ABAP Select data from SAP table MERGEDIR into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM MERGEDIR
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_MERGEDIR2).
*--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_MERGEDIR INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_MERGEDIR2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<MERGEDIR>-MAPNAME = 1.
<MERGEDIR>-STEP = 1.
<MERGEDIR>-POS = 1.
<MERGEDIR>-SRCSID = 1.
<MERGEDIR>-SRCCLI = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_MERGEDIR-SRCTRFUNC, sy-vline,
  WA_MERGEDIR-SRCTSID, sy-vline,
  WA_MERGEDIR-SRCSTAT, sy-vline,
  WA_MERGEDIR-DEVCLASS, sy-vline,
  WA_MERGEDIR-NEGFLAG, sy-vline,
  WA_MERGEDIR-VERIFILTER, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_MERGEDIR 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_MERGEDIR 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_MERGEDIR INTO WA_MERGEDIR.


*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_MERGEDIR_STR, 
MAPNAME TYPE STRING,
STEP TYPE STRING,
POS TYPE STRING,
SRCSID TYPE STRING,
SRCCLI TYPE STRING,
SRCTRFUNC TYPE STRING,
SRCTSID TYPE STRING,
SRCSTAT TYPE STRING,
DEVCLASS TYPE STRING,
NEGFLAG TYPE STRING,
VERIFILTER TYPE STRING,
TABUFILTER TYPE STRING,
TARCLI TYPE STRING,
TARTRFUNC TYPE STRING,
TARSID TYPE STRING,
MCOMMENT TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_MERGEDIR_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_MERGEDIR_STR-MAPNAME sy-vline 
WA_MERGEDIR_STR-STEP sy-vline 
WA_MERGEDIR_STR-POS sy-vline 
WA_MERGEDIR_STR-SRCSID sy-vline 
WA_MERGEDIR_STR-SRCCLI sy-vline 
WA_MERGEDIR_STR-SRCTRFUNC sy-vline 
WA_MERGEDIR_STR-SRCTSID sy-vline 
WA_MERGEDIR_STR-SRCSTAT sy-vline 
WA_MERGEDIR_STR-DEVCLASS sy-vline 
WA_MERGEDIR_STR-NEGFLAG sy-vline 
WA_MERGEDIR_STR-VERIFILTER sy-vline 
WA_MERGEDIR_STR-TABUFILTER sy-vline 
WA_MERGEDIR_STR-TARCLI sy-vline 
WA_MERGEDIR_STR-TARTRFUNC sy-vline 
WA_MERGEDIR_STR-TARSID sy-vline 
WA_MERGEDIR_STR-MCOMMENT sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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