ABAP Select data from SAP table S496 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP S496 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 S496. 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 S496 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_S496 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF S496,
      WA_S496 TYPE S496,
      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: <S496> TYPE S496.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_S496.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM S496
  INTO TABLE IT_S496.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM S496
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_S4962).
*--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_S496 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_S4962).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_S496 ASSIGNING <S496>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<S496>-MANDT = 1.
<S496>-SPTAG = 1.
<S496>-TRK_PRNR = 1.
<S496>-ENDCUST = 1.
<S496>-SALES_ORG = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_S496 INTO WA_S496.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_S496-DIST_CHNL, sy-vline,
  WA_S496-DIVN, sy-vline,
  WA_S496-MATNR, sy-vline,
  WA_S496-VRSIO, sy-vline,
  WA_S496-SPMON, sy-vline,
  WA_S496-SPWOC, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_S496 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_S496 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_S496 INTO WA_S496.


*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 TRK_PRNR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_S496-TRK_PRNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_S496-TRK_PRNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field ENDCUST
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_S496-ENDCUST
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_S496-ENDCUST.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field MATNR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_S496-MATNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_S496-MATNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit PERI, internal->external for field SPMON
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_PERI_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_S496-SPMON
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_S496-SPMON.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit PERI, internal->external for field SPWOC
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_PERI_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_S496-SPWOC
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_S496-SPWOC.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit PERI, internal->external for field SPBUP
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_PERI_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_S496-SPBUP
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_S496-SPBUP.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field BASME
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_S496-BASME
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_S496-BASME.
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_S496_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
SPTAG TYPE STRING,
TRK_PRNR TYPE STRING,
ENDCUST TYPE STRING,
SALES_ORG TYPE STRING,
DIST_CHNL TYPE STRING,
DIVN TYPE STRING,
MATNR TYPE STRING,
VRSIO TYPE STRING,
SPMON TYPE STRING,
SPWOC TYPE STRING,
SPBUP TYPE STRING,
SSOUR TYPE STRING,
PERIV TYPE STRING,
VWDAT TYPE STRING,
BASME TYPE STRING,
STWAE TYPE STRING,
SDQTAPP TYPE STRING,
SDAMAPP TYPE STRING,
SDQTCLM TYPE STRING,
SDAMCLM TYPE STRING,
PPQTCR TYPE STRING,
PPAMCR TYPE STRING,
PPQTDB TYPE STRING,
PPAMDB TYPE STRING,
BLQTCLM TYPE STRING,
BLAMCLM TYPE STRING,
STQTNL TYPE STRING,
STQTBP TYPE STRING,
STAMNL TYPE STRING,
STAMBP TYPE STRING,
ERTQTNL TYPE STRING,
ERTQTBP TYPE STRING,
ERTAMNL TYPE STRING,
RTQTBKP TYPE STRING,
RTNMQYGR TYPE STRING,
RTBPQYCM TYPE STRING,
DRTAMNL TYPE STRING,
DRTAMBP TYPE STRING,
DRTQYNAP TYPE STRING,
DRTAMBAP TYPE STRING,
SIQYNLGI TYPE STRING,
SIQYNLIV TYPE STRING,
SIAMNL TYPE STRING,
SIQYBPGI TYPE STRING,
SIQYBPIV TYPE STRING,
SIAMBP TYPE STRING,
PCRQYNL TYPE STRING,
PCRQYBP TYPE STRING,
NCRQYNL TYPE STRING,
NCRQYBP TYPE STRING,
DSAMNL TYPE STRING,
DSQYNL TYPE STRING,
DSQYBP TYPE STRING,
DSAMBP TYPE STRING,
STDSQYNL TYPE STRING,
STDSAMNL TYPE STRING,
STDSQYBP TYPE STRING,
STDSAMBP TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_S496_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_S496_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-SPTAG sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-TRK_PRNR sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-ENDCUST sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-SALES_ORG sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-DIST_CHNL sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-DIVN sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-MATNR sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-VRSIO sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-SPMON sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-SPWOC sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-SPBUP sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-SSOUR sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-PERIV sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-VWDAT sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-BASME sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-STWAE sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-SDQTAPP sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-SDAMAPP sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-SDQTCLM sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-SDAMCLM sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-PPQTCR sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-PPAMCR sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-PPQTDB sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-PPAMDB sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-BLQTCLM sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-BLAMCLM sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-STQTNL sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-STQTBP sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-STAMNL sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-STAMBP sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-ERTQTNL sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-ERTQTBP sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-ERTAMNL sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-RTQTBKP sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-RTNMQYGR sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-RTBPQYCM sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-DRTAMNL sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-DRTAMBP sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-DRTQYNAP sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-DRTAMBAP sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-SIQYNLGI sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-SIQYNLIV sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-SIAMNL sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-SIQYBPGI sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-SIQYBPIV sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-SIAMBP sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-PCRQYNL sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-PCRQYBP sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-NCRQYNL sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-NCRQYBP sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-DSAMNL sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-DSQYNL sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-DSQYBP sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-DSAMBP sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-STDSQYNL sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-STDSAMNL sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-STDSQYBP sy-vline 
WA_S496_STR-STDSAMBP sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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