ABAP Select data from SAP table ROIO_SH_LOCATION into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ROIO_SH_LOCATION
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ROIO_SH_LOCATION2).
*--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_ROIO_SH_LOCATION INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_ROIO_SH_LOCATION ASSIGNING <ROIO_SH_LOCATION>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ROIO_SH_LOCATION>-WERKS = 1.
<ROIO_SH_LOCATION>-NAME1 = 1.
<ROIO_SH_LOCATION>-LGORT = 1.
<ROIO_SH_LOCATION>-LGOBE = 1.
<ROIO_SH_LOCATION>-BWKEY = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION-KUNNR, sy-vline,
WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION-KUNNR_TX, sy-vline,
WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION-LIFNR, sy-vline,
WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION-FABKL, sy-vline,
WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION-NAME2, sy-vline,
WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION-STRAS, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION 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_ROIO_SH_LOCATION 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_ROIO_SH_LOCATION INTO WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION. *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 KUNNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION-KUNNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION-KUNNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field LIFNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION-LIFNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION-LIFNR.
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_ROIO_SH_LOCATION_STR,
WERKS TYPE STRING,
NAME1 TYPE STRING,
LGORT TYPE STRING,
LGOBE TYPE STRING,
BWKEY TYPE STRING,
KUNNR TYPE STRING,
KUNNR_TX TYPE STRING,
LIFNR TYPE STRING,
FABKL TYPE STRING,
NAME2 TYPE STRING,
STRAS TYPE STRING,
PFACH TYPE STRING,
PSTLZ TYPE STRING,
ORT01 TYPE STRING,
LAND1 TYPE STRING,
SPART TYPE STRING,
EKORG TYPE STRING,
VKORG TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION_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_ROIO_SH_LOCATION_STR-WERKS sy-vline
WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION_STR-NAME1 sy-vline
WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION_STR-LGORT sy-vline
WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION_STR-LGOBE sy-vline
WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION_STR-BWKEY sy-vline
WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION_STR-KUNNR sy-vline
WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION_STR-KUNNR_TX sy-vline
WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION_STR-LIFNR sy-vline
WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION_STR-FABKL sy-vline
WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION_STR-NAME2 sy-vline
WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION_STR-STRAS sy-vline
WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION_STR-PFACH sy-vline
WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION_STR-PSTLZ sy-vline
WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION_STR-ORT01 sy-vline
WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION_STR-LAND1 sy-vline
WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION_STR-SPART sy-vline
WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION_STR-EKORG sy-vline
WA_ROIO_SH_LOCATION_STR-VKORG sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.