ABAP Select data from SAP table IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD2).
*--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_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD ASSIGNING <IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD>-MANDT = 1.
<IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD>-KEYZ1 = 1.
<IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD>-RUNID = 1.
<IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD>-RUNDT = 1.
<IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD>-RUNTM = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD-VKONT, sy-vline,
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD-SENID, sy-vline,
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD-RECID, sy-vline,
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD-BETRW, sy-vline,
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD-WAERS, sy-vline,
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD-ASTAZ, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD 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_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD 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_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD INTO WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD. *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 VKONT CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD-VKONT IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD-VKONT.
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_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
KEYZ1 TYPE STRING,
RUNID TYPE STRING,
RUNDT TYPE STRING,
RUNTM TYPE STRING,
VKONT TYPE STRING,
SENID TYPE STRING,
RECID TYPE STRING,
BETRW TYPE STRING,
WAERS TYPE STRING,
ASTAZ TYPE STRING,
V_GROUP TYPE STRING,
STORN TYPE STRING,
SAVEACC TYPE STRING,
DISTAVIS TYPE STRING,
WORKFLOW TYPE STRING,
AUTOAVIS TYPE STRING,
VERART_DL TYPE STRING,
KEYZ2_REF2 TYPE STRING,
AEDAT TYPE STRING,
AENAM TYPE STRING,
DELETED TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_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_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_STR-KEYZ1 sy-vline
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_STR-RUNID sy-vline
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_STR-RUNDT sy-vline
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_STR-RUNTM sy-vline
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_STR-VKONT sy-vline
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_STR-SENID sy-vline
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_STR-RECID sy-vline
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_STR-BETRW sy-vline
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_STR-WAERS sy-vline
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_STR-ASTAZ sy-vline
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_STR-V_GROUP sy-vline
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_STR-STORN sy-vline
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_STR-SAVEACC sy-vline
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_STR-DISTAVIS sy-vline
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_STR-WORKFLOW sy-vline
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_STR-AUTOAVIS sy-vline
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_STR-VERART_DL sy-vline
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_STR-KEYZ2_REF2 sy-vline
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_STR-AEDAT sy-vline
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_STR-AENAM sy-vline
WA_IUEEDPPLOTATHEAD_STR-DELETED sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.