ABAP Select data from SAP table T770U into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP T770U 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 T770U. 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 T770U 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_T770U TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF T770U,
      WA_T770U TYPE T770U,
      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: <T770U> TYPE T770U.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_T770U.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM T770U
  INTO TABLE IT_T770U.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM T770U
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_T770U2).
*--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_T770U INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_T770U2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_T770U ASSIGNING <T770U>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<T770U>-TABNAME = 1.
<T770U>-FIELDNAME = 1.
<T770U>-REPTEXT = 1.
<T770U>-SCRTEXT_S = 1.
<T770U>-SCRTEXT_M = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_T770U INTO WA_T770U.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_T770U-SCRTEXT_L, sy-vline,
  WA_T770U-DOMNAME, sy-vline,
  WA_T770U-CHECKTABLE, sy-vline,
  WA_T770U-TEXTTABLE, sy-vline,
  WA_T770U-TEXTEXIST, sy-vline,
  WA_T770U-ORIGIN, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_T770U 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_T770U 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_T770U INTO WA_T770U.


*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_T770U_STR, 
TABNAME TYPE STRING,
FIELDNAME TYPE STRING,
REPTEXT TYPE STRING,
SCRTEXT_S TYPE STRING,
SCRTEXT_M TYPE STRING,
SCRTEXT_L TYPE STRING,
DOMNAME TYPE STRING,
CHECKTABLE TYPE STRING,
TEXTTABLE TYPE STRING,
TEXTEXIST TYPE STRING,
ORIGIN TYPE STRING,
TEXTFIELD1 TYPE STRING,
TEXTFIELD2 TYPE STRING,
FIELDLENG1 TYPE STRING,
FIELDLENG2 TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_T770U_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_T770U_STR-TABNAME sy-vline 
WA_T770U_STR-FIELDNAME sy-vline 
WA_T770U_STR-REPTEXT sy-vline 
WA_T770U_STR-SCRTEXT_S sy-vline 
WA_T770U_STR-SCRTEXT_M sy-vline 
WA_T770U_STR-SCRTEXT_L sy-vline 
WA_T770U_STR-DOMNAME sy-vline 
WA_T770U_STR-CHECKTABLE sy-vline 
WA_T770U_STR-TEXTTABLE sy-vline 
WA_T770U_STR-TEXTEXIST sy-vline 
WA_T770U_STR-ORIGIN sy-vline 
WA_T770U_STR-TEXTFIELD1 sy-vline 
WA_T770U_STR-TEXTFIELD2 sy-vline 
WA_T770U_STR-FIELDLENG1 sy-vline 
WA_T770U_STR-FIELDLENG2 sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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