ABAP Select data from SAP table SPERSSORT into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM SPERSSORT
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_SPERSSORT2).
*--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_SPERSSORT INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_SPERSSORT2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<SPERSSORT>-SUSER = 1.
<SPERSSORT>-SPOS = 1.
<SPERSSORT>-FIELDNAME = 1.
<SPERSSORT>-UP = 1.
<SPERSSORT>-DOWN = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_SPERSSORT-SGROUP, sy-vline,
  WA_SPERSSORT-SUBTOT, sy-vline,
  WA_SPERSSORT-COMP, sy-vline,
  WA_SPERSSORT-EXPA, sy-vline,
  WA_SPERSSORT-SELTEXT, sy-vline,
  WA_SPERSSORT-OBLIGATORY, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_SPERSSORT 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_SPERSSORT 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_SPERSSORT INTO WA_SPERSSORT.


*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_SPERSSORT_STR, 
SUSER TYPE STRING,
SPOS TYPE STRING,
FIELDNAME TYPE STRING,
UP TYPE STRING,
DOWN TYPE STRING,
SGROUP TYPE STRING,
SUBTOT TYPE STRING,
COMP TYPE STRING,
EXPA TYPE STRING,
SELTEXT TYPE STRING,
OBLIGATORY TYPE STRING,
SLEVEL TYPE STRING,
NO_OUT TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_SPERSSORT_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_SPERSSORT_STR-SUSER sy-vline 
WA_SPERSSORT_STR-SPOS sy-vline 
WA_SPERSSORT_STR-FIELDNAME sy-vline 
WA_SPERSSORT_STR-UP sy-vline 
WA_SPERSSORT_STR-DOWN sy-vline 
WA_SPERSSORT_STR-SGROUP sy-vline 
WA_SPERSSORT_STR-SUBTOT sy-vline 
WA_SPERSSORT_STR-COMP sy-vline 
WA_SPERSSORT_STR-EXPA sy-vline 
WA_SPERSSORT_STR-SELTEXT sy-vline 
WA_SPERSSORT_STR-OBLIGATORY sy-vline 
WA_SPERSSORT_STR-SLEVEL sy-vline 
WA_SPERSSORT_STR-NO_OUT sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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