ABAP Select data from SAP table SOOS6 into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP SOOS6 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 SOOS6. 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 SOOS6 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_SOOS6 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF SOOS6,
      WA_SOOS6 TYPE SOOS6,
      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: <SOOS6> TYPE SOOS6.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_SOOS6.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM SOOS6
  INTO TABLE IT_SOOS6.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM SOOS6
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_SOOS62).
*--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_SOOS6 INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_SOOS62).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_SOOS6 ASSIGNING <SOOS6>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<SOOS6>-SNDNAM = 1.
<SOOS6>-FORNAM = 1.
<SOOS6>-RECNAM = 1.
<SOOS6>-SNDADR = 1.
<SOOS6>-FORADR = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_SOOS6 INTO WA_SOOS6.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_SOOS6-RECADR, sy-vline,
  WA_SOOS6-SDDAT, sy-vline,
  WA_SOOS6-SDTIM, sy-vline,
  WA_SOOS6-RCDAT, sy-vline,
  WA_SOOS6-RCTIM, sy-vline,
  WA_SOOS6-RDDAT, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_SOOS6 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_SOOS6 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_SOOS6 INTO WA_SOOS6.


*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 SNDADR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SXIDN_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SOOS6-SNDADR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SOOS6-SNDADR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit SXIDN, internal->external for field FORADR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SXIDN_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SOOS6-FORADR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SOOS6-FORADR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit SXIDN, internal->external for field RECADR
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SXIDN_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SOOS6-RECADR
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SOOS6-RECADR.
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_SOOS6_STR, 
SNDNAM TYPE STRING,
FORNAM TYPE STRING,
RECNAM TYPE STRING,
SNDADR TYPE STRING,
FORADR TYPE STRING,
RECADR TYPE STRING,
SDDAT TYPE STRING,
SDTIM TYPE STRING,
RCDAT TYPE STRING,
RCTIM TYPE STRING,
RDDAT TYPE STRING,
RDTIM TYPE STRING,
OBJRD TYPE STRING,
SNDDR TYPE STRING,
SNDEX TYPE STRING,
SNDCP TYPE STRING,
FORFB TYPE STRING,
PRIFB TYPE STRING,
SNDPRI TYPE STRING,
ACALL TYPE STRING,
ACONE TYPE STRING,
ACINP TYPE STRING,
OBJAC TYPE STRING,
ACDAT TYPE STRING,
ACTIM TYPE STRING,
ATDAT TYPE STRING,
ATTIM TYPE STRING,
RRDAT TYPE STRING,
RRTIM TYPE STRING,
RSDAT TYPE STRING,
RSTIM TYPE STRING,
OBJRR TYPE STRING,
OBJRS TYPE STRING,
FPTTP TYPE STRING,
FPTYR TYPE STRING,
FPTNO TYPE STRING,
BPTTP TYPE STRING,
BPTYR TYPE STRING,
BPTNO TYPE STRING,
SNDTP TYPE STRING,
SNDYR TYPE STRING,
SNDNO TYPE STRING,
NOTTP TYPE STRING,
NOTYR TYPE STRING,
NOTNO TYPE STRING,
REFER TYPE STRING,
REPTP TYPE STRING,
REPYR TYPE STRING,
REPNO TYPE STRING,
REPNAM TYPE STRING,
SNDREQ TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_SOOS6_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_SOOS6_STR-SNDNAM sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-FORNAM sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-RECNAM sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-SNDADR sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-FORADR sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-RECADR sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-SDDAT sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-SDTIM sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-RCDAT sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-RCTIM sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-RDDAT sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-RDTIM sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-OBJRD sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-SNDDR sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-SNDEX sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-SNDCP sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-FORFB sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-PRIFB sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-SNDPRI sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-ACALL sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-ACONE sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-ACINP sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-OBJAC sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-ACDAT sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-ACTIM sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-ATDAT sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-ATTIM sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-RRDAT sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-RRTIM sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-RSDAT sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-RSTIM sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-OBJRR sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-OBJRS sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-FPTTP sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-FPTYR sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-FPTNO sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-BPTTP sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-BPTYR sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-BPTNO sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-SNDTP sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-SNDYR sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-SNDNO sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-NOTTP sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-NOTYR sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-NOTNO sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-REFER sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-REPTP sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-REPYR sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-REPNO sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-REPNAM sy-vline 
WA_SOOS6_STR-SNDREQ sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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