ABAP Select data from SAP table ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI2).
*--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_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI>-ICON = 1.
<ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI>-TITLE = 1.
<ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI>-TOOLTIP_TITLE = 1.
<ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI>-TITLE_UNFORMATED = 1.
<ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI>-ENABLED_TITLE_NWBC = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI-UI_TECH_TITLE_NWBC, sy-vline,
  WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI-TEXT, sy-vline,
  WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI-VISIBLE_TEXT, sy-vline,
  WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI-LABEL_01, sy-vline,
  WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI-VALUE_01, sy-vline,
  WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI-TOOLTIP_VALUE_01, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI 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_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI 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_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI INTO WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI.


*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.
ENDFORM. 

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& Form process_as_string_field_values
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
FORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING p_EKKO LIKE wa_EKKO.

TYPES: BEGIN OF T_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR, 
ICON TYPE STRING,
TITLE TYPE STRING,
TOOLTIP_TITLE TYPE STRING,
TITLE_UNFORMATED TYPE STRING,
ENABLED_TITLE_NWBC TYPE STRING,
UI_TECH_TITLE_NWBC TYPE STRING,
TEXT TYPE STRING,
VISIBLE_TEXT TYPE STRING,
LABEL_01 TYPE STRING,
VALUE_01 TYPE STRING,
TOOLTIP_VALUE_01 TYPE STRING,
VISIBLE_01 TYPE STRING,
LABEL_02 TYPE STRING,
VALUE_02 TYPE STRING,
TOOLTIP_VALUE_02 TYPE STRING,
VISIBLE_02 TYPE STRING,
LABEL_03 TYPE STRING,
VALUE_03 TYPE STRING,
TOOLTIP_VALUE_03 TYPE STRING,
VISIBLE_03 TYPE STRING,
LABEL_04 TYPE STRING,
VALUE_04 TYPE STRING,
TOOLTIP_VALUE_04 TYPE STRING,
VISIBLE_04 TYPE STRING,
LABEL_05 TYPE STRING,
VALUE_05 TYPE STRING,
TOOLTIP_VALUE_05 TYPE STRING,
VISIBLE_05 TYPE STRING,
LABEL_06 TYPE STRING,
VALUE_06 TYPE STRING,
TOOLTIP_VALUE_06 TYPE STRING,
VISIBLE_06 TYPE STRING,
LABEL_07 TYPE STRING,
VALUE_07 TYPE STRING,
TOOLTIP_VALUE_07 TYPE STRING,
VISIBLE_07 TYPE STRING,
LABEL_08 TYPE STRING,
VALUE_08 TYPE STRING,
TOOLTIP_VALUE_08 TYPE STRING,
VISIBLE_08 TYPE STRING,
LABEL_09 TYPE STRING,
VALUE_09 TYPE STRING,
TOOLTIP_VALUE_09 TYPE STRING,
VISIBLE_09 TYPE STRING,
LABEL_LONGTEXT_01 TYPE STRING,
VALUE_LONGTEXT_01 TYPE STRING,
TOOLTIP_LONGTEXT_01 TYPE STRING,
VISIBLE_LONGTEXT_01 TYPE STRING,
LABEL_LONGTEXT_02 TYPE STRING,
VALUE_LONGTEXT_02 TYPE STRING,
TOOLTIP_LONGTEXT_02 TYPE STRING,
VISIBLE_LONGTEXT_02 TYPE STRING,
URL TYPE STRING,
THUMBNAIL TYPE STRING,
IMAGE_URL TYPE STRING,
VISIBLE_IMAGE TYPE STRING,
DETAILS TYPE STRING,
CONNECTOR_ID TYPE STRING,
CONNECTOR_DESCR TYPE STRING,
TT_CONNECTOR_DESCR TYPE STRING,
SELECTED_ROW TYPE STRING,
VISIBLE_ICON TYPE STRING,
SEARCH_RESULT TYPE STRING,
VISIBLE_THUMBNAIL TYPE STRING,
DETAILS_SUBREQUEST TYPE STRING,
RELATED_ACTION TYPE STRING,
LINK_01_TYPE TYPE STRING,
LINK_01_URL TYPE STRING,
LINK_01_TEXT TYPE STRING,
LINK_01_CONN_ID TYPE STRING,
LINK_01_REQ_TYPE TYPE STRING,
LINK_01_REL_TYPE TYPE STRING,
LINK_01_ATTR_MAP TYPE STRING,
LINK_01_NAV_ID TYPE STRING,
LINK_01_UI_TECH TYPE STRING,
VISIBLE_LINK_01 TYPE STRING,
LINK_02_TYPE TYPE STRING,
LINK_02_URL TYPE STRING,
LINK_02_TEXT TYPE STRING,
LINK_02_CONN_ID TYPE STRING,
LINK_02_REQ_TYPE TYPE STRING,
LINK_02_REL_TYPE TYPE STRING,
LINK_02_ATTR_MAP TYPE STRING,
LINK_02_NAV_ID TYPE STRING,
LINK_02_UI_TECH TYPE STRING,
VISIBLE_LINK_02 TYPE STRING,
LINK_03_TYPE TYPE STRING,
LINK_03_URL TYPE STRING,
LINK_03_TEXT TYPE STRING,
LINK_03_CONN_ID TYPE STRING,
LINK_03_REQ_TYPE TYPE STRING,
LINK_03_REL_TYPE TYPE STRING,
LINK_03_ATTR_MAP TYPE STRING,
LINK_03_NAV_ID TYPE STRING,
LINK_03_UI_TECH TYPE STRING,
VISIBLE_LINK_03 TYPE STRING,
LINK_04_TYPE TYPE STRING,
LINK_04_URL TYPE STRING,
LINK_04_TEXT TYPE STRING,
LINK_04_CONN_ID TYPE STRING,
LINK_04_REQ_TYPE TYPE STRING,
LINK_04_REL_TYPE TYPE STRING,
LINK_04_ATTR_MAP TYPE STRING,
LINK_04_NAV_ID TYPE STRING,
LINK_04_UI_TECH TYPE STRING,
VISIBLE_LINK_04 TYPE STRING,
LINK_MORE_TEXT TYPE STRING,
VISIBLE_LINK_MORE TYPE STRING,
VISIBLE_LINK_DETAILS TYPE STRING,
VISIBLE_LINK_DETAILS_CLOSE TYPE STRING,
VISIBLE_PICK_RES_ITEM TYPE STRING,
TOOLTIP_PICK_RES_ITEM TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_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_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-ICON sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-TITLE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-TOOLTIP_TITLE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-TITLE_UNFORMATED sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-ENABLED_TITLE_NWBC sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-UI_TECH_TITLE_NWBC sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-TEXT sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VISIBLE_TEXT sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LABEL_01 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VALUE_01 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-TOOLTIP_VALUE_01 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VISIBLE_01 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LABEL_02 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VALUE_02 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-TOOLTIP_VALUE_02 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VISIBLE_02 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LABEL_03 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VALUE_03 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-TOOLTIP_VALUE_03 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VISIBLE_03 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LABEL_04 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VALUE_04 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-TOOLTIP_VALUE_04 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VISIBLE_04 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LABEL_05 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VALUE_05 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-TOOLTIP_VALUE_05 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VISIBLE_05 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LABEL_06 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VALUE_06 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-TOOLTIP_VALUE_06 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VISIBLE_06 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LABEL_07 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VALUE_07 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-TOOLTIP_VALUE_07 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VISIBLE_07 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LABEL_08 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VALUE_08 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-TOOLTIP_VALUE_08 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VISIBLE_08 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LABEL_09 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VALUE_09 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-TOOLTIP_VALUE_09 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VISIBLE_09 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LABEL_LONGTEXT_01 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VALUE_LONGTEXT_01 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-TOOLTIP_LONGTEXT_01 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VISIBLE_LONGTEXT_01 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LABEL_LONGTEXT_02 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VALUE_LONGTEXT_02 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-TOOLTIP_LONGTEXT_02 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VISIBLE_LONGTEXT_02 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-URL sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-THUMBNAIL sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-IMAGE_URL sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VISIBLE_IMAGE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-DETAILS sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-CONNECTOR_ID sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-CONNECTOR_DESCR sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-TT_CONNECTOR_DESCR sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-SELECTED_ROW sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VISIBLE_ICON sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-SEARCH_RESULT sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VISIBLE_THUMBNAIL sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-DETAILS_SUBREQUEST sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-RELATED_ACTION sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_01_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_01_URL sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_01_TEXT sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_01_CONN_ID sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_01_REQ_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_01_REL_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_01_ATTR_MAP sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_01_NAV_ID sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_01_UI_TECH sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VISIBLE_LINK_01 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_02_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_02_URL sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_02_TEXT sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_02_CONN_ID sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_02_REQ_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_02_REL_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_02_ATTR_MAP sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_02_NAV_ID sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_02_UI_TECH sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VISIBLE_LINK_02 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_03_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_03_URL sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_03_TEXT sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_03_CONN_ID sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_03_REQ_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_03_REL_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_03_ATTR_MAP sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_03_NAV_ID sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_03_UI_TECH sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VISIBLE_LINK_03 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_04_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_04_URL sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_04_TEXT sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_04_CONN_ID sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_04_REQ_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_04_REL_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_04_ATTR_MAP sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_04_NAV_ID sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_04_UI_TECH sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VISIBLE_LINK_04 sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-LINK_MORE_TEXT sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VISIBLE_LINK_MORE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VISIBLE_LINK_DETAILS sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VISIBLE_LINK_DETAILS_CLOSE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-VISIBLE_PICK_RES_ITEM sy-vline 
WA_ESH_S_RESULT_ITEM_UI_STR-TOOLTIP_PICK_RES_ITEM sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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