ABAP Select data from SAP table S992 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP S992 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 S992. 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 S992 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_S992 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF S992,
      WA_S992 TYPE S992,
      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: <S992> TYPE S992.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_S992.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM S992
  INTO TABLE IT_S992.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM S992
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_S9922).
*--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_S992 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_S9922).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_S992 ASSIGNING <S992>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<S992>-MANDT = 1.
<S992>-SSOUR = 1.
<S992>-VRSIO = 1.
<S992>-SPMON = 1.
<S992>-SPTAG = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_S992 INTO WA_S992.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_S992-SPWOC, sy-vline,
WA_S992-SPBUP, sy-vline,
WA_S992-VKORG, sy-vline,
WA_S992-KUNNR, sy-vline,
WA_S992-MATKL, sy-vline,
WA_S992-MATNR, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_S992 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_S992 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_S992 INTO WA_S992. *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 PERI, internal->external for field SPMON CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_PERI_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_S992-SPMON IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_S992-SPMON.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit PERI, internal->external for field SPWOC CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_PERI_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_S992-SPWOC IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_S992-SPWOC.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit PERI, internal->external for field SPBUP CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_PERI_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_S992-SPBUP IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_S992-SPBUP.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field KUNNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_S992-KUNNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_S992-KUNNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field MATNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_S992-MATNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_S992-MATNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field BASME CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_S992-BASME IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_S992-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_S992_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
SSOUR TYPE STRING,
VRSIO TYPE STRING,
SPMON TYPE STRING,
SPTAG TYPE STRING,
SPWOC TYPE STRING,
SPBUP TYPE STRING,
VKORG TYPE STRING,
KUNNR TYPE STRING,
MATKL TYPE STRING,
MATNR TYPE STRING,
WERKS TYPE STRING,
PERIV TYPE STRING,
VWDAT TYPE STRING,
BASME TYPE STRING,
STWAE TYPE STRING,
AEMENGE TYPE STRING,
AENETWR TYPE STRING,
UMMENGE TYPE STRING,
UMNETWR TYPE STRING,
PRODU TYPE STRING,
LAGRI TYPE STRING,
LAGRZ TYPE STRING,
REICH TYPE STRING,
REICZ TYPE STRING,
ABSAT TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_S992_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_S992_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-SSOUR sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-VRSIO sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-SPMON sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-SPTAG sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-SPWOC sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-SPBUP sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-VKORG sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-KUNNR sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-MATKL sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-MATNR sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-WERKS sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-PERIV sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-VWDAT sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-BASME sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-STWAE sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-AEMENGE sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-AENETWR sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-UMMENGE sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-UMNETWR sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-PRODU sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-LAGRI sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-LAGRZ sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-REICH sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-REICZ sy-vline
WA_S992_STR-ABSAT sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.