ABAP Select data from SAP table SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO2).
*--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_SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO ASSIGNING <SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO>-LOIO = 1.
<SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO>-CLASS = 1.
<SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO>-OBJID = 1.
<SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO>-PHIO = 1.
<SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO>-CLASS = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO-OBJID, sy-vline,
WA_SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO-META_LOIO, sy-vline,
WA_SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO-META_PHIO, sy-vline,
WA_SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO-FILENAME, sy-vline,
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO 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_SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO 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_SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO INTO WA_SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO. *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_SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO_STR,
LOIO TYPE STRING,
CLASS TYPE STRING,
OBJID TYPE STRING,
PHIO TYPE STRING,
CLASS TYPE STRING,
OBJID TYPE STRING,
META_LOIO TYPE STRING,
META_PHIO TYPE STRING,
FILENAME TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO_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_SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO_STR-LOIO sy-vline
WA_SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO_STR-CLASS sy-vline
WA_SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO_STR-OBJID sy-vline
WA_SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO_STR-PHIO sy-vline
WA_SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO_STR-CLASS sy-vline
WA_SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO_STR-OBJID sy-vline
WA_SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO_STR-META_LOIO sy-vline
WA_SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO_STR-META_PHIO sy-vline
WA_SXDP_META_LOIO_PHIO_STR-FILENAME sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.