ABAP Select data from SAP table SXDA1 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP SXDA1 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 SXDA1. 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 SXDA1 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_SXDA1 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF SXDA1,
      WA_SXDA1 TYPE SXDA1,
      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: <SXDA1> TYPE SXDA1.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_SXDA1.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM SXDA1
  INTO TABLE IT_SXDA1.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM SXDA1
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_SXDA12).
*--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_SXDA1 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_SXDA12).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_SXDA1 ASSIGNING <SXDA1>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<SXDA1>-DXOBJ = 1.
<SXDA1>-SUBDX = 1.
<SXDA1>-DXPRG = 1.
<SXDA1>-DXPTY = 1.
<SXDA1>-DXPR1 = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_SXDA1 INTO WA_SXDA1.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_SXDA1-DXPR2, sy-vline,
  WA_SXDA1-FILENAME, sy-vline,
  WA_SXDA1-DS_NAME, sy-vline,
  WA_SXDA1-NODATA, sy-vline,
  WA_SXDA1-DRESET, sy-vline,
  WA_SXDA1-ACTIV_Z, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_SXDA1 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_SXDA1 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_SXDA1 INTO WA_SXDA1.


*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_SXDA1_STR, 
DXOBJ TYPE STRING,
SUBDX TYPE STRING,
DXPRG TYPE STRING,
DXPTY TYPE STRING,
DXPR1 TYPE STRING,
DXPR2 TYPE STRING,
FILENAME TYPE STRING,
DS_NAME TYPE STRING,
NODATA TYPE STRING,
DRESET TYPE STRING,
ACTIV_Z TYPE STRING,
MAXLE TYPE STRING,
DXTCD TYPE STRING,
ACTIV TYPE STRING,
OTCDE TYPE STRING,
LOADPRG TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_SXDA1_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_SXDA1_STR-DXOBJ sy-vline 
WA_SXDA1_STR-SUBDX sy-vline 
WA_SXDA1_STR-DXPRG sy-vline 
WA_SXDA1_STR-DXPTY sy-vline 
WA_SXDA1_STR-DXPR1 sy-vline 
WA_SXDA1_STR-DXPR2 sy-vline 
WA_SXDA1_STR-FILENAME sy-vline 
WA_SXDA1_STR-DS_NAME sy-vline 
WA_SXDA1_STR-NODATA sy-vline 
WA_SXDA1_STR-DRESET sy-vline 
WA_SXDA1_STR-ACTIV_Z sy-vline 
WA_SXDA1_STR-MAXLE sy-vline 
WA_SXDA1_STR-DXTCD sy-vline 
WA_SXDA1_STR-ACTIV sy-vline 
WA_SXDA1_STR-OTCDE sy-vline 
WA_SXDA1_STR-LOADPRG sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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