ABAP Select data from SAP table TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES2).
*--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_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES>-VALUATION_AREA = 1.
<TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES>-VALID_FROM = 1.
<TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES>-PLANNERID = 1.
<TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES>-HEDGE_ID = 1.
<TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES>-EXPOSUREID = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES-RFHA, sy-vline,
  WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES-TR_ACC_CODE, sy-vline,
  WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES-HREL_NUMBER, sy-vline,
  WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES-FISCAL_YEAR, sy-vline,
  WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES-HITEM_NUMBER, sy-vline,
  WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES-HINST_NUMBER, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES 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_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES 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_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES INTO WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES.


*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 PLANNERID
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES-PLANNERID
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES-PLANNERID.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

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

*Conversion exit GJAHR, internal->external for field FISCAL_YEAR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_GJAHR_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES-FISCAL_YEAR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES-FISCAL_YEAR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

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

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field HINST_NUMBER
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES-HINST_NUMBER
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES-HINST_NUMBER.
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_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES_STR, 
VALUATION_AREA TYPE STRING,
VALID_FROM TYPE STRING,
PLANNERID TYPE STRING,
HEDGE_ID TYPE STRING,
EXPOSUREID TYPE STRING,
RFHA TYPE STRING,
TR_ACC_CODE TYPE STRING,
HREL_NUMBER TYPE STRING,
FISCAL_YEAR TYPE STRING,
HITEM_NUMBER TYPE STRING,
HINST_NUMBER TYPE STRING,
BUSTRANSID TYPE STRING,
OBJNR TYPE STRING,
LOG_GUID TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES_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_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES_STR-VALUATION_AREA sy-vline 
WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES_STR-VALID_FROM sy-vline 
WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES_STR-PLANNERID sy-vline 
WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES_STR-HEDGE_ID sy-vline 
WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES_STR-EXPOSUREID sy-vline 
WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES_STR-RFHA sy-vline 
WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES_STR-TR_ACC_CODE sy-vline 
WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES_STR-HREL_NUMBER sy-vline 
WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES_STR-FISCAL_YEAR sy-vline 
WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES_STR-HITEM_NUMBER sy-vline 
WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES_STR-HINST_NUMBER sy-vline 
WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES_STR-BUSTRANSID sy-vline 
WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES_STR-OBJNR sy-vline 
WA_TCHS_HD_ATTRIBUTES_STR-LOG_GUID sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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