ABAP Select data from SAP table ORABLKANAL into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ORABLKANAL
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ORABLKANAL2).
*--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_ORABLKANAL INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ORABLKANAL2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ORABLKANAL>-A_SIZE = 1.
<ORABLKANAL>-A_BLOCKS = 1.
<ORABLKANAL>-A_EXTENTS = 1.
<ORABLKANAL>-U_SIZE = 1.
<ORABLKANAL>-U_BLOCKS = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ORABLKANAL-E_SIZE, sy-vline,
  WA_ORABLKANAL-E_BLOCKS, sy-vline,
  WA_ORABLKANAL-INIT_EXT, sy-vline,
  WA_ORABLKANAL-NEXT_EXT, sy-vline,
  WA_ORABLKANAL-MIN_EXTS, sy-vline,
  WA_ORABLKANAL-MAX_EXTS, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_ORABLKANAL 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_ORABLKANAL 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_ORABLKANAL INTO WA_ORABLKANAL.


*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_ORABLKANAL_STR, 
A_SIZE TYPE STRING,
A_BLOCKS TYPE STRING,
A_EXTENTS TYPE STRING,
U_SIZE TYPE STRING,
U_BLOCKS TYPE STRING,
E_SIZE TYPE STRING,
E_BLOCKS TYPE STRING,
INIT_EXT TYPE STRING,
NEXT_EXT TYPE STRING,
MIN_EXTS TYPE STRING,
MAX_EXTS TYPE STRING,
PCTINCR TYPE STRING,
BLKSIZE TYPE STRING,
AVG_BFREE TYPE STRING,
PCT_FREE TYPE STRING,
P_PCT_FREE TYPE STRING,
PCT_USED TYPE STRING,
P_PCT_USED TYPE STRING,
INI_TRANS TYPE STRING,
MAX_TRANS TYPE STRING,
HEADER_MIN TYPE STRING,
HEADER_MAX TYPE STRING,
DATA_MIN TYPE STRING,
DATA_MAX TYPE STRING,
ROWS TYPE STRING,
CHAINED TYPE STRING,
AVG_ROW_EH TYPE STRING,
AVG_ROW_IH TYPE STRING,
AVG_RO_IHR TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_ORABLKANAL_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_ORABLKANAL_STR-A_SIZE sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-A_BLOCKS sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-A_EXTENTS sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-U_SIZE sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-U_BLOCKS sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-E_SIZE sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-E_BLOCKS sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-INIT_EXT sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-NEXT_EXT sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-MIN_EXTS sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-MAX_EXTS sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-PCTINCR sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-BLKSIZE sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-AVG_BFREE sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-PCT_FREE sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-P_PCT_FREE sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-PCT_USED sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-P_PCT_USED sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-INI_TRANS sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-MAX_TRANS sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-HEADER_MIN sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-HEADER_MAX sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-DATA_MIN sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-DATA_MAX sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-ROWS sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-CHAINED sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-AVG_ROW_EH sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-AVG_ROW_IH sy-vline 
WA_ORABLKANAL_STR-AVG_RO_IHR sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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