ABAP Select data from SAP table SODS02 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP SODS02 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 SODS02. 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 SODS02 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_SODS02 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF SODS02,
      WA_SODS02 TYPE SODS02,
      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: <SODS02> TYPE SODS02.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_SODS02.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM SODS02
  INTO TABLE IT_SODS02.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM SODS02
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_SODS022).
*--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_SODS02 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_SODS022).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_SODS02 ASSIGNING <SODS02>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<SODS02>-SEARCHATT1 = 1.
<SODS02>-LDAPNAME1 = 1.
<SODS02>-SEARCHATT2 = 1.
<SODS02>-LDAPNAME2 = 1.
<SODS02>-SEARCHATT3 = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_SODS02 INTO WA_SODS02.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_SODS02-LDAPNAME3, sy-vline,
  WA_SODS02-SEARCHATT4, sy-vline,
  WA_SODS02-LDAPNAME4, sy-vline,
  WA_SODS02-SEARCHATT5, sy-vline,
  WA_SODS02-LDAPNAME5, sy-vline,
  WA_SODS02-SERVERID, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_SODS02 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_SODS02 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_SODS02 INTO WA_SODS02.


*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_SODS02_STR, 
SEARCHATT1 TYPE STRING,
LDAPNAME1 TYPE STRING,
SEARCHATT2 TYPE STRING,
LDAPNAME2 TYPE STRING,
SEARCHATT3 TYPE STRING,
LDAPNAME3 TYPE STRING,
SEARCHATT4 TYPE STRING,
LDAPNAME4 TYPE STRING,
SEARCHATT5 TYPE STRING,
LDAPNAME5 TYPE STRING,
SERVERID TYPE STRING,
MAX_HITS TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_SODS02_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_SODS02_STR-SEARCHATT1 sy-vline 
WA_SODS02_STR-LDAPNAME1 sy-vline 
WA_SODS02_STR-SEARCHATT2 sy-vline 
WA_SODS02_STR-LDAPNAME2 sy-vline 
WA_SODS02_STR-SEARCHATT3 sy-vline 
WA_SODS02_STR-LDAPNAME3 sy-vline 
WA_SODS02_STR-SEARCHATT4 sy-vline 
WA_SODS02_STR-LDAPNAME4 sy-vline 
WA_SODS02_STR-SEARCHATT5 sy-vline 
WA_SODS02_STR-LDAPNAME5 sy-vline 
WA_SODS02_STR-SERVERID sy-vline 
WA_SODS02_STR-MAX_HITS sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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