ABAP Select data from SAP table SOCX into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM SOCX
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_SOCX2).
*--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_SOCX INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_SOCX2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<SOCX>-MANDT = 1.
<SOCX>-SCOMTP = 1.
<SOCX>-SCOMYR = 1.
<SOCX>-SCOMNO = 1.
<SOCX>-ID_TYPE = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_SOCX-PART1, sy-vline,
  WA_SOCX-PART2, sy-vline,
  WA_SOCX-PART3, sy-vline,
  WA_SOCX-PART4, sy-vline,
  WA_SOCX-OBJTP, sy-vline,
  WA_SOCX-OBJYR, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_SOCX 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_SOCX 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_SOCX INTO WA_SOCX.


*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_SOCX_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
SCOMTP TYPE STRING,
SCOMYR TYPE STRING,
SCOMNO TYPE STRING,
ID_TYPE TYPE STRING,
PART1 TYPE STRING,
PART2 TYPE STRING,
PART3 TYPE STRING,
PART4 TYPE STRING,
OBJTP TYPE STRING,
OBJYR TYPE STRING,
OBJNO TYPE STRING,
FORTP TYPE STRING,
FORYR TYPE STRING,
FORNO TYPE STRING,
RECTP TYPE STRING,
RECYR TYPE STRING,
RECNO TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_SOCX_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_SOCX_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_SOCX_STR-SCOMTP sy-vline 
WA_SOCX_STR-SCOMYR sy-vline 
WA_SOCX_STR-SCOMNO sy-vline 
WA_SOCX_STR-ID_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_SOCX_STR-PART1 sy-vline 
WA_SOCX_STR-PART2 sy-vline 
WA_SOCX_STR-PART3 sy-vline 
WA_SOCX_STR-PART4 sy-vline 
WA_SOCX_STR-OBJTP sy-vline 
WA_SOCX_STR-OBJYR sy-vline 
WA_SOCX_STR-OBJNO sy-vline 
WA_SOCX_STR-FORTP sy-vline 
WA_SOCX_STR-FORYR sy-vline 
WA_SOCX_STR-FORNO sy-vline 
WA_SOCX_STR-RECTP sy-vline 
WA_SOCX_STR-RECYR sy-vline 
WA_SOCX_STR-RECNO sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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