ABAP Select data from SAP table PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP2).
*--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_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP>-CONTROLLER = 1.
<PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP>-EMPLOYEE_NAME_BY_EMPLOYEE_RES = 1.
<PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP>-CONTROLLER = 1.
<PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP>-EMPLOYEE = 1.
<PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP>-CONTROLLER = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP-NAME, sy-vline,
  WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP-CONTROLLER, sy-vline,
  WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP-FORM_OF_ADDRESS_CODE, sy-vline,
  WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP-CONTROLLER, sy-vline,
  WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP-LIST_ID, sy-vline,
  WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP-LIST_VERSION_ID, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP 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_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP 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_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP INTO WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP.


*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_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR, 
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
EMPLOYEE_NAME_BY_EMPLOYEE_RES TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
EMPLOYEE TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
NAME TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
FORM_OF_ADDRESS_CODE TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
LIST_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_VERSION_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_AGENCY_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_AGENCY_ID TYPE STRING,
VALUE TYPE STRING,
FORM_OF_ADDRESS_NAME TYPE STRING,
GIVEN_NAME TYPE STRING,
MIDDLE_NAME TYPE STRING,
FAMILY_NAME TYPE STRING,
ADDITIONAL_FAMILY_NAME TYPE STRING,
BIRTH_NAME TYPE STRING,
NICK_NAME TYPE STRING,
INITIALS_NAME TYPE STRING,
ACADEMIC_TITLE_CODE TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
LIST_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_VERSION_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_AGENCY_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_AGENCY_ID TYPE STRING,
VALUE TYPE STRING,
ACADEMIC_TITLE_NAME TYPE STRING,
ADDITIONAL_ACADEMIC_TITLE_CODE TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
LIST_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_VERSION_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_AGENCY_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_AGENCY_ID TYPE STRING,
VALUE TYPE STRING,
ADDITIONAL_ACADEMIC_TITLE_NAME TYPE STRING,
NAME_PREFIX_CODE TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
LIST_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_VERSION_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_AGENCY_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_AGENCY_ID TYPE STRING,
VALUE TYPE STRING,
NAME_PREFIX_NAME TYPE STRING,
ADDITIONAL_NAME_PREFIX_CODE TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
LIST_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_VERSION_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_AGENCY_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_AGENCY_ID TYPE STRING,
VALUE TYPE STRING,
ADDITIONAL_NAME_PREFIX_NAME TYPE STRING,
NAME_SUPPLEMENT_CODE TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
LIST_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_VERSION_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_AGENCY_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_AGENCY_ID TYPE STRING,
VALUE TYPE STRING,
NAME_SUPPLEMENT_NAME TYPE STRING,
DEVIATING_FULL_NAME TYPE STRING,
NAME_FORMAT_COUNTRY_CODE TYPE STRING,
NAME_FORMAT_CODE TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
LIST_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_VERSION_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_AGENCY_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_ID TYPE STRING,
LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_AGENCY_ID TYPE STRING,
VALUE TYPE STRING,
LOG TYPE STRING,
CONTROLLER TYPE STRING,
BUSINESS_DOCUMENT_PROCESSING TYPE STRING,
MAXIMUM_LOG_ITEM_SEVERITY_CODE TYPE STRING,
ITEM TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_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_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-EMPLOYEE_NAME_BY_EMPLOYEE_RES sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-EMPLOYEE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-NAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-FORM_OF_ADDRESS_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_VERSION_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_AGENCY_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_AGENCY_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-VALUE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-FORM_OF_ADDRESS_NAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-GIVEN_NAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-MIDDLE_NAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-FAMILY_NAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-ADDITIONAL_FAMILY_NAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-BIRTH_NAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-NICK_NAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-INITIALS_NAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-ACADEMIC_TITLE_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_VERSION_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_AGENCY_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_AGENCY_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-VALUE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-ACADEMIC_TITLE_NAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-ADDITIONAL_ACADEMIC_TITLE_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_VERSION_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_AGENCY_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_AGENCY_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-VALUE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-ADDITIONAL_ACADEMIC_TITLE_NAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-NAME_PREFIX_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_VERSION_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_AGENCY_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_AGENCY_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-VALUE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-NAME_PREFIX_NAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-ADDITIONAL_NAME_PREFIX_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_VERSION_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_AGENCY_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_AGENCY_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-VALUE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-ADDITIONAL_NAME_PREFIX_NAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-NAME_SUPPLEMENT_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_VERSION_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_AGENCY_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_AGENCY_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-VALUE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-NAME_SUPPLEMENT_NAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-DEVIATING_FULL_NAME sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-NAME_FORMAT_COUNTRY_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-NAME_FORMAT_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_VERSION_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_AGENCY_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LIST_AGENCY_SCHEME_AGENCY_ID sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-VALUE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-LOG sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-CONTROLLER sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-BUSINESS_DOCUMENT_PROCESSING sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-MAXIMUM_LOG_ITEM_SEVERITY_CODE sy-vline 
WA_PAD_EMPNAME_EMP_RSP_STR-ITEM sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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