ABAP Select data from SAP table ENT5837 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP ENT5837 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 ENT5837. 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 ENT5837 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_ENT5837 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ENT5837,
      WA_ENT5837 TYPE ENT5837,
      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: <ENT5837> TYPE ENT5837.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_ENT5837.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM ENT5837
  INTO TABLE IT_ENT5837.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ENT5837
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ENT58372).
*--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_ENT5837 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ENT58372).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_ENT5837 ASSIGNING <ENT5837>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ENT5837>-MANDT = 1.
<ENT5837>-AUFPL = 1.
<ENT5837>-APLZL = 1.
<ENT5837>-PLNKN = 1.
<ENT5837>-PLNAL = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_ENT5837 INTO WA_ENT5837.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ENT5837-PLNTY, sy-vline,
  WA_ENT5837-PLNFL, sy-vline,
  WA_ENT5837-PLNNR, sy-vline,
  WA_ENT5837-ZAEHL, sy-vline,
  WA_ENT5837-VORNR, sy-vline,
  WA_ENT5837-LTXA1, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_ENT5837 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_ENT5837 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_ENT5837 INTO WA_ENT5837.


*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 PLNAL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5837-PLNAL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5837-PLNAL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field PLNFL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5837-PLNFL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5837-PLNFL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field PLNNR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5837-PLNNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5837-PLNNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit NUMCV, internal->external for field VORNR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_NUMCV_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5837-VORNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5837-VORNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ISOLA, internal->external for field TXTSP
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5837-TXTSP
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5837-TXTSP.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field APLFL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5837-APLFL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5837-APLFL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ABPSP, internal->external for field PROJN
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ABPSP_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5837-PROJN
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5837-PROJN.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field USE04
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5837-USE04
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5837-USE04.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field USE05
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5837-USE05
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5837-USE05.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field DAUNE
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5837-DAUNE
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5837-DAUNE.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field DAUME
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5837-DAUME
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5837-DAUME.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field EWDNE
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5837-EWDNE
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5837-EWDNE.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field EWDME
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5837-EWDME
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5837-EWDME.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field EHOFFB
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5837-EHOFFB
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5837-EHOFFB.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field EHOFFE
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5837-EHOFFE
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5837-EHOFFE.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field LIFNR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5837-LIFNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5837-LIFNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field SAKTO
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5837-SAKTO
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5837-SAKTO.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field INFNR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5837-INFNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5837-INFNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field BANFN
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5837-BANFN
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5837-BANFN.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field MEINH
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ENT5837-MEINH
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ENT5837-MEINH.
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_ENT5837_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
AUFPL TYPE STRING,
APLZL TYPE STRING,
PLNKN TYPE STRING,
PLNAL TYPE STRING,
PLNTY TYPE STRING,
PLNFL TYPE STRING,
PLNNR TYPE STRING,
ZAEHL TYPE STRING,
VORNR TYPE STRING,
LTXA1 TYPE STRING,
TXTSP TYPE STRING,
RSTRA TYPE STRING,
SUMNR TYPE STRING,
MLSTN TYPE STRING,
PPRIO TYPE STRING,
APLFL TYPE STRING,
RUECK TYPE STRING,
RMZHL TYPE STRING,
PROJN TYPE STRING,
OBJNR TYPE STRING,
SELKZ TYPE STRING,
KALID TYPE STRING,
FRSP TYPE STRING,
SLWID TYPE STRING,
USR00 TYPE STRING,
USR01 TYPE STRING,
USR02 TYPE STRING,
USR03 TYPE STRING,
USR04 TYPE STRING,
USE04 TYPE STRING,
USR05 TYPE STRING,
USE05 TYPE STRING,
USR06 TYPE STRING,
USE06 TYPE STRING,
USR07 TYPE STRING,
USE07 TYPE STRING,
USR08 TYPE STRING,
USR09 TYPE STRING,
USR10 TYPE STRING,
USR11 TYPE STRING,
DAUNO TYPE STRING,
DAUNE TYPE STRING,
DAUMI TYPE STRING,
DAUME TYPE STRING,
EINSA TYPE STRING,
EINSE TYPE STRING,
FSAVD TYPE STRING,
FSAVZ TYPE STRING,
FSEDD TYPE STRING,
FSEDZ TYPE STRING,
SSAVD TYPE STRING,
SSAVZ TYPE STRING,
SSEDD TYPE STRING,
SSEDZ TYPE STRING,
IEDD TYPE STRING,
IEDZ TYPE STRING,
PEDD TYPE STRING,
PEDZ TYPE STRING,
PUFFR TYPE STRING,
PUFGS TYPE STRING,
NTANF TYPE STRING,
NTANZ TYPE STRING,
NTEND TYPE STRING,
NTENZ TYPE STRING,
EWSTD TYPE STRING,
EWSTZ TYPE STRING,
EWEND TYPE STRING,
EWENZ TYPE STRING,
EWDAN TYPE STRING,
EWDNE TYPE STRING,
EWDAM TYPE STRING,
EWDME TYPE STRING,
EWSTE TYPE STRING,
EWSTA TYPE STRING,
BZOFFB TYPE STRING,
EHOFFB TYPE STRING,
OFFSTB TYPE STRING,
OFFSTE TYPE STRING,
BZOFFE TYPE STRING,
EHOFFE TYPE STRING,
STEUS TYPE STRING,
SORTL TYPE STRING,
LIFNR TYPE STRING,
PREIS TYPE STRING,
PEINH TYPE STRING,
SAKTO TYPE STRING,
WAERS TYPE STRING,
INFNR TYPE STRING,
ESOKZ TYPE STRING,
EKORG TYPE STRING,
EKGRP TYPE STRING,
MATKL TYPE STRING,
BUKRS TYPE STRING,
BANFN TYPE STRING,
BNFPO TYPE STRING,
MEINH TYPE STRING,
UMREN TYPE STRING,
UMREZ TYPE STRING,
BMSCH TYPE STRING,
PLIFZ TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_ENT5837_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_ENT5837_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-AUFPL sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-APLZL sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-PLNKN sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-PLNAL sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-PLNTY sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-PLNFL sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-PLNNR sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-ZAEHL sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-VORNR sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-LTXA1 sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-TXTSP sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-RSTRA sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-SUMNR sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-MLSTN sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-PPRIO sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-APLFL sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-RUECK sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-RMZHL sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-PROJN sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-OBJNR sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-SELKZ sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-KALID sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-FRSP sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-SLWID sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-USR00 sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-USR01 sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-USR02 sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-USR03 sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-USR04 sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-USE04 sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-USR05 sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-USE05 sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-USR06 sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-USE06 sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-USR07 sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-USE07 sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-USR08 sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-USR09 sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-USR10 sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-USR11 sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-DAUNO sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-DAUNE sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-DAUMI sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-DAUME sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-EINSA sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-EINSE sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-FSAVD sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-FSAVZ sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-FSEDD sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-FSEDZ sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-SSAVD sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-SSAVZ sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-SSEDD sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-SSEDZ sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-IEDD sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-IEDZ sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-PEDD sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-PEDZ sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-PUFFR sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-PUFGS sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-NTANF sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-NTANZ sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-NTEND sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-NTENZ sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-EWSTD sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-EWSTZ sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-EWEND sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-EWENZ sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-EWDAN sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-EWDNE sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-EWDAM sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-EWDME sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-EWSTE sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-EWSTA sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-BZOFFB sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-EHOFFB sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-OFFSTB sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-OFFSTE sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-BZOFFE sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-EHOFFE sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-STEUS sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-SORTL sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-LIFNR sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-PREIS sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-PEINH sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-SAKTO sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-WAERS sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-INFNR sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-ESOKZ sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-EKORG sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-EKGRP sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-MATKL sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-BUKRS sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-BANFN sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-BNFPO sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-MEINH sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-UMREN sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-UMREZ sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-BMSCH sy-vline 
WA_ENT5837_STR-PLIFZ sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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