ABAP Select data from SAP table SQADB04_S into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP SQADB04_S 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 SQADB04_S. 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 SQADB04_S 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_SQADB04_S TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF SQADB04_S,
      WA_SQADB04_S TYPE SQADB04_S,
      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: <SQADB04_S> TYPE SQADB04_S.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_SQADB04_S.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM SQADB04_S
  INTO TABLE IT_SQADB04_S.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM SQADB04_S
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_SQADB04_S2).
*--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_SQADB04_S INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_SQADB04_S2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_SQADB04_S ASSIGNING <SQADB04_S>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<SQADB04_S>-QUEST = 1.
<SQADB04_S>-QUEID = 1.
<SQADB04_S>-ANSWERTYPE = 1.
<SQADB04_S>-ANSGLOBAL = 1.
<SQADB04_S>-FSTUSER = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_SQADB04_S INTO WA_SQADB04_S.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_SQADB04_S-FSTTSTAMP, sy-vline,
  WA_SQADB04_S-FSTREL, sy-vline,
  WA_SQADB04_S-LSTUSER, sy-vline,
  WA_SQADB04_S-LSTTSTAMP, sy-vline,
  WA_SQADB04_S-LSTREL, sy-vline,
  WA_SQADB04_S-CHTAB, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_SQADB04_S 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_SQADB04_S 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_SQADB04_S INTO WA_SQADB04_S.


*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 RELE, internal->external for field FSTREL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_RELE_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SQADB04_S-FSTREL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SQADB04_S-FSTREL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit RELE, internal->external for field LSTREL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_RELE_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SQADB04_S-LSTREL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SQADB04_S-LSTREL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ISOLA, internal->external for field LANGU
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SQADB04_S-LANGU
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SQADB04_S-LANGU.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit TSTPS, internal->external for field FSTTSTAMPS
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_TSTPS_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SQADB04_S-FSTTSTAMPS
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SQADB04_S-FSTTSTAMPS.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit TSTPS, internal->external for field LSTTSTAMPS
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_TSTPS_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SQADB04_S-LSTTSTAMPS
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SQADB04_S-LSTTSTAMPS.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field SUBJAREA
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SQADB04_S-SUBJAREA
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SQADB04_S-SUBJAREA.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field SUBJECT
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SQADB04_S-SUBJECT
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SQADB04_S-SUBJECT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field PROID
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SQADB04_S-PROID
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SQADB04_S-PROID.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit RELE, internal->external for field FSTREL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_RELE_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SQADB04_S-FSTREL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SQADB04_S-FSTREL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit RELE, internal->external for field LSTREL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_RELE_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SQADB04_S-LSTREL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SQADB04_S-LSTREL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ISOLA, internal->external for field PLANGU
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SQADB04_S-PLANGU
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SQADB04_S-PLANGU.
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_SQADB04_S_STR, 
QUEST TYPE STRING,
QUEID TYPE STRING,
ANSWERTYPE TYPE STRING,
ANSGLOBAL TYPE STRING,
FSTUSER TYPE STRING,
FSTTSTAMP TYPE STRING,
FSTREL TYPE STRING,
LSTUSER TYPE STRING,
LSTTSTAMP TYPE STRING,
LSTREL TYPE STRING,
CHTAB TYPE STRING,
CHFIELD TYPE STRING,
STATUS TYPE STRING,
SQADB02CH TYPE STRING,
CURSOR_IX TYPE STRING,
DEL_CHOICE TYPE STRING,
SQADB01CAT TYPE STRING,
SQADB01CON TYPE STRING,
LANGU TYPE STRING,
ADDON TYPE STRING,
VERSION TYPE STRING,
ADDONID_N TYPE STRING,
ADDONID_O TYPE STRING,
NAMESPACE TYPE STRING,
QTEXT TYPE STRING,
RB_FREI TYPE STRING,
RB_FORMAT TYPE STRING,
RB_RATING TYPE STRING,
RB_YES TYPE STRING,
RB_SINGLE TYPE STRING,
RB_MULTI TYPE STRING,
RB_GLOBAL TYPE STRING,
RB_LOKAL TYPE STRING,
FSTTSTAMPS TYPE STRING,
LSTTSTAMPS TYPE STRING,
FSTDATE TYPE STRING,
FSTTIME TYPE STRING,
LSTDATE TYPE STRING,
LSTTIME TYPE STRING,
RB_INTERN TYPE STRING,
RB_EXTERN TYPE STRING,
RB_OBL TYPE STRING,
RB_OPT TYPE STRING,
DOCU TYPE STRING,
D_CHANGED TYPE STRING,
T_MODE TYPE STRING,
ENQUED TYPE STRING,
RC TYPE STRING,
TS_DYNNR TYPE STRING,
TS_REPID TYPE STRING,
TS_ATAB TYPE STRING,
STERM TYPE STRING,
E_PARENT TYPE STRING,
EDITOR TYPE STRING,
DOCU_IN_EC TYPE STRING,
EC_DYNNR TYPE STRING,
EC_REPID TYPE STRING,
TXT_PARENT TYPE STRING,
TEXT_EC TYPE STRING,
TEXT_IN_EC TYPE STRING,
TXT_DYNNR TYPE STRING,
DEVCLASS TYPE STRING,
QTYP TYPE STRING,
PROB TYPE STRING,
PRIO TYPE STRING,
USAG TYPE STRING,
AGENDA TYPE STRING,
SUBJAREA TYPE STRING,
SUBJECT TYPE STRING,
MEMO TYPE STRING,
SQADB01DOC TYPE STRING,
TC_DOC TYPE STRING,
ADDON TYPE STRING,
ADDONID TYPE STRING,
ORIG_ADDON TYPE STRING,
NAMESPACE TYPE STRING,
ANSID TYPE STRING,
QUEID TYPE STRING,
OCCID TYPE STRING,
PROID TYPE STRING,
TEMPLATE TYPE STRING,
DOANS TYPE STRING,
STATUS TYPE STRING,
FSTUSER TYPE STRING,
FSTTSTAMP TYPE STRING,
FSTREL TYPE STRING,
LSTUSER TYPE STRING,
LSTTSTAMP TYPE STRING,
LSTREL TYPE STRING,
DOCU_ID TYPE STRING,
CHOICE TYPE STRING,
TC TYPE STRING,
TC_HANDLE TYPE STRING,
TC_DYNNR TYPE STRING,
TC_REPID TYPE STRING,
D_CHANGED TYPE STRING,
T_MODE TYPE STRING,
ENQUED TYPE STRING,
RC TYPE STRING,
OK_CODE TYPE STRING,
ANSDYNNR TYPE STRING,
ANSREPID TYPE STRING,
ATEXT TYPE STRING,
TS_DYNNR TYPE STRING,
TS_REPID TYPE STRING,
TS_ATAB TYPE STRING,
DOM_MODE TYPE STRING,
TAKE_OVER TYPE STRING,
PLANGU TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_SQADB04_S_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_SQADB04_S_STR-QUEST sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-QUEID sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-ANSWERTYPE sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-ANSGLOBAL sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-FSTUSER sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-FSTTSTAMP sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-FSTREL sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-LSTUSER sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-LSTTSTAMP sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-LSTREL sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-CHTAB sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-CHFIELD sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-STATUS sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-SQADB02CH sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-CURSOR_IX sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-DEL_CHOICE sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-SQADB01CAT sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-SQADB01CON sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-LANGU sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-ADDON sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-VERSION sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-ADDONID_N sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-ADDONID_O sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-NAMESPACE sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-QTEXT sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-RB_FREI sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-RB_FORMAT sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-RB_RATING sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-RB_YES sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-RB_SINGLE sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-RB_MULTI sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-RB_GLOBAL sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-RB_LOKAL sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-FSTTSTAMPS sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-LSTTSTAMPS sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-FSTDATE sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-FSTTIME sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-LSTDATE sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-LSTTIME sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-RB_INTERN sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-RB_EXTERN sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-RB_OBL sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-RB_OPT sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-DOCU sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-D_CHANGED sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-T_MODE sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-ENQUED sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-RC sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-TS_DYNNR sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-TS_REPID sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-TS_ATAB sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-STERM sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-E_PARENT sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-EDITOR sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-DOCU_IN_EC sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-EC_DYNNR sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-EC_REPID sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-TXT_PARENT sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-TEXT_EC sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-TEXT_IN_EC sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-TXT_DYNNR sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-DEVCLASS sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-QTYP sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-PROB sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-PRIO sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-USAG sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-AGENDA sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-SUBJAREA sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-SUBJECT sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-MEMO sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-SQADB01DOC sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-TC_DOC sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-ADDON sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-ADDONID sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-ORIG_ADDON sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-NAMESPACE sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-ANSID sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-QUEID sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-OCCID sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-PROID sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-TEMPLATE sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-DOANS sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-STATUS sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-FSTUSER sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-FSTTSTAMP sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-FSTREL sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-LSTUSER sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-LSTTSTAMP sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-LSTREL sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-DOCU_ID sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-CHOICE sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-TC sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-TC_HANDLE sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-TC_DYNNR sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-TC_REPID sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-D_CHANGED sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-T_MODE sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-ENQUED sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-RC sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-OK_CODE sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-ANSDYNNR sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-ANSREPID sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-ATEXT sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-TS_DYNNR sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-TS_REPID sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-TS_ATAB sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-DOM_MODE sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-TAKE_OVER sy-vline 
WA_SQADB04_S_STR-PLANGU sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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