ABAP Select data from SAP table T5ITUA into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP T5ITUA 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 T5ITUA. 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 T5ITUA 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_T5ITUA TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF T5ITUA,
      WA_T5ITUA TYPE T5ITUA,
      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: <T5ITUA> TYPE T5ITUA.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_T5ITUA.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM T5ITUA
  INTO TABLE IT_T5ITUA.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM T5ITUA
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_T5ITUA2).
*--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_T5ITUA INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_T5ITUA2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_T5ITUA ASSIGNING <T5ITUA>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<T5ITUA>-MANDT = 1.
<T5ITUA>-FORM = 1.
<T5ITUA>-VARIA = 1.
<T5ITUA>-MODMN = 1.
<T5ITUA>-INPSC = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_T5ITUA INTO WA_T5ITUA.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_T5ITUA-SECTN, sy-vline,
WA_T5ITUA-FIELD, sy-vline,
WA_T5ITUA-BEGDA, sy-vline,
WA_T5ITUA-ENDDA, sy-vline,
WA_T5ITUA-SEQNO, sy-vline,
WA_T5ITUA-OPERATOR, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_T5ITUA 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_T5ITUA 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_T5ITUA INTO WA_T5ITUA. *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_T5ITUA_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
FORM TYPE STRING,
VARIA TYPE STRING,
MODMN TYPE STRING,
INPSC TYPE STRING,
SECTN TYPE STRING,
FIELD TYPE STRING,
BEGDA TYPE STRING,
ENDDA TYPE STRING,
SEQNO TYPE STRING,
OPERATOR TYPE STRING,
AMOUNT TYPE STRING,
WAERS TYPE STRING,
TXDATA TYPE STRING,
SEQDAT TYPE STRING,
UNAME TYPE STRING,
DATUM TYPE STRING,
UZEIT TYPE STRING,
PGMID TYPE STRING,
SEQNR TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_T5ITUA_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_T5ITUA_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_T5ITUA_STR-FORM sy-vline
WA_T5ITUA_STR-VARIA sy-vline
WA_T5ITUA_STR-MODMN sy-vline
WA_T5ITUA_STR-INPSC sy-vline
WA_T5ITUA_STR-SECTN sy-vline
WA_T5ITUA_STR-FIELD sy-vline
WA_T5ITUA_STR-BEGDA sy-vline
WA_T5ITUA_STR-ENDDA sy-vline
WA_T5ITUA_STR-SEQNO sy-vline
WA_T5ITUA_STR-OPERATOR sy-vline
WA_T5ITUA_STR-AMOUNT sy-vline
WA_T5ITUA_STR-WAERS sy-vline
WA_T5ITUA_STR-TXDATA sy-vline
WA_T5ITUA_STR-SEQDAT sy-vline
WA_T5ITUA_STR-UNAME sy-vline
WA_T5ITUA_STR-DATUM sy-vline
WA_T5ITUA_STR-UZEIT sy-vline
WA_T5ITUA_STR-PGMID sy-vline
WA_T5ITUA_STR-SEQNR sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.