ABAP Select data from SAP table SOESD into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM SOESD
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_SOESD2).
*--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_SOESD INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_SOESD2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<SOESD>-SNDDAT = 1.
<SOESD>-SNDTIM = 1.
<SOESD>-SNDART = 1.
<SOESD>-ADRNR = 1.
<SOESD>-LFDNR = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_SOESD-SCOMTP, sy-vline,
  WA_SOESD-SCOMYR, sy-vline,
  WA_SOESD-SCOMNO, sy-vline,
  WA_SOESD-SCDATE, sy-vline,
  WA_SOESD-SCTIME, sy-vline,
  WA_SOESD-DELIVER, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_SOESD 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_SOESD 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_SOESD INTO WA_SOESD.


*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_SOESD-ADRNR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SOESD-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_SOESD_STR, 
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_SOESD_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_SOESD_STR-SNDDAT sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_STR-SNDTIM sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_STR-SNDART sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_STR-ADRNR sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_STR-LFDNR sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_STR-SCOMTP sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_STR-SCOMYR sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_STR-SCOMNO sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_STR-SCDATE sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_STR-SCTIME sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_STR-DELIVER sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_STR-NOT_DELI sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_STR-READ sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_STR-SAP_BODY sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_STR-STATUS sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_STR-MAILSTATUS sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_STR-MSGID sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_STR-MSGTY sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_STR-MSGV1 sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_STR-MSGV2 sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_STR-MSGV3 sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_STR-MSGV4 sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_STR-NODE sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_STR-JOBNAME sy-vline 
WA_SOESD_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.