ABAP Select data from SAP table PRCOMPANYSTRUC into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM PRCOMPANYSTRUC
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_PRCOMPANYSTRUC2).
*--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_PRCOMPANYSTRUC INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_PRCOMPANYSTRUC2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_PRCOMPANYSTRUC ASSIGNING <PRCOMPANYSTRUC>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<PRCOMPANYSTRUC>-ROLE_ID = 1.
<PRCOMPANYSTRUC>-CONTPERS = 1.
<PRCOMPANYSTRUC>-COMPANY = 1.
<PRCOMPANYSTRUC>-COMPANY_NAME = 1.
<PRCOMPANYSTRUC>-ROLE = 1.
ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_PRCOMPANYSTRUC-COUNTER, sy-vline,
WA_PRCOMPANYSTRUC-SAP_CERTIFIED, sy-vline,
WA_PRCOMPANYSTRUC-PRE_GOLIVE, sy-vline,
WA_PRCOMPANYSTRUC-POST_GOLIVE, sy-vline,
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_PRCOMPANYSTRUC 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_PRCOMPANYSTRUC 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_PRCOMPANYSTRUC INTO WA_PRCOMPANYSTRUC. *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_PRCOMPANYSTRUC_STR,
ROLE_ID TYPE STRING,
CONTPERS TYPE STRING,
COMPANY TYPE STRING,
COMPANY_NAME TYPE STRING,
ROLE TYPE STRING,
COUNTER TYPE STRING,
SAP_CERTIFIED TYPE STRING,
PRE_GOLIVE TYPE STRING,
POST_GOLIVE TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_PRCOMPANYSTRUC_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_PRCOMPANYSTRUC_STR-ROLE_ID sy-vline
WA_PRCOMPANYSTRUC_STR-CONTPERS sy-vline
WA_PRCOMPANYSTRUC_STR-COMPANY sy-vline
WA_PRCOMPANYSTRUC_STR-COMPANY_NAME sy-vline
WA_PRCOMPANYSTRUC_STR-ROLE sy-vline
WA_PRCOMPANYSTRUC_STR-COUNTER sy-vline
WA_PRCOMPANYSTRUC_STR-SAP_CERTIFIED sy-vline
WA_PRCOMPANYSTRUC_STR-PRE_GOLIVE sy-vline
WA_PRCOMPANYSTRUC_STR-POST_GOLIVE sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.