ABAP Select data from SAP table SOOS4 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP SOOS4 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 SOOS4. 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 SOOS4 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_SOOS4 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF SOOS4,
      WA_SOOS4 TYPE SOOS4,
      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: <SOOS4> TYPE SOOS4.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_SOOS4.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM SOOS4
  INTO TABLE IT_SOOS4.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM SOOS4
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_SOOS42).
*--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_SOOS4 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_SOOS42).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_SOOS4 ASSIGNING <SOOS4>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<SOOS4>-SEL = 1.
<SOOS4>-ACALL = 1.
<SOOS4>-ACDAT = 1.
<SOOS4>-ACONE = 1.
<SOOS4>-ACTIM = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_SOOS4 INTO WA_SOOS4.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_SOOS4-BPTNO, sy-vline,
  WA_SOOS4-BPTTP, sy-vline,
  WA_SOOS4-BPTYR, sy-vline,
  WA_SOOS4-DLINAM, sy-vline,
  WA_SOOS4-FORFB, sy-vline,
  WA_SOOS4-FORNAM, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_SOOS4 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_SOOS4 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_SOOS4 INTO WA_SOOS4.


*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 SXIDN, internal->external for field ADR_NAME
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SXIDN_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SOOS4-ADR_NAME
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SOOS4-ADR_NAME.
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_SOOS4_STR, 
SEL TYPE STRING,
ACALL TYPE STRING,
ACDAT TYPE STRING,
ACONE TYPE STRING,
ACTIM TYPE STRING,
BPTNO TYPE STRING,
BPTTP TYPE STRING,
BPTYR TYPE STRING,
DLINAM TYPE STRING,
FORFB TYPE STRING,
FORNAM TYPE STRING,
LFDNR TYPE STRING,
NOTNO TYPE STRING,
NOTTP TYPE STRING,
NOTYR TYPE STRING,
OBJAC TYPE STRING,
OBJRN TYPE STRING,
OBJRR TYPE STRING,
PRIFB TYPE STRING,
RCDAT TYPE STRING,
RSRCODE TYPE STRING,
RCODE TYPE STRING,
MSGID TYPE STRING,
MSGNO TYPE STRING,
MSGV1 TYPE STRING,
MSGV2 TYPE STRING,
MSGV3 TYPE STRING,
MSGV4 TYPE STRING,
RCTIM TYPE STRING,
RECESC TYPE STRING,
RECLAN TYPE STRING,
RECNAM TYPE STRING,
RECNO TYPE STRING,
RECOWN TYPE STRING,
RECTEL TYPE STRING,
RECTP TYPE STRING,
RECYR TYPE STRING,
REPESC TYPE STRING,
REPNAM TYPE STRING,
REPNO TYPE STRING,
REPOWN TYPE STRING,
REPTP TYPE STRING,
REPYR TYPE STRING,
RRDAT TYPE STRING,
RRTIM TYPE STRING,
RTDNAM TYPE STRING,
RTUNAM TYPE STRING,
SNDART TYPE STRING,
SNDBC TYPE STRING,
SNDCP TYPE STRING,
SNDDR TYPE STRING,
SNDEX TYPE STRING,
SNDPRI TYPE STRING,
SNDSPO TYPE STRING,
RECREM TYPE STRING,
OBJDES TYPE STRING,
ADR_NAME TYPE STRING,
OBJNAM TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_SOOS4_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_SOOS4_STR-SEL sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-ACALL sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-ACDAT sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-ACONE sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-ACTIM sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-BPTNO sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-BPTTP sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-BPTYR sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-DLINAM sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-FORFB sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-FORNAM sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-LFDNR sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-NOTNO sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-NOTTP sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-NOTYR sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-OBJAC sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-OBJRN sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-OBJRR sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-PRIFB sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-RCDAT sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-RSRCODE sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-RCODE sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-MSGID sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-MSGNO sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-MSGV1 sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-MSGV2 sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-MSGV3 sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-MSGV4 sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-RCTIM sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-RECESC sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-RECLAN sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-RECNAM sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-RECNO sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-RECOWN sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-RECTEL sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-RECTP sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-RECYR sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-REPESC sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-REPNAM sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-REPNO sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-REPOWN sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-REPTP sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-REPYR sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-RRDAT sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-RRTIM sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-RTDNAM sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-RTUNAM sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-SNDART sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-SNDBC sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-SNDCP sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-SNDDR sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-SNDEX sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-SNDPRI sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-SNDSPO sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-RECREM sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-OBJDES sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-ADR_NAME sy-vline 
WA_SOOS4_STR-OBJNAM sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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