ABAP Select data from SAP table PTXT1 into internal table
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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP PTXT1 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 PTXT1. 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 PTXT1 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_PTXT1 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF PTXT1, WA_PTXT1 TYPE PTXT1, 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: <PTXT1> TYPE PTXT1. *Process all fields in table header/work area as string values PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_PTXT1. SELECT * *restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows UP TO 10 ROWS FROM PTXT1 INTO TABLE IT_PTXT1. *Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA *SELECT * * FROM PTXT1 * INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_PTXT12). *--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_PTXT1 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_PTXT12). *Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL LOOP AT IT_PTXT1 ASSIGNING <PTXT1>.*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<PTXT1>-TIME1 = 1.
<PTXT1>-NRES1 = 1.
<PTXT1>-NRES2 = 1.
<PTXT1>-NRES3 = 1.
<PTXT1>-NRES4 = 1.
ENDLOOP. LOOP AT IT_PTXT1 INTO WA_PTXT1. *Write horizonal line to screen report. WRITE:/ sy-uline. *Write selected data to screen/report before conversion. WRITE:/ sy-vline, WA_PTXT1-NRES5, sy-vline,
WA_PTXT1-NRES6, sy-vline,
WA_PTXT1-NRES7, sy-vline,
WA_PTXT1-NCLE1, sy-vline,
WA_PTXT1-NCLE2, sy-vline,
WA_PTXT1-NCLE3, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_PTXT1 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_PTXT1 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_PTXT1 INTO WA_PTXT1. *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_PTXT1_STR,
TIME1 TYPE STRING,
NRES1 TYPE STRING,
NRES2 TYPE STRING,
NRES3 TYPE STRING,
NRES4 TYPE STRING,
NRES5 TYPE STRING,
NRES6 TYPE STRING,
NRES7 TYPE STRING,
NCLE1 TYPE STRING,
NCLE2 TYPE STRING,
NCLE3 TYPE STRING,
SIGN1 TYPE STRING,
SIGN2 TYPE STRING,
SIGN3 TYPE STRING,
SIGN4 TYPE STRING,
SIGN5 TYPE STRING,
SIGN6 TYPE STRING,
SIGN7 TYPE STRING,
SIGN8 TYPE STRING,
SIGN9 TYPE STRING,
SIGN10 TYPE STRING,
SALUT TYPE STRING,
TEL00 TYPE STRING,
TEL01 TYPE STRING,
TEL02 TYPE STRING,
GEBNR TYPE STRING,
ZIMNR TYPE STRING,
ANRED TYPE STRING,
NACHN TYPE STRING,
VORNA TYPE STRING,
ENAME TYPE STRING,
BEGDA TYPE STRING,
PERNR TYPE STRING,
PLSTX TYPE STRING,
DATUM TYPE STRING,
WWBEGDA TYPE STRING,
TODAY TYPE STRING,
ASHTX TYPE STRING,
ACTTX TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_PTXT1_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_PTXT1_STR-TIME1 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-NRES1 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-NRES2 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-NRES3 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-NRES4 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-NRES5 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-NRES6 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-NRES7 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-NCLE1 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-NCLE2 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-NCLE3 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-SIGN1 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-SIGN2 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-SIGN3 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-SIGN4 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-SIGN5 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-SIGN6 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-SIGN7 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-SIGN8 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-SIGN9 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-SIGN10 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-SALUT sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-TEL00 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-TEL01 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-TEL02 sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-GEBNR sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-ZIMNR sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-ANRED sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-NACHN sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-VORNA sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-ENAME sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-BEGDA sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-PERNR sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-PLSTX sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-DATUM sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-WWBEGDA sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-TODAY sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-ASHTX sy-vline
WA_PTXT1_STR-ACTTX sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.