ABAP Select data from SAP table SOES into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM SOES
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_SOES2).
*--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_SOES INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_SOES2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<SOES>-MANDT = 1.
<SOES>-RECTP = 1.
<SOES>-RECYR = 1.
<SOES>-RECNO = 1.
<SOES>-SNDDAT = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_SOES-SNDTIM, sy-vline,
  WA_SOES-SNDART, sy-vline,
  WA_SOES-ADRNR, sy-vline,
  WA_SOES-LFDNR, sy-vline,
  WA_SOES-SCOMTP, sy-vline,
  WA_SOES-SCOMYR, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_SOES 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_SOES 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_SOES INTO WA_SOES.


*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 ALPHA, internal->external for field ADRNR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SOES-ADRNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SOES-ADRNR.
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_SOES_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
RECTP TYPE STRING,
RECYR TYPE STRING,
RECNO TYPE STRING,
SNDDAT TYPE STRING,
SNDTIM TYPE STRING,
SNDART TYPE STRING,
ADRNR TYPE STRING,
LFDNR TYPE STRING,
SCOMTP TYPE STRING,
SCOMYR TYPE STRING,
SCOMNO TYPE STRING,
SCDATE TYPE STRING,
SCTIME TYPE STRING,
DELIVER TYPE STRING,
NOT_DELI TYPE STRING,
READ TYPE STRING,
SAP_BODY TYPE STRING,
STATUS TYPE STRING,
MAILSTATUS TYPE STRING,
MSGID TYPE STRING,
MSGTY TYPE STRING,
MSGV1 TYPE STRING,
MSGV2 TYPE STRING,
MSGV3 TYPE STRING,
MSGV4 TYPE STRING,
NODE TYPE STRING,
JOBNAME TYPE STRING,
JOBCOUNT TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_SOES_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_SOES_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-RECTP sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-RECYR sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-RECNO sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-SNDDAT sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-SNDTIM sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-SNDART sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-ADRNR sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-LFDNR sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-SCOMTP sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-SCOMYR sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-SCOMNO sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-SCDATE sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-SCTIME sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-DELIVER sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-NOT_DELI sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-READ sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-SAP_BODY sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-STATUS sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-MAILSTATUS sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-MSGID sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-MSGTY sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-MSGV1 sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-MSGV2 sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-MSGV3 sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-MSGV4 sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-NODE sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-JOBNAME sy-vline 
WA_SOES_STR-JOBCOUNT sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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