ABAP Select data from SAP table SCPRACTERP into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM SCPRACTERP
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_SCPRACTERP2).
*--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_SCPRACTERP INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_SCPRACTERP2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<SCPRACTERP>-ACT_ID = 1.
<SCPRACTERP>-BCSET_ID = 1.
<SCPRACTERP>-PARENT_ID = 1.
<SCPRACTERP>-CATEGORY = 1.
<SCPRACTERP>-ACT_DATE = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_SCPRACTERP-ACT_TIME, sy-vline,
  WA_SCPRACTERP-ACT_START, sy-vline,
  WA_SCPRACTERP-ACT_END, sy-vline,
  WA_SCPRACTERP-MODIFIER, sy-vline,
  WA_SCPRACTERP-ACT_TYPE, sy-vline,
  WA_SCPRACTERP-SIM_TYPE, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_SCPRACTERP 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_SCPRACTERP 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_SCPRACTERP INTO WA_SCPRACTERP.


*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.
ENDFORM. 

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& Form process_as_string_field_values
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
FORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING p_EKKO LIKE wa_EKKO.

TYPES: BEGIN OF T_SCPRACTERP_STR, 
ACT_ID TYPE STRING,
BCSET_ID TYPE STRING,
PARENT_ID TYPE STRING,
CATEGORY TYPE STRING,
ACT_DATE TYPE STRING,
ACT_TIME TYPE STRING,
ACT_START TYPE STRING,
ACT_END TYPE STRING,
MODIFIER TYPE STRING,
ACT_TYPE TYPE STRING,
SIM_TYPE TYPE STRING,
LANGVECTOR TYPE STRING,
LINE_NR TYPE STRING,
OBJECTNAME TYPE STRING,
TABLENAME TYPE STRING,
TABLETYPE TYPE STRING,
TABLEKEY TYPE STRING,
MSGID TYPE STRING,
MSGTY TYPE STRING,
MSGNO TYPE STRING,
VAR1 TYPE STRING,
VAR2 TYPE STRING,
VAR3 TYPE STRING,
VAR4 TYPE STRING,
PROTOFLAG TYPE STRING,
TRNO_SYST TYPE STRING,
TRNO_CUST TYPE STRING,
SYSID TYPE STRING,
T_SID TYPE STRING,
T_MANDT TYPE STRING,
ACTOPTIONS TYPE STRING,
OBJECTTYPE TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_SCPRACTERP_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_SCPRACTERP_STR-ACT_ID sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-BCSET_ID sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-PARENT_ID sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-CATEGORY sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-ACT_DATE sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-ACT_TIME sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-ACT_START sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-ACT_END sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-MODIFIER sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-ACT_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-SIM_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-LANGVECTOR sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-LINE_NR sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-OBJECTNAME sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-TABLENAME sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-TABLETYPE sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-TABLEKEY sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-MSGID sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-MSGTY sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-MSGNO sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-VAR1 sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-VAR2 sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-VAR3 sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-VAR4 sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-PROTOFLAG sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-TRNO_SYST sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-TRNO_CUST sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-SYSID sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-T_SID sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-T_MANDT sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-ACTOPTIONS sy-vline 
WA_SCPRACTERP_STR-OBJECTTYPE sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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