ABAP Select data from SAP table SORP into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM SORP
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_SORP2).
*--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_SORP INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_SORP2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<SORP>-MANDT = 1.
<SORP>-SFOLTP = 1.
<SORP>-SFOLYR = 1.
<SORP>-SFOLNO = 1.
<SORP>-SOBJTP = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_SORP-SOBJYR, sy-vline,
  WA_SORP-SOBJNO, sy-vline,
  WA_SORP-SFORTP, sy-vline,
  WA_SORP-SFORYR, sy-vline,
  WA_SORP-SFORNO, sy-vline,
  WA_SORP-SYDEST, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_SORP 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_SORP 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_SORP INTO WA_SORP.


*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.
ENDFORM. 

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& Form process_as_string_field_values
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
FORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING p_EKKO LIKE wa_EKKO.

TYPES: BEGIN OF T_SORP_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
SFOLTP TYPE STRING,
SFOLYR TYPE STRING,
SFOLNO TYPE STRING,
SOBJTP TYPE STRING,
SOBJYR TYPE STRING,
SOBJNO TYPE STRING,
SFORTP TYPE STRING,
SFORYR TYPE STRING,
SFORNO TYPE STRING,
SYDEST TYPE STRING,
TFOLTP TYPE STRING,
TFOLYR TYPE STRING,
TFOLNO TYPE STRING,
TOBJTP TYPE STRING,
TOBJYR TYPE STRING,
TOBJNO TYPE STRING,
TFORTP TYPE STRING,
TFORYR TYPE STRING,
TFORNO TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_SORP_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_SORP_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_SORP_STR-SFOLTP sy-vline 
WA_SORP_STR-SFOLYR sy-vline 
WA_SORP_STR-SFOLNO sy-vline 
WA_SORP_STR-SOBJTP sy-vline 
WA_SORP_STR-SOBJYR sy-vline 
WA_SORP_STR-SOBJNO sy-vline 
WA_SORP_STR-SFORTP sy-vline 
WA_SORP_STR-SFORYR sy-vline 
WA_SORP_STR-SFORNO sy-vline 
WA_SORP_STR-SYDEST sy-vline 
WA_SORP_STR-TFOLTP sy-vline 
WA_SORP_STR-TFOLYR sy-vline 
WA_SORP_STR-TFOLNO sy-vline 
WA_SORP_STR-TOBJTP sy-vline 
WA_SORP_STR-TOBJYR sy-vline 
WA_SORP_STR-TOBJNO sy-vline 
WA_SORP_STR-TFORTP sy-vline 
WA_SORP_STR-TFORYR sy-vline 
WA_SORP_STR-TFORNO sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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