ABAP Select data from SAP table WSAO_WORK_CTRL into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM WSAO_WORK_CTRL
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_WSAO_WORK_CTRL2).
*--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_WSAO_WORK_CTRL INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<WSAO_WORK_CTRL>-MANDT = 1.
<WSAO_WORK_CTRL>-UUID = 1.
<WSAO_WORK_CTRL>-CUSTOMER_SITE = 1.
<WSAO_WORK_CTRL>-ASSORTLIST_TYPE = 1.
<WSAO_WORK_CTRL>-DATE_CHANGE = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL-TIME_CHANGE, sy-vline,
  WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL-DATE_POST, sy-vline,
  WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL-TIME_POST, sy-vline,
  WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL-DATE_DOWNLOAD, sy-vline,
  WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL-TIME_DOWNLOAD, sy-vline,
  WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL-DATE_UPLOAD, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL 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_WSAO_WORK_CTRL 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_WSAO_WORK_CTRL INTO WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL.


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

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field VENDOR_NO
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL-VENDOR_NO
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL-VENDOR_NO.
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_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
UUID TYPE STRING,
CUSTOMER_SITE TYPE STRING,
ASSORTLIST_TYPE TYPE STRING,
DATE_CHANGE TYPE STRING,
TIME_CHANGE TYPE STRING,
DATE_POST TYPE STRING,
TIME_POST TYPE STRING,
DATE_DOWNLOAD TYPE STRING,
TIME_DOWNLOAD TYPE STRING,
DATE_UPLOAD TYPE STRING,
TIME_UPLOAD TYPE STRING,
GROUP_NO TYPE STRING,
SORTING_METHOD TYPE STRING,
LAYOUT_MOD TYPE STRING,
LAYOUT_MOD_TEXT TYPE STRING,
LAYOUT TYPE STRING,
LAYOUT_TEXT TYPE STRING,
DEPARTMENT_NO TYPE STRING,
DEPARTMENT_TEXT TYPE STRING,
VENDOR_NO TYPE STRING,
VENDOR_TEXT TYPE STRING,
VEND_PART TYPE STRING,
VEND_PART_TEXT TYPE STRING,
MATL_GROUP TYPE STRING,
MATL_GROUP_TEXT TYPE STRING,
GROUP1 TYPE STRING,
GROUP2 TYPE STRING,
LFRHY TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_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_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-UUID sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-CUSTOMER_SITE sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-ASSORTLIST_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-DATE_CHANGE sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-TIME_CHANGE sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-DATE_POST sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-TIME_POST sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-DATE_DOWNLOAD sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-TIME_DOWNLOAD sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-DATE_UPLOAD sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-TIME_UPLOAD sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-GROUP_NO sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-SORTING_METHOD sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-LAYOUT_MOD sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-LAYOUT_MOD_TEXT sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-LAYOUT sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-LAYOUT_TEXT sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-DEPARTMENT_NO sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-DEPARTMENT_TEXT sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-VENDOR_NO sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-VENDOR_TEXT sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-VEND_PART sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-VEND_PART_TEXT sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-MATL_GROUP sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-MATL_GROUP_TEXT sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-GROUP1 sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-GROUP2 sy-vline 
WA_WSAO_WORK_CTRL_STR-LFRHY sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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