ABAP Select data from SAP table TCN61D into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP TCN61D 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 TCN61D. 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 TCN61D 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_TCN61D TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF TCN61D,
      WA_TCN61D TYPE TCN61D,
      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: <TCN61D> TYPE TCN61D.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_TCN61D.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM TCN61D
  INTO TABLE IT_TCN61D.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM TCN61D
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_TCN61D2).
*--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_TCN61D INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_TCN61D2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_TCN61D ASSIGNING <TCN61D>.
*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<TCN61D>-MANDT = 1.
<TCN61D>-MATNR = 1.
<TCN61D>-AUART = 1.
<TCN61D>-STDNR = 1.
<TCN61D>-STDAL = 1.
ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_TCN61D INTO WA_TCN61D.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_TCN61D-NWINC, sy-vline,
WA_TCN61D-KLART, sy-vline,
WA_TCN61D-CLASS, sy-vline,
WA_TCN61D-PROFID, sy-vline,
WA_TCN61D-DISPO, sy-vline,
WA_TCN61D-DISKY, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP. *Add any further fields from structure WA_TCN61D 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_TCN61D 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_TCN61D INTO WA_TCN61D. *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 MATN1, internal->external for field MATNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_TCN61D-MATNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_TCN61D-MATNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field STDNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_TCN61D-STDNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_TCN61D-STDNR.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field STDAL CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_TCN61D-STDAL IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_TCN61D-STDAL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit KONPT, internal->external for field PSPNR CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_KONPT_OUTPUT' EXPORTING input = WA_TCN61D-PSPNR IMPORTING output = ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_TCN61D-PSPNR.
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_TCN61D_STR,
MANDT TYPE STRING,
MATNR TYPE STRING,
AUART TYPE STRING,
STDNR TYPE STRING,
STDAL TYPE STRING,
NWINC TYPE STRING,
KLART TYPE STRING,
CLASS TYPE STRING,
PROFID TYPE STRING,
DISPO TYPE STRING,
DISKY TYPE STRING,
AUTYP TYPE STRING,
PLNAW TYPE STRING,
PSPNR TYPE STRING,
TXT TYPE STRING,
ARTXT TYPE STRING,
MAKTX TYPE STRING,
PROFI_TXT TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR. DATA: WA_TCN61D_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_TCN61D_STR-MANDT sy-vline
WA_TCN61D_STR-MATNR sy-vline
WA_TCN61D_STR-AUART sy-vline
WA_TCN61D_STR-STDNR sy-vline
WA_TCN61D_STR-STDAL sy-vline
WA_TCN61D_STR-NWINC sy-vline
WA_TCN61D_STR-KLART sy-vline
WA_TCN61D_STR-CLASS sy-vline
WA_TCN61D_STR-PROFID sy-vline
WA_TCN61D_STR-DISPO sy-vline
WA_TCN61D_STR-DISKY sy-vline
WA_TCN61D_STR-AUTYP sy-vline
WA_TCN61D_STR-PLNAW sy-vline
WA_TCN61D_STR-PSPNR sy-vline
WA_TCN61D_STR-TXT sy-vline
WA_TCN61D_STR-ARTXT sy-vline
WA_TCN61D_STR-MAKTX sy-vline
WA_TCN61D_STR-PROFI_TXT sy-vline INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE. *Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE... ENDLOOP. ENDFORM.