Datum field gets changed when getting data from database into itab

[RomyA]

Hi!

I am sorry if this has been asked before, I havent been able to find anything related to this in the discussions, but I feel like this is a fairly basic question.
For a smartform, I'm trying to get the data from a database table into an internal table, but for some reason the datum field gets changed, and not just the order but the numbers in general.
Does anyone know if this makes sense, and how I can change it back? I've attached a picture of the database table entries, internal table entries, and how I get the data into the internal table.
Thank you so much in advance!

How I get the data:

Entries in database table: 
Entries in internal table in debugger: 

[Sandra_Rossi]

It's an old ABAP concept. Search in forum and doc the ABAP statements CONVERT, DATE, INVERTED-DATE (ABAP Keyword Documentation).

[thomas_mller13]

Use the conversion exit: