ABAP Keyword Documentation → ABAP Glossary
return value
Numeric value for many ABAP statements that is entered in the
system field
sy-subrc when the statement is executed. The value 0 usually means processing has been completed successfully. In
functional methods and
built-in functions the return value is the result. The result for functional methods is the
formal parameter defined
by the addition RETURNING of the statement [CLASS-]METHODS.