ABAP Select data from SAP table TTADIR into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM TTADIR
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_TTADIR2).
*--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_TTADIR INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_TTADIR2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<TTADIR>-PGMID = 1.
<TTADIR>-OBJECT = 1.
<TTADIR>-OBJ_NAME = 1.
<TTADIR>-KORRNUM = 1.
<TTADIR>-SRCSYSTEM = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_TTADIR-AUTHOR, sy-vline,
  WA_TTADIR-SRCDEP, sy-vline,
  WA_TTADIR-DEVCLASS, sy-vline,
  WA_TTADIR-GENFLAG, sy-vline,
  WA_TTADIR-EDTFLAG, sy-vline,
  WA_TTADIR-CPROJECT, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_TTADIR 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_TTADIR 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_TTADIR INTO WA_TTADIR.


*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 ISOLA, internal->external for field MASTERLANG
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ISOLA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_TTADIR-MASTERLANG
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_TTADIR-MASTERLANG.
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_TTADIR_STR, 
PGMID TYPE STRING,
OBJECT TYPE STRING,
OBJ_NAME TYPE STRING,
KORRNUM TYPE STRING,
SRCSYSTEM TYPE STRING,
AUTHOR TYPE STRING,
SRCDEP TYPE STRING,
DEVCLASS TYPE STRING,
GENFLAG TYPE STRING,
EDTFLAG TYPE STRING,
CPROJECT TYPE STRING,
MASTERLANG TYPE STRING,
VERSID TYPE STRING,
TUSER TYPE STRING,
COMMAND TYPE STRING,
DATUM TYPE STRING,
STATUS TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_TTADIR_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_TTADIR_STR-PGMID sy-vline 
WA_TTADIR_STR-OBJECT sy-vline 
WA_TTADIR_STR-OBJ_NAME sy-vline 
WA_TTADIR_STR-KORRNUM sy-vline 
WA_TTADIR_STR-SRCSYSTEM sy-vline 
WA_TTADIR_STR-AUTHOR sy-vline 
WA_TTADIR_STR-SRCDEP sy-vline 
WA_TTADIR_STR-DEVCLASS sy-vline 
WA_TTADIR_STR-GENFLAG sy-vline 
WA_TTADIR_STR-EDTFLAG sy-vline 
WA_TTADIR_STR-CPROJECT sy-vline 
WA_TTADIR_STR-MASTERLANG sy-vline 
WA_TTADIR_STR-VERSID sy-vline 
WA_TTADIR_STR-TUSER sy-vline 
WA_TTADIR_STR-COMMAND sy-vline 
WA_TTADIR_STR-DATUM sy-vline 
WA_TTADIR_STR-STATUS sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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