ABAP Select data from SAP table SORF into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM SORF
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_SORF2).
*--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_SORF INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_SORF2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<SORF>-MANDT = 1.
<SORF>-SCRSYSID = 1.
<SORF>-SCRMAND = 1.
<SORF>-SCRFOLTP = 1.
<SORF>-SCRFOLYR = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_SORF-SCRFOLNO, sy-vline,
  WA_SORF-SCROBJTP, sy-vline,
  WA_SORF-SCROBJYR, sy-vline,
  WA_SORF-SCROBJNO, sy-vline,
  WA_SORF-TARSYSID, sy-vline,
  WA_SORF-TARMAND, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_SORF 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_SORF 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_SORF INTO WA_SORF.


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

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field TARMAND
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_SORF-TARMAND
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_SORF-TARMAND.
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_SORF_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
SCRSYSID TYPE STRING,
SCRMAND TYPE STRING,
SCRFOLTP TYPE STRING,
SCRFOLYR TYPE STRING,
SCRFOLNO TYPE STRING,
SCROBJTP TYPE STRING,
SCROBJYR TYPE STRING,
SCROBJNO TYPE STRING,
TARSYSID TYPE STRING,
TARMAND TYPE STRING,
TARFOLTP TYPE STRING,
TARFOLYR TYPE STRING,
TARFOLNO TYPE STRING,
TAROBJTP TYPE STRING,
TAROBJYR TYPE STRING,
TAROBJNO TYPE STRING,
CRDAT TYPE STRING,
CRTIM TYPE STRING,
CHDAT TYPE STRING,
CHTIM TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_SORF_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_SORF_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_SORF_STR-SCRSYSID sy-vline 
WA_SORF_STR-SCRMAND sy-vline 
WA_SORF_STR-SCRFOLTP sy-vline 
WA_SORF_STR-SCRFOLYR sy-vline 
WA_SORF_STR-SCRFOLNO sy-vline 
WA_SORF_STR-SCROBJTP sy-vline 
WA_SORF_STR-SCROBJYR sy-vline 
WA_SORF_STR-SCROBJNO sy-vline 
WA_SORF_STR-TARSYSID sy-vline 
WA_SORF_STR-TARMAND sy-vline 
WA_SORF_STR-TARFOLTP sy-vline 
WA_SORF_STR-TARFOLYR sy-vline 
WA_SORF_STR-TARFOLNO sy-vline 
WA_SORF_STR-TAROBJTP sy-vline 
WA_SORF_STR-TAROBJYR sy-vline 
WA_SORF_STR-TAROBJNO sy-vline 
WA_SORF_STR-CRDAT sy-vline 
WA_SORF_STR-CRTIM sy-vline 
WA_SORF_STR-CHDAT sy-vline 
WA_SORF_STR-CHTIM sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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