ABAP Select data from SAP table S005 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP S005 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 S005. 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 S005 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_S005 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF S005,
      WA_S005 TYPE S005,
      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: <S005> TYPE S005.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_S005.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM S005
  INTO TABLE IT_S005.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM S005
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_S0052).
*--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_S005 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_S0052).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_S005 ASSIGNING <S005>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<S005>-MANDT = 1.
<S005>-SSOUR = 1.
<S005>-VRSIO = 1.
<S005>-SPMON = 1.
<S005>-SPTAG = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_S005 INTO WA_S005.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_S005-SPWOC, sy-vline,
WA_S005-SPBUP, sy-vline,
WA_S005-VSTEL, sy-vline,
WA_S005-ROUTE, sy-vline,
WA_S005-SPDNR, sy-vline,
WA_S005-LLAND, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_S005 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_S005 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_S005 INTO WA_S005. *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.

*Conversion exit PERI, internal->external for field SPMON CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_PERI_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_S005-SPMON IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_S005-SPMON.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit PERI, internal->external for field SPWOC CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_PERI_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_S005-SPWOC IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_S005-SPWOC.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit PERI, internal->external for field SPBUP CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_PERI_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_S005-SPBUP IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_S005-SPBUP.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field SPDNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_S005-SPDNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_S005-SPDNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field GEWEI CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_S005-GEWEI IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_S005-GEWEI.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field VOLEH CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_S005-VOLEH IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_S005-VOLEH.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.
ENDFORM. *&---------------------------------------------------------------------* *& Form process_as_string_field_values *&---------------------------------------------------------------------* FORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING p_EKKO LIKE wa_EKKO. TYPES: BEGIN OF T_S005_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
SSOUR TYPE STRING,
VRSIO TYPE STRING,
SPMON TYPE STRING,
SPTAG TYPE STRING,
SPWOC TYPE STRING,
SPBUP TYPE STRING,
VSTEL TYPE STRING,
ROUTE TYPE STRING,
SPDNR TYPE STRING,
LLAND TYPE STRING,
PERIV TYPE STRING,
VWDAT TYPE STRING,
GEWEI TYPE STRING,
VOLEH TYPE STRING,
NTGEW TYPE STRING,
BRGEW TYPE STRING,
VOLUM TYPE STRING,
ARBLA TYPE STRING,
RLNTGEW TYPE STRING,
RLBRGEW TYPE STRING,
RLVOLUM TYPE STRING,
RLARBLA TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_S005_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_S005_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_S005_STR-SSOUR sy-vline
WA_S005_STR-VRSIO sy-vline
WA_S005_STR-SPMON sy-vline
WA_S005_STR-SPTAG sy-vline
WA_S005_STR-SPWOC sy-vline
WA_S005_STR-SPBUP sy-vline
WA_S005_STR-VSTEL sy-vline
WA_S005_STR-ROUTE sy-vline
WA_S005_STR-SPDNR sy-vline
WA_S005_STR-LLAND sy-vline
WA_S005_STR-PERIV sy-vline
WA_S005_STR-VWDAT sy-vline
WA_S005_STR-GEWEI sy-vline
WA_S005_STR-VOLEH sy-vline
WA_S005_STR-NTGEW sy-vline
WA_S005_STR-BRGEW sy-vline
WA_S005_STR-VOLUM sy-vline
WA_S005_STR-ARBLA sy-vline
WA_S005_STR-RLNTGEW sy-vline
WA_S005_STR-RLBRGEW sy-vline
WA_S005_STR-RLVOLUM sy-vline
WA_S005_STR-RLARBLA sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.