ABAP Select data from SAP table SORSO into internal table

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

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

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

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM SORSO
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_SORSO2).
*--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_SORSO INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_SORSO2).


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

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

ENDLOOP.

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

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


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

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