ABAP Select data from SAP table SOSUS into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM SOSUS
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_SOSUS2).
*--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_SOSUS INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_SOSUS2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<SOSUS>-STORE_CHNG = 1.
<SOSUS>-STORE_VAL = 1.
<SOSUS>-QUERY_CHNG = 1.
<SOSUS>-QUERY_VAL = 1.
<SOSUS>-IDOC_CHNG = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_SOSUS-IDOC_VAL, sy-vline,
  WA_SOSUS-DOC_CHNG, sy-vline,
  WA_SOSUS-DOC_VAL, sy-vline,
  WA_SOSUS-WV_CHNG, sy-vline,
  WA_SOSUS-WV_VAL, sy-vline,
  WA_SOSUS-CAL_CHNG, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_SOSUS 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_SOSUS 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_SOSUS INTO WA_SOSUS.


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

*Conversion exit SXIDN, internal->external for field O_ADRNAME
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_SXIDN_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SOSUS-O_ADRNAME
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SOSUS-O_ADRNAME.
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_SOSUS_STR, 
STORE_CHNG TYPE STRING,
STORE_VAL TYPE STRING,
QUERY_CHNG TYPE STRING,
QUERY_VAL TYPE STRING,
IDOC_CHNG TYPE STRING,
IDOC_VAL TYPE STRING,
DOC_CHNG TYPE STRING,
DOC_VAL TYPE STRING,
WV_CHNG TYPE STRING,
WV_VAL TYPE STRING,
CAL_CHNG TYPE STRING,
CAL_VAL TYPE STRING,
USER_INCL TYPE STRING,
USER_EXCL TYPE STRING,
TAB_FLAG TYPE STRING,
TAB_NAME TYPE STRING,
TAB_TYPE TYPE STRING,
LIST_POS TYPE STRING,
LIST_SIZE TYPE STRING,
O_ADRNAME TYPE STRING,
O_OUTFL TYPE STRING,
N_OUTFL TYPE STRING,
O_SQWIN TYPE STRING,
N_SQWIN TYPE STRING,
O_IDOC TYPE STRING,
N_IDOC TYPE STRING,
O_NOTTP TYPE STRING,
N_NOTTP TYPE STRING,
O_RSWD TYPE STRING,
N_RSWD TYPE STRING,
O_RSFACID TYPE STRING,
N_RSFACID TYPE STRING,
GH_CHNG TYPE STRING,
GENRHEAD TYPE STRING,
RTF_CHNG TYPE STRING,
RTFEDT TYPE STRING,
PFOL_CHNG TYPE STRING,
SEND_CHNG TYPE STRING,
SD_STATUS TYPE STRING,
SD_NCHNG TYPE STRING,
SD_AUTOR TYPE STRING,
SD_CHANGE TYPE STRING,
FSOR_CHNG TYPE STRING,
FOSO_READ TYPE STRING,
FOSO_NAME TYPE STRING,
FOSO_PERS TYPE STRING,
PP_CHNG TYPE STRING,
PP_CHANGE TYPE STRING,
PP_HEADER TYPE STRING,
PP_NOTE TYPE STRING,
PP_RLIST TYPE STRING,
NOARSDEX TYPE STRING,
NOAR_CHNG TYPE STRING,
PCOLE_CHNG TYPE STRING,
PCOLE_VAL TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_SOSUS_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_SOSUS_STR-STORE_CHNG sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-STORE_VAL sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-QUERY_CHNG sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-QUERY_VAL sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-IDOC_CHNG sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-IDOC_VAL sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-DOC_CHNG sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-DOC_VAL sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-WV_CHNG sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-WV_VAL sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-CAL_CHNG sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-CAL_VAL sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-USER_INCL sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-USER_EXCL sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-TAB_FLAG sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-TAB_NAME sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-TAB_TYPE sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-LIST_POS sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-LIST_SIZE sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-O_ADRNAME sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-O_OUTFL sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-N_OUTFL sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-O_SQWIN sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-N_SQWIN sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-O_IDOC sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-N_IDOC sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-O_NOTTP sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-N_NOTTP sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-O_RSWD sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-N_RSWD sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-O_RSFACID sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-N_RSFACID sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-GH_CHNG sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-GENRHEAD sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-RTF_CHNG sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-RTFEDT sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-PFOL_CHNG sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-SEND_CHNG sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-SD_STATUS sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-SD_NCHNG sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-SD_AUTOR sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-SD_CHANGE sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-FSOR_CHNG sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-FOSO_READ sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-FOSO_NAME sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-FOSO_PERS sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-PP_CHNG sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-PP_CHANGE sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-PP_HEADER sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-PP_NOTE sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-PP_RLIST sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-NOARSDEX sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-NOAR_CHNG sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-PCOLE_CHNG sy-vline 
WA_SOSUS_STR-PCOLE_VAL sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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