ABAP Select data from SAP table ENT5656 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP ENT5656 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 ENT5656. 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 ENT5656 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_ENT5656 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ENT5656,
      WA_ENT5656 TYPE ENT5656,
      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: <ENT5656> TYPE ENT5656.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_ENT5656.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM ENT5656
  INTO TABLE IT_ENT5656.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ENT5656
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ENT56562).
*--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_ENT5656 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ENT56562).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_ENT5656 ASSIGNING <ENT5656>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ENT5656>-MANDT = 1.
<ENT5656>-QMNUM = 1.
<ENT5656>-FENUM = 1.
<ENT5656>-URNUM = 1.
<ENT5656>-ERNAM = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_ENT5656 INTO WA_ENT5656.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ENT5656-ERDAT, sy-vline,
  WA_ENT5656-AENAM, sy-vline,
  WA_ENT5656-AEDAT, sy-vline,
  WA_ENT5656-URTXT, sy-vline,
  WA_ENT5656-URKAT, sy-vline,
  WA_ENT5656-URGRP, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_ENT5656 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_ENT5656 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_ENT5656 INTO WA_ENT5656.


*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 QMNUM
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5656-QMNUM
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5656-QMNUM.
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_ENT5656_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
QMNUM TYPE STRING,
FENUM TYPE STRING,
URNUM TYPE STRING,
ERNAM TYPE STRING,
ERDAT TYPE STRING,
AENAM TYPE STRING,
AEDAT TYPE STRING,
URTXT TYPE STRING,
URKAT TYPE STRING,
URGRP TYPE STRING,
URCOD TYPE STRING,
INDTX TYPE STRING,
KZMLA TYPE STRING,
ERZEIT TYPE STRING,
AEZEIT TYPE STRING,
KZLOESCH TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_ENT5656_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_ENT5656_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_ENT5656_STR-QMNUM sy-vline 
WA_ENT5656_STR-FENUM sy-vline 
WA_ENT5656_STR-URNUM sy-vline 
WA_ENT5656_STR-ERNAM sy-vline 
WA_ENT5656_STR-ERDAT sy-vline 
WA_ENT5656_STR-AENAM sy-vline 
WA_ENT5656_STR-AEDAT sy-vline 
WA_ENT5656_STR-URTXT sy-vline 
WA_ENT5656_STR-URKAT sy-vline 
WA_ENT5656_STR-URGRP sy-vline 
WA_ENT5656_STR-URCOD sy-vline 
WA_ENT5656_STR-INDTX sy-vline 
WA_ENT5656_STR-KZMLA sy-vline 
WA_ENT5656_STR-ERZEIT sy-vline 
WA_ENT5656_STR-AEZEIT sy-vline 
WA_ENT5656_STR-KZLOESCH sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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