ABAP Select data from SAP table WER_ACTION_SM_STY into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM WER_ACTION_SM_STY
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_WER_ACTION_SM_STY2).
*--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_WER_ACTION_SM_STY INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<WER_ACTION_SM_STY>-ID = 1.
<WER_ACTION_SM_STY>-FIELD = 1.
<WER_ACTION_SM_STY>-TYPE = 1.
<WER_ACTION_SM_STY>-DATATYPE = 1.
<WER_ACTION_SM_STY>-LENGTH = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY-DECIMAL, sy-vline,
  WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY-XPATH, sy-vline,
  WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY-PARENT, sy-vline,
  WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY-COMPTYPE, sy-vline,
  WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY-POS, sy-vline,
  WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY-STATUS, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY 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_WER_ACTION_SM_STY 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_WER_ACTION_SM_STY INTO WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY.


*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 DTYPE, internal->external for field DATATYPE
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_DTYPE_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY-DATATYPE
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY-DATATYPE.
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_WER_ACTION_SM_STY_STR, 
ID TYPE STRING,
FIELD TYPE STRING,
TYPE TYPE STRING,
DATATYPE TYPE STRING,
LENGTH TYPE STRING,
DECIMAL TYPE STRING,
XPATH TYPE STRING,
PARENT TYPE STRING,
COMPTYPE TYPE STRING,
POS TYPE STRING,
STATUS TYPE STRING,
ELEMENT_ID TYPE STRING,
DATA_OBJECT TYPE STRING,
DESCRIP TYPE STRING,
MANDATORY TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY_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_WER_ACTION_SM_STY_STR-ID sy-vline 
WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY_STR-FIELD sy-vline 
WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY_STR-TYPE sy-vline 
WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY_STR-DATATYPE sy-vline 
WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY_STR-LENGTH sy-vline 
WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY_STR-DECIMAL sy-vline 
WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY_STR-XPATH sy-vline 
WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY_STR-PARENT sy-vline 
WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY_STR-COMPTYPE sy-vline 
WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY_STR-POS sy-vline 
WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY_STR-STATUS sy-vline 
WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY_STR-ELEMENT_ID sy-vline 
WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY_STR-DATA_OBJECT sy-vline 
WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY_STR-DESCRIP sy-vline 
WA_WER_ACTION_SM_STY_STR-MANDATORY sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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