING,
BALDISPPROF TYPE STRING,
LANGU TYPE STRING,
TITLE TYPE STRING,
USE_GRID TYPE STRING,
NO_TOOLBAR TYPE STRING,
START_COL TYPE STRING,
START_ROW TYPE STRING,
END_COL TYPE STRING,
END_ROW TYPE STRING,
POP_ADJST TYPE STRING,
COLORS TYPE STRING,
PROBCLASS1 TYPE STRING,
PROBCLASS2 TYPE STRING,
PROBCLASS3 TYPE STRING,
PROBCLASS4 TYPE STRING,
MESS_FCAT TYPE STRING,
MESS_SORT TYPE STRING,
SHOW_ALL TYPE STRING,
MESS_MARK TYPE STRING,
CWIDTH_OPT TYPE STRING,
DISVARIANT TYPE STRING,
REPORT TYPE STRING,
HANDLE TYPE STRING,
LOG_GROUP TYPE STRING,
USERNAME TYPE STRING,
VARIANT TYPE STRING,
TEXT TYPE STRING,
DEPENDVARS TYPE STRING,
HEAD_TEXT TYPE STRING,
HEAD_SIZE TYPE STRING,
ROOT_TEXT TYPE STRING,
TREE_SIZE TYPE STRING,
TREE_ONTOP TYPE STRING,
TREE_ADJST TYPE STRING,
EXP_LEVEL TYPE STRING,
BYDETLEVEL TYPE STRING,
TREE_NOMSG TYPE STRING,
NOT_EMPTY TYPE STRING,
CLBK_READ TYPE STRING,
USEREXITP TYPE STRING,
USEREXITF TYPE STRING,
USEREXITT TYPE STRING,
CLBK_UCOM TYPE STRING,
USEREXITP TYPE STRING,
USEREXITF TYPE STRING,
USEREXITT TYPE STRING,
CLBK_UCBF TYPE STRING,
USEREXITP TYPE STRING,
USEREXITF TYPE STRING,
USEREXITT TYPE STRING,
CLBK_UCAF TYPE STRING,
USEREXITP TYPE STRING,
USEREXITF TYPE STRING,
USEREXITT TYPE STRING,
CLBK_PBO TYPE STRING,
USEREXITP TYPE STRING,
USEREXITF TYPE STRING,
USEREXITT TYPE STRING,
CLBK_TOOLB TYPE STRING,
USEREXITP TYPE STRING,
USEREXITF TYPE STRING,
USEREXITT TYPE STRING,
LEV1_FCAT TYPE STRING,
LEV1_SORT TYPE STRING,
LEV2_FCAT TYPE STRING,
LEV2_SORT TYPE STRING,
LEV3_FCAT TYPE STRING,
LEV3_SORT TYPE STRING,
LEV4_FCAT TYPE STRING,
LEV4_SORT TYPE STRING,
LEV5_FCAT TYPE STRING,
LEV5_SORT TYPE STRING,
LEV6_FCAT TYPE STRING,
LEV6_SORT TYPE STRING,
LEV7_FCAT TYPE STRING,
LEV7_SORT TYPE STRING,
LEV8_FCAT TYPE STRING,
LEV8_SORT TYPE STRING,
LEV9_FCAT TYPE STRING,
LEV9_SORT TYPE STRING,
EXT_PUSH1 TYPE STRING,
ACTIVE TYPE STRING,
POSITION TYPE STRING,
DEF TYPE STRING,
TEXT TYPE STRING,
ICON_ID TYPE STRING,
ICON_TEXT TYPE STRING,
QUICKINFO TYPE STRING,
PATH TYPE STRING,
EXT_PUSH2 TYPE STRING,
ACTIVE TYPE STRING,
POSITION TYPE STRING,
DEF TYPE STRING,
TEXT TYPE STRING,
ICON_ID TYPE STRING,
ICON_TEXT TYPE STRING,
QUICKINFO TYPE STRING,
PATH TYPE STRING,
EXT_PUSH3 TYPE STRING,
ACTIVE TYPE STRING,
POSITION TYPE STRING,
DEF TYPE STRING,
TEXT TYPE STRING,
ICON_ID TYPE STRING,
ICON_TEXT TYPE STRING,
QUICKINFO TYPE STRING,
PATH TYPE STRING,
EXT_PUSH4 TYPE STRING,
ACTIVE TYPE STRING,
POSITION TYPE STRING,
DEF TYPE STRING,
TEXT TYPE STRING,
ICON_ID TYPE STRING,
ICON_TEXT TYPE STRING,
QUICKINFO TYPE STRING,
PATH TYPE STRING,
CLBK_TOP_OF_PAGE TYPE STRING,
USEREXITP TYPE STRING,
USEREXITF TYPE STRING,
USEREXITT TYPE STRING,
GRID_TITLE TYPE STRING,
NO_GRIDTITLE TYPE STRING,
GRIDTITLE TYPE STRING,
DSP_HDR_IN_ZONLO TYPE STRING,
TREE_CONV TYPE STRING,
ACT_DYNPRO TYPE STRING,
REF_LOG TYPE STRING,
FLG_CASHFLOW_SIMULATED TYPE STRING,
FLG_COND_CHANGE_NOT_ALLOWED TYPE STRING,
FLG_CONFIG_CHANGED TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_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_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-GUI_MODE sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-LOGHANDLE sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-OKCODE sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-TABNR sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-ACT_COMPONENT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-BALDISPPROF sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-LANGU sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-TITLE sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-USE_GRID sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-NO_TOOLBAR sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-START_COL sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-START_ROW sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-END_COL sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-END_ROW sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-POP_ADJST sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-COLORS sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-PROBCLASS1 sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-PROBCLASS2 sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-PROBCLASS3 sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-PROBCLASS4 sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-MESS_FCAT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-MESS_SORT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-SHOW_ALL sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-MESS_MARK sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-CWIDTH_OPT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-DISVARIANT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-REPORT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-HANDLE sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-LOG_GROUP sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-USERNAME sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-VARIANT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-TEXT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-DEPENDVARS sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-HEAD_TEXT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-HEAD_SIZE sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-ROOT_TEXT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-TREE_SIZE sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-TREE_ONTOP sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-TREE_ADJST sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-EXP_LEVEL sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-BYDETLEVEL sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-TREE_NOMSG sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-NOT_EMPTY sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-CLBK_READ sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-USEREXITP sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-USEREXITF sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-USEREXITT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-CLBK_UCOM sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-USEREXITP sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-USEREXITF sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-USEREXITT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-CLBK_UCBF sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-USEREXITP sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-USEREXITF sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-USEREXITT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-CLBK_UCAF sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-USEREXITP sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-USEREXITF sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-USEREXITT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-CLBK_PBO sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-USEREXITP sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-USEREXITF sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-USEREXITT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-CLBK_TOOLB sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-USEREXITP sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-USEREXITF sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-USEREXITT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-LEV1_FCAT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-LEV1_SORT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-LEV2_FCAT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-LEV2_SORT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-LEV3_FCAT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-LEV3_SORT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-LEV4_FCAT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-LEV4_SORT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-LEV5_FCAT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-LEV5_SORT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-LEV6_FCAT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-LEV6_SORT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-LEV7_FCAT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-LEV7_SORT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-LEV8_FCAT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-LEV8_SORT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-LEV9_FCAT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-LEV9_SORT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-EXT_PUSH1 sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-ACTIVE sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-POSITION sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-DEF sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-TEXT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-ICON_ID sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-ICON_TEXT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-QUICKINFO sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-PATH sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-EXT_PUSH2 sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-ACTIVE sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-POSITION sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-DEF sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-TEXT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-ICON_ID sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-ICON_TEXT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-QUICKINFO sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-PATH sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-EXT_PUSH3 sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-ACTIVE sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-POSITION sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-DEF sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-TEXT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-ICON_ID sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-ICON_TEXT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-QUICKINFO sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-PATH sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-EXT_PUSH4 sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-ACTIVE sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-POSITION sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-DEF sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-TEXT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-ICON_ID sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-ICON_TEXT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-QUICKINFO sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-PATH sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-CLBK_TOP_OF_PAGE sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-USEREXITP sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-USEREXITF sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-USEREXITT sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-GRID_TITLE sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-NO_GRIDTITLE sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-GRIDTITLE sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-DSP_HDR_IN_ZONLO sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-TREE_CONV sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-ACT_DYNPRO sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-REF_LOG sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-FLG_CASHFLOW_SIMULATED sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-FLG_COND_CHANGE_NOT_ALLOWED sy-vline
WA_RLOCAC_STEER_UI_STR-FLG_CONFIG_CHANGED sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.