ABAP Select data from SAP table SORS into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM SORS
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_SORS2).
*--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_SORS INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_SORS2).


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

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<SORS>-MANDT = 1.
<SORS>-OWNTP = 1.
<SORS>-OWNYR = 1.
<SORS>-OWNNO = 1.
<SORS>-OBJTP = 1.

ENDLOOP.

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

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_SORS-OBJYR, sy-vline,
  WA_SORS-OBJNO, sy-vline,
  WA_SORS-FORTP, sy-vline,
  WA_SORS-FORYR, sy-vline,
  WA_SORS-FORNO, sy-vline,
  WA_SORS-RSCNT, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_SORS 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_SORS 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_SORS INTO WA_SORS.


*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_SORS_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
OWNTP TYPE STRING,
OWNYR TYPE STRING,
OWNNO TYPE STRING,
OBJTP TYPE STRING,
OBJYR TYPE STRING,
OBJNO TYPE STRING,
FORTP TYPE STRING,
FORYR TYPE STRING,
FORNO TYPE STRING,
RSCNT TYPE STRING,
RSDAT TYPE STRING,
RSTIM TYPE STRING,
RSSPA TYPE STRING,
RSFLG TYPE STRING,
RSTIME TYPE STRING,
RSDATE TYPE STRING,
RSDAY TYPE STRING,
ACINP TYPE STRING,
OBJRD TYPE STRING,
OBJRS TYPE STRING,
RSDATB TYPE STRING,
RSTIMB TYPE STRING,
RSDATL TYPE STRING,
RSTIML TYPE STRING,
RSFLGL TYPE STRING,
CROTP TYPE STRING,
CROYR TYPE STRING,
CRONO TYPE STRING,
CRODAT TYPE STRING,
CROTIM TYPE STRING,
CHOTP TYPE STRING,
CHOYR TYPE STRING,
CHONO TYPE STRING,
CHODAT TYPE STRING,
CHOTIM TYPE STRING,
FLAG1 TYPE STRING,
FLAG2 TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_SORS_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_SORS_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-OWNTP sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-OWNYR sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-OWNNO sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-OBJTP sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-OBJYR sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-OBJNO sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-FORTP sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-FORYR sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-FORNO sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-RSCNT sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-RSDAT sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-RSTIM sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-RSSPA sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-RSFLG sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-RSTIME sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-RSDATE sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-RSDAY sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-ACINP sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-OBJRD sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-OBJRS sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-RSDATB sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-RSTIMB sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-RSDATL sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-RSTIML sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-RSFLGL sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-CROTP sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-CROYR sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-CRONO sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-CRODAT sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-CROTIM sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-CHOTP sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-CHOYR sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-CHONO sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-CHODAT sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-CHOTIM sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-FLAG1 sy-vline 
WA_SORS_STR-FLAG2 sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

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