ABAP Select data from SAP table T7AR4P into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP T7AR4P 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 T7AR4P. 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 T7AR4P 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_T7AR4P TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF T7AR4P,
      WA_T7AR4P TYPE T7AR4P,
      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: <T7AR4P> TYPE T7AR4P.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_T7AR4P.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM T7AR4P
  INTO TABLE IT_T7AR4P.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM T7AR4P
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_T7AR4P2).
*--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_T7AR4P INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_T7AR4P2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_T7AR4P ASSIGNING <T7AR4P>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<T7AR4P>-MANDT = 1.
<T7AR4P>-WERKS = 1.
<T7AR4P>-BTRTL = 1.
<T7AR4P>-ENDDA = 1.
<T7AR4P>-BEGDA = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_T7AR4P INTO WA_T7AR4P.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_T7AR4P-COZON, sy-vline,
  WA_T7AR4P-AFZON, sy-vline,
  WA_T7AR4P-AFPDI, sy-vline,
  WA_T7AR4P-ASPCU, sy-vline,
  WA_T7AR4P-LOCSI, sy-vline,
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_T7AR4P 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_T7AR4P 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_T7AR4P INTO WA_T7AR4P.


*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_T7AR4P_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
WERKS TYPE STRING,
BTRTL TYPE STRING,
ENDDA TYPE STRING,
BEGDA TYPE STRING,
COZON TYPE STRING,
AFZON TYPE STRING,
AFPDI TYPE STRING,
ASPCU TYPE STRING,
LOCSI TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_T7AR4P_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_T7AR4P_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_T7AR4P_STR-WERKS sy-vline 
WA_T7AR4P_STR-BTRTL sy-vline 
WA_T7AR4P_STR-ENDDA sy-vline 
WA_T7AR4P_STR-BEGDA sy-vline 
WA_T7AR4P_STR-COZON sy-vline 
WA_T7AR4P_STR-AFZON sy-vline 
WA_T7AR4P_STR-AFPDI sy-vline 
WA_T7AR4P_STR-ASPCU sy-vline 
WA_T7AR4P_STR-LOCSI sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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