ABAP Select data from SAP table T399A into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP T399A 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 T399A. 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 T399A 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_T399A TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF T399A,
      WA_T399A TYPE T399A,
      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: <T399A> TYPE T399A.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_T399A.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM T399A
  INTO TABLE IT_T399A.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM T399A
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_T399A2).
*--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_T399A INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_T399A2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_T399A ASSIGNING <T399A>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<T399A>-MANDT = 1.
<T399A>-IWERK = 1.
<T399A>-SVOBJ_ID = 1.
<T399A>-SVOBJ = 1.
<T399A>-AUART = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_T399A INTO WA_T399A.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_T399A-VAPLZ, sy-vline,
WA_T399A-VAWRK, sy-vline,
WA_T399A-GSBER, sy-vline,
WA_T399A-STDNR, sy-vline,
WA_T399A-STDAL, sy-vline,
WA_T399A-PLNTY, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_T399A 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_T399A 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_T399A INTO WA_T399A. *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 ALPHA, internal->external for field STDNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_T399A-STDNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_T399A-STDNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field STDAL CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_T399A-STDAL IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_T399A-STDAL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit GERNR, internal->external for field BZGSERNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_GERNR_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_T399A-BZGSERNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_T399A-BZGSERNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field AUFNR_AVO CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_T399A-AUFNR_AVO IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_T399A-AUFNR_AVO.
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_T399A_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
IWERK TYPE STRING,
SVOBJ_ID TYPE STRING,
SVOBJ TYPE STRING,
AUART TYPE STRING,
VAPLZ TYPE STRING,
VAWRK TYPE STRING,
GSBER TYPE STRING,
STDNR TYPE STRING,
STDAL TYPE STRING,
PLNTY TYPE STRING,
BZGSART TYPE STRING,
BZGSOBJTYP TYPE STRING,
BZGSOBJ TYPE STRING,
BZGSERNR TYPE STRING,
ILART TYPE STRING,
KENNZ_AVO TYPE STRING,
AUFNR_AVO TYPE STRING,
REQ_CAPACITY TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_T399A_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_T399A_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_T399A_STR-IWERK sy-vline
WA_T399A_STR-SVOBJ_ID sy-vline
WA_T399A_STR-SVOBJ sy-vline
WA_T399A_STR-AUART sy-vline
WA_T399A_STR-VAPLZ sy-vline
WA_T399A_STR-VAWRK sy-vline
WA_T399A_STR-GSBER sy-vline
WA_T399A_STR-STDNR sy-vline
WA_T399A_STR-STDAL sy-vline
WA_T399A_STR-PLNTY sy-vline
WA_T399A_STR-BZGSART sy-vline
WA_T399A_STR-BZGSOBJTYP sy-vline
WA_T399A_STR-BZGSOBJ sy-vline
WA_T399A_STR-BZGSERNR sy-vline
WA_T399A_STR-ILART sy-vline
WA_T399A_STR-KENNZ_AVO sy-vline
WA_T399A_STR-AUFNR_AVO sy-vline
WA_T399A_STR-REQ_CAPACITY sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.