ABAP Select data from SAP table IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS2).
*--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_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS>-ROUTING_NUMBER = 1.
<IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS>-COUNTER = 1.
<IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS>-ACTIVITYTYPE = 1.
<IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS>-MAINOPERATION_NUM_ACTIVITY = 1.
<IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS>-SUBOPERATION_NUM_ACTIVITY = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS-CAN_HAVE_SERVICES, sy-vline,
  WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS-CAN_HAVE_COMPONENTS, sy-vline,
  WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS-CAN_HAVE_RELATIONS, sy-vline,
  WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS-IS_EXTERNAL, sy-vline,
  WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS-IS_MAINOPERATION, sy-vline,
  WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS-IS_SUBOPERATION, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS 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_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS 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_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS INTO WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS.


*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_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR, 
ROUTING_NUMBER TYPE STRING,
COUNTER TYPE STRING,
ACTIVITYTYPE TYPE STRING,
MAINOPERATION_NUM_ACTIVITY TYPE STRING,
SUBOPERATION_NUM_ACTIVITY TYPE STRING,
CAN_HAVE_SERVICES TYPE STRING,
CAN_HAVE_COMPONENTS TYPE STRING,
CAN_HAVE_RELATIONS TYPE STRING,
IS_EXTERNAL TYPE STRING,
IS_MAINOPERATION TYPE STRING,
IS_SUBOPERATION TYPE STRING,
HAS_SERVICES TYPE STRING,
HAS_COMPONENTS TYPE STRING,
HAS_RELATIONS TYPE STRING,
HAS_PRTS TYPE STRING,
LONGTEXT_ACTIVITY TYPE STRING,
NOTIFICATION_ACTIVITY TYPE STRING,
USRSTATUS_ACTIVITY TYPE STRING,
CONTROLKEY_ACTIVITY TYPE STRING,
UNIT_ACTIVITY TYPE STRING,
WORK_ACTIVITY TYPE STRING,
PURCHASING_INFO_RECORD TYPE STRING,
FORECASTED_WORK_ACTIVITY TYPE STRING,
QUALIFICATION_PROFILE_ACTIVITY TYPE STRING,
TEXT_ALREADY_SHOWN TYPE STRING,
CANT_CHANGE_OPER_SHORTTEXT TYPE STRING,
IS_DELETED TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_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_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-ROUTING_NUMBER sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-COUNTER sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-ACTIVITYTYPE sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-MAINOPERATION_NUM_ACTIVITY sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-SUBOPERATION_NUM_ACTIVITY sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-CAN_HAVE_SERVICES sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-CAN_HAVE_COMPONENTS sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-CAN_HAVE_RELATIONS sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-IS_EXTERNAL sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-IS_MAINOPERATION sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-IS_SUBOPERATION sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-HAS_SERVICES sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-HAS_COMPONENTS sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-HAS_RELATIONS sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-HAS_PRTS sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-LONGTEXT_ACTIVITY sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-NOTIFICATION_ACTIVITY sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-USRSTATUS_ACTIVITY sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-CONTROLKEY_ACTIVITY sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-UNIT_ACTIVITY sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-WORK_ACTIVITY sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-PURCHASING_INFO_RECORD sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-FORECASTED_WORK_ACTIVITY sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-QUALIFICATION_PROFILE_ACTIVITY sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-TEXT_ALREADY_SHOWN sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-CANT_CHANGE_OPER_SHORTTEXT sy-vline 
WA_IWOS_OPER_UI_CHARACTERISTICS_STR-IS_DELETED sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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