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Retrieving Data with SELECT Statements

Retrieving Data with the SELECT Sta

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Objectives
The participants will be able to:
Retrieve information from the database using Open SQL.
Create basic Select statements for use in ABAP Code.
Describe the system field SY-SUBRC and properly use it in an ABAP Program.

Retrieving Data with the SEL

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Retrieving Information From the Database

Structured Query Language (SQL)
---------------------------------------1. Data Manipulation Language (DML)
2. Data Definition Language (DDL)
3. Data Control Language (DCL)

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Open SQL

Open SQL - a subset of standard SQL

Portable across various databases

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The Basic SELECT Statement

SELECT *FROM
<table name>
[..]
ENDSELECT.
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Example Using the SELECT Statement

DATA: WA_KNA1 TYPE KNA1.

SELECT *
FROM

KNA1

INTO WA_KNA1.
WRITE: / WA_KNA1-KUNNR, WA_KNA1NAME1.
ENDSELECT.

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The SELECT Statement with a WHERE Clause

DATA: WA_KNA1 TYPE KNA1.

SELECT *
FROM

KNA1

INTO WA_KNA1
WHERE KTOKD = 0001.
WRITE: / WA_KNA1-KUNNR, WA_KNA1-NAME1.
ENDSELECT.

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SY-SUBRC

DATA: WA_KNA1 TYPE KNA1.

SELECT *
FROM KNA1
INTO WA_KNA1
WHERE KTOKD = 0001.
WRITE: / WA_KNA1-KUNNR, WA_KNA1-NAME1.
ENDSELECT.
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
WRITE: / No records found..
ENDIF.

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The INTO Clause

DATA: WA_KNA1 TYPE KNA1.

SELECT KUNNR
NAME1
FROM KNA1
INTO
(WA_KNA1-KUNNR, WA_KNA1-NAME1).
WRITE : / WA_KNA1-KUNNR, WA_KNA1-NAME1.
ENDSELECT.
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
WRITE: / No records found..
ENDIF.

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INTO CORRESPONDING-FIELDS

DATA: WA_KNA1.
SELECT KUNNR
NAME1
FROM KNA1
INTO CORRESPONDING-FIELDS
OF WA_KNA1.
WRITE : / WA_KNA1-KUNNR, WA_KNA1-NAME1.
ENDSELECT.
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
WRITE: / No records found..
ENDIF.

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Demonstration
Selection of data from a database table, checking sy-subrc and displaying the
values in a report.

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Practice
Selection of data from a database table, checking sy-subrc and displaying the
values in a report.

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Summary
SQL has three main components:
Data Manipulation Language (DML):
Data Definition Language (DDL):
Data Control Language (DCL):

The DML provides the four basic data operations:

Select (retrieve)
Insert
Update
Delete

Open SQL is a subset of standard SQL with a specific syntax recognised by

ABAP.

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Questions
What is SQL ? And What are different types of SQL ?
How values can be retrieved from a database table ?
Why SY-SUBRC check is required in the program ?

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