ABAP Select data from SAP table ILEGALTR into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ILEGALTR
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ILEGALTR2).
*--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_ILEGALTR INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ILEGALTR2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ILEGALTR>-MANDT = 1.
<ILEGALTR>-LEGALTRANSACTIONUUID = 1.
<ILEGALTR>-LEGALTRANSACTION = 1.
<ILEGALTR>-LEGALTRANSACTIONTITLE = 1.
<ILEGALTR>-LEGALTRANSACTIONHEALTH = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ILEGALTR-LGLCNTNTMLANGUAGE, sy-vline,
  WA_ILEGALTR-LGLCNTNTMCREATEDBYUSER, sy-vline,
  WA_ILEGALTR-LGLCNTNTMCONTEXTUUID, sy-vline,
  WA_ILEGALTR-LGLTRANSWRKFLWMODINSTCE, sy-vline,
  WA_ILEGALTR-LGLCNTNTMCREATEDUTCDATETIME, sy-vline,
  WA_ILEGALTR-LGLCNTNTMCHANGEDBYUSER, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_ILEGALTR 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_ILEGALTR 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_ILEGALTR INTO WA_ILEGALTR.


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

*Conversion exit ISOLA, internal->external for field LGLCNTNTMLANGUAGE
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ILEGALTR-LGLCNTNTMLANGUAGE
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ILEGALTR-LGLCNTNTMLANGUAGE.
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_ILEGALTR_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
LEGALTRANSACTIONUUID TYPE STRING,
LEGALTRANSACTION TYPE STRING,
LEGALTRANSACTIONTITLE TYPE STRING,
LEGALTRANSACTIONHEALTH TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMLANGUAGE TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMCREATEDBYUSER TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMCONTEXTUUID TYPE STRING,
LGLTRANSWRKFLWMODINSTCE TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMCREATEDUTCDATETIME TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMCHANGEDBYUSER TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMCHANGEDUTCDATETIME TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMPROFILE TYPE STRING,
LEGALTRANSACTIONSOURCE TYPE STRING,
ISENDOFPURPOSEBLOCKED TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMAGINGTEMPERATURE TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMRTNTNPERDSTARTDATE TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMGOVLAW TYPE STRING,
LGLTRANSACCESSLVL TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMMAINORGTYPE TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMMAINORGCOCODE TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMMAINORGSALESORG TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMMAINORGPURORG TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMLONGTEXTUUID TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMINTEGRATIONTYPE TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMCRTEDFRMLGLTRANSUUID TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMLONGTEXT TYPE STRING,
LGLCNTNTMLONGTEXTMIMETYPE TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_ILEGALTR_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_ILEGALTR_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LEGALTRANSACTIONUUID sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LEGALTRANSACTION sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LEGALTRANSACTIONTITLE sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LEGALTRANSACTIONHEALTH sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LGLCNTNTMLANGUAGE sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LGLCNTNTMCREATEDBYUSER sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LGLCNTNTMCONTEXTUUID sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LGLTRANSWRKFLWMODINSTCE sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LGLCNTNTMCREATEDUTCDATETIME sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LGLCNTNTMCHANGEDBYUSER sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LGLCNTNTMCHANGEDUTCDATETIME sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LGLCNTNTMPROFILE sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LEGALTRANSACTIONSOURCE sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-ISENDOFPURPOSEBLOCKED sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LGLCNTNTMAGINGTEMPERATURE sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LGLCNTNTMRTNTNPERDSTARTDATE sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LGLCNTNTMGOVLAW sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LGLTRANSACCESSLVL sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LGLCNTNTMMAINORGTYPE sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LGLCNTNTMMAINORGCOCODE sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LGLCNTNTMMAINORGSALESORG sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LGLCNTNTMMAINORGPURORG sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LGLCNTNTMLONGTEXTUUID sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LGLCNTNTMINTEGRATIONTYPE sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LGLCNTNTMCRTEDFRMLGLTRANSUUID sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LGLCNTNTMLONGTEXT sy-vline 
WA_ILEGALTR_STR-LGLCNTNTMLONGTEXTMIMETYPE sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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