ABAP Select data from SAP table SOS14 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP SOS14 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 SOS14. 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 SOS14 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_SOS14 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF SOS14,
      WA_SOS14 TYPE SOS14,
      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: <SOS14> TYPE SOS14.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_SOS14.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM SOS14
  INTO TABLE IT_SOS14.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM SOS14
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_SOS142).
*--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_SOS14 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_SOS142).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_SOS14 ASSIGNING <SOS14>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<SOS14>-S_DLINAM = 1.
<SOS14>-S_DLIDES = 1.
<SOS14>-S_DLIFRE = 1.
<SOS14>-S_DEPTH = 1.
<SOS14>-L_SELECT1 = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_SOS14 INTO WA_SOS14.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_SOS14-L_SELECT2, sy-vline,
  WA_SOS14-L_SELECT3, sy-vline,
  WA_SOS14-L_SELECT4, sy-vline,
  WA_SOS14-L_ENTRY1, sy-vline,
  WA_SOS14-L_ENTADR1, sy-vline,
  WA_SOS14-L_ENTRY2, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_SOS14 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_SOS14 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_SOS14 INTO WA_SOS14.


*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 SXIDN, internal->external for field L_ENTADR1
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SXIDN_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SOS14-L_ENTADR1
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SOS14-L_ENTADR1.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit SXIDN, internal->external for field S_LST_ENT
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SXIDN_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SOS14-S_LST_ENT
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SOS14-S_LST_ENT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit SXIDN, internal->external for field OWNADR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SXIDN_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SOS14-OWNADR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SOS14-OWNADR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit SXIDN, internal->external for field CROADR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SXIDN_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SOS14-CROADR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SOS14-CROADR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit SXIDN, internal->external for field CHOADR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SXIDN_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SOS14-CHOADR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SOS14-CHOADR.
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_SOS14_STR, 
S_DLINAM TYPE STRING,
S_DLIDES TYPE STRING,
S_DLIFRE TYPE STRING,
S_DEPTH TYPE STRING,
L_SELECT1 TYPE STRING,
L_SELECT2 TYPE STRING,
L_SELECT3 TYPE STRING,
L_SELECT4 TYPE STRING,
L_ENTRY1 TYPE STRING,
L_ENTADR1 TYPE STRING,
L_ENTRY2 TYPE STRING,
L_ENTRY3 TYPE STRING,
L_ENTRY4 TYPE STRING,
L_ART1 TYPE STRING,
L_ART2 TYPE STRING,
L_ART3 TYPE STRING,
L_ART4 TYPE STRING,
L_ART_DESC TYPE STRING,
L_ATTRIB TYPE STRING,
S_ENTPOS TYPE STRING,
S_ENTSUM TYPE STRING,
S_ENTRYS TYPE STRING,
S_ARTS TYPE STRING,
L_DLIFRE TYPE STRING,
L_DLINAM TYPE STRING,
L_DLIDES TYPE STRING,
S_LST_PRV TYPE STRING,
S_LST_PUB TYPE STRING,
S_LST_SUB TYPE STRING,
S_LST_ENT TYPE STRING,
S_DLINAM1 TYPE STRING,
S_USR_SEL TYPE STRING,
S_DLI_SEL TYPE STRING,
S_ADR_SEL TYPE STRING,
S_EXT_SEL TYPE STRING,
S_ORG_SEL TYPE STRING,
L_FOLNAM TYPE STRING,
S_FOLNAM TYPE STRING,
S_FOLDES TYPE STRING,
OBJSNS TYPE STRING,
OWNADR TYPE STRING,
CROADR TYPE STRING,
CHOADR TYPE STRING,
CRDAT TYPE STRING,
CRTIM TYPE STRING,
CHDAT TYPE STRING,
CHTIM TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_SOS14_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_SOS14_STR-S_DLINAM sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-S_DLIDES sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-S_DLIFRE sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-S_DEPTH sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-L_SELECT1 sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-L_SELECT2 sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-L_SELECT3 sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-L_SELECT4 sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-L_ENTRY1 sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-L_ENTADR1 sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-L_ENTRY2 sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-L_ENTRY3 sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-L_ENTRY4 sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-L_ART1 sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-L_ART2 sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-L_ART3 sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-L_ART4 sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-L_ART_DESC sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-L_ATTRIB sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-S_ENTPOS sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-S_ENTSUM sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-S_ENTRYS sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-S_ARTS sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-L_DLIFRE sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-L_DLINAM sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-L_DLIDES sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-S_LST_PRV sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-S_LST_PUB sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-S_LST_SUB sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-S_LST_ENT sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-S_DLINAM1 sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-S_USR_SEL sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-S_DLI_SEL sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-S_ADR_SEL sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-S_EXT_SEL sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-S_ORG_SEL sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-L_FOLNAM sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-S_FOLNAM sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-S_FOLDES sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-OBJSNS sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-OWNADR sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-CROADR sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-CHOADR sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-CRDAT sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-CRTIM sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-CHDAT sy-vline 
WA_SOS14_STR-CHTIM sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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