ABAP Select data from SAP table IPURCTRITNOTESWD into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM IPURCTRITNOTESWD
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_IPURCTRITNOTESWD2).
*--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_IPURCTRITNOTESWD INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_IPURCTRITNOTESWD ASSIGNING <IPURCTRITNOTESWD>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<IPURCTRITNOTESWD>-MANDT = 1.
<IPURCTRITNOTESWD>-LANGUAGE = 1.
<IPURCTRITNOTESWD>-DOCUMENTTEXT = 1.
<IPURCTRITNOTESWD>-TECHNICALOBJECTTYPE = 1.
<IPURCTRITNOTESWD>-ARCHOBJECTNUMBER = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD-PURCHASECONTRACTITEM, sy-vline,
WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD-PURCHASECONTRACT, sy-vline,
WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD-ARCHOBJECTNUMBERFOREDIT, sy-vline,
WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD-PURCHASECONTRACTFOREDIT, sy-vline,
WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD-PURCHASECONTRACTITEMFOREDIT, sy-vline,
WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD-TECHNICALOBJECTTYPEFOREDIT, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD 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_IPURCTRITNOTESWD 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_IPURCTRITNOTESWD INTO WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD. *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 ISOLA, internal->external for field LANGUAGE CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD-LANGUAGE IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD-LANGUAGE.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ISOLA, internal->external for field LANGUAGEFOREDIT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD-LANGUAGEFOREDIT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD-LANGUAGEFOREDIT.
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_IPURCTRITNOTESWD_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
LANGUAGE TYPE STRING,
DOCUMENTTEXT TYPE STRING,
TECHNICALOBJECTTYPE TYPE STRING,
ARCHOBJECTNUMBER TYPE STRING,
PURCHASECONTRACTITEM TYPE STRING,
PURCHASECONTRACT TYPE STRING,
ARCHOBJECTNUMBERFOREDIT TYPE STRING,
PURCHASECONTRACTFOREDIT TYPE STRING,
PURCHASECONTRACTITEMFOREDIT TYPE STRING,
TECHNICALOBJECTTYPEFOREDIT TYPE STRING,
DOCUMENTTEXTFOREDIT TYPE STRING,
LANGUAGEFOREDIT TYPE STRING,
NOTEDESCRIPTION TYPE STRING,
FIXEDINDICATOR TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD_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_IPURCTRITNOTESWD_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD_STR-LANGUAGE sy-vline
WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD_STR-DOCUMENTTEXT sy-vline
WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD_STR-TECHNICALOBJECTTYPE sy-vline
WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD_STR-ARCHOBJECTNUMBER sy-vline
WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD_STR-PURCHASECONTRACTITEM sy-vline
WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD_STR-PURCHASECONTRACT sy-vline
WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD_STR-ARCHOBJECTNUMBERFOREDIT sy-vline
WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD_STR-PURCHASECONTRACTFOREDIT sy-vline
WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD_STR-PURCHASECONTRACTITEMFOREDIT sy-vline
WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD_STR-TECHNICALOBJECTTYPEFOREDIT sy-vline
WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD_STR-DOCUMENTTEXTFOREDIT sy-vline
WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD_STR-LANGUAGEFOREDIT sy-vline
WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD_STR-NOTEDESCRIPTION sy-vline
WA_IPURCTRITNOTESWD_STR-FIXEDINDICATOR sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.