ABAP Select data from SAP table SOOD4 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP SOOD4 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 SOOD4. 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 SOOD4 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_SOOD4 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF SOOD4,
      WA_SOOD4 TYPE SOOD4,
      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: <SOOD4> TYPE SOOD4.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_SOOD4.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM SOOD4
  INTO TABLE IT_SOOD4.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM SOOD4
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_SOOD42).
*--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_SOOD4 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_SOOD42).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_SOOD4 ASSIGNING <SOOD4>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<SOOD4>-FOLTP = 1.
<SOOD4>-FOLYR = 1.
<SOOD4>-FOLNO = 1.
<SOOD4>-OBJTP = 1.
<SOOD4>-OBJYR = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_SOOD4 INTO WA_SOOD4.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_SOOD4-OBJNO, sy-vline,
  WA_SOOD4-FORNAM, sy-vline,
  WA_SOOD4-ATTTP, sy-vline,
  WA_SOOD4-ATTYR, sy-vline,
  WA_SOOD4-ATTNO, sy-vline,
  WA_SOOD4-OBJNAM, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_SOOD4 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_SOOD4 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_SOOD4 INTO WA_SOOD4.


*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_SOOD4_STR, 
FOLTP TYPE STRING,
FOLYR TYPE STRING,
FOLNO TYPE STRING,
OBJTP TYPE STRING,
OBJYR TYPE STRING,
OBJNO TYPE STRING,
FORNAM TYPE STRING,
ATTTP TYPE STRING,
ATTYR TYPE STRING,
ATTNO TYPE STRING,
OBJNAM TYPE STRING,
OBJDES TYPE STRING,
FOLRG TYPE STRING,
OKCODE TYPE STRING,
FILE_EXT TYPE STRING,
OBJLEN TYPE STRING,
CREATOR TYPE STRING,
DLDAT TYPE STRING,
EXTCT TYPE STRING,
TARTP TYPE STRING,
TARYR TYPE STRING,
TARNO TYPE STRING,
TARFOLRG TYPE STRING,
EXITCODE TYPE STRING,
SNDREQ TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_SOOD4_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_SOOD4_STR-FOLTP sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-FOLYR sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-FOLNO sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-OBJTP sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-OBJYR sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-OBJNO sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-FORNAM sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-ATTTP sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-ATTYR sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-ATTNO sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-OBJNAM sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-OBJDES sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-FOLRG sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-OKCODE sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-FILE_EXT sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-OBJLEN sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-CREATOR sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-DLDAT sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-EXTCT sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-TARTP sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-TARYR sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-TARNO sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-TARFOLRG sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-EXITCODE sy-vline 
WA_SOOD4_STR-SNDREQ sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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