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Contents
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New Features in Release 4.6B....................................................................................................11
Object Navigator..........................................................................................................................12
Working With Development Objects........................................................................................15
Selecting Objects......................................................................................................................17
Creating New Objects...............................................................................................................19
Creating a Program.............................................................................................................21
Copying Objects.......................................................................................................................23
Deleting Objects.......................................................................................................................25
Assigning an Object to a Different Development Class...........................................................26
Activating Objects.....................................................................................................................27
Using Set Mode........................................................................................................................28
Navigation..................................................................................................................................29
Navigation Areas......................................................................................................................30
Navigating in the Tool Area......................................................................................................32
Object List Functions................................................................................................................33
Navigation Stack.......................................................................................................................34
Navigation Context...................................................................................................................35
Worklist.....................................................................................................................................36
User-Specific Settings...............................................................................................................37
ABAP Workbench: Tools............................................................................................................40
Overview of the Workbench.....................................................................................................42
Tool Integration and Working Methods....................................................................................43
Development Objects and Development Classes....................................................................44
Development in a Team Environment.................................................................................45
Further Reading........................................................................................................................47
ABAP Editor...............................................................................................................................48
Introduction to the ABAP Editor................................................................................................49
Edit Control Mode................................................................................................................50
Table Control-Modus...........................................................................................................52
Changing the Editor Mode...................................................................................................54
Local Editing........................................................................................................................55
Creating a Program..................................................................................................................57
Editing the Source Code...........................................................................................................59
Navigating in the Source Code...........................................................................................60
Navigating By Double-Click...........................................................................................62
Using Compression Logic..............................................................................................64
Editing Source Code (Textedit Control Mode)....................................................................65
Editing Source Code (Table Control Mode)........................................................................68
Using Buffers.......................................................................................................................70
Find and Replace (Textedit Control Mode).........................................................................72
Search and Replace (Table Control Mode).........................................................................73
Inserting Statement Patterns...............................................................................................75
Expanding Includes.............................................................................................................78
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Using ABAP Help................................................................................................................79
Improving the Layout...........................................................................................................80
Features of the Pretty Printer.........................................................................................82
Saving and Activating Programs..............................................................................................83
Checking Programs..................................................................................................................84
Extended Program Check...................................................................................................86
Maintaining Text Elements.......................................................................................................88
Maintaining Text Elements: Overview......................................................................................89
Initial Screen........................................................................................................................90
Creating and Maintaining Text Elements.................................................................................91
Creating List and Column Headings...................................................................................92
Maintaining Selection Texts................................................................................................94
Maintaining Text Symbols...................................................................................................96
Analyzing Text Elements..........................................................................................................99
Analyzing Selection Texts.................................................................................................100
Analyzing Text Symbols....................................................................................................102
Copying Text Elements..........................................................................................................106
Translating Text Elements......................................................................................................107
Variants.....................................................................................................................................109
Variants: Overview.................................................................................................................110
Initial Screen......................................................................................................................112
Displaying an Overview of Variants........................................................................................113
Creating and Maintaining Variants.........................................................................................114
Creating Variants...............................................................................................................115
Variant Attributes...............................................................................................................117
Changing Variants.............................................................................................................120
Deleting Variants...............................................................................................................121
Printing Variants................................................................................................................122
Variable Values in Variants....................................................................................................123
Using Variables for Date Calculations...............................................................................124
User-specific Selection Variables......................................................................................126
Creating User-specific Variables..................................................................................127
Changing Values Interactively.....................................................................................128
Changing Values from a Program................................................................................129
Fixed Values from Table TVARV......................................................................................130
Creating Table Variables in Table TVARV...................................................................131
Changing Entries in Table TVARV...............................................................................133
Executing a Program with a Variant.......................................................................................136
Maintaining Messages.............................................................................................................137
Creating Message Classes....................................................................................................138
Adding Messages...................................................................................................................139
Creating a Message Long Text..............................................................................................140
Assigning IMG Activities to a Message..................................................................................141
The Splitscreen Editor.............................................................................................................142
Overview.................................................................................................................................143
Starting the Splitscreen Editor................................................................................................144
Initial Screen...........................................................................................................................145
Special Splitscreen Editor Functions......................................................................................146
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Editor Functions......................................................................................................................148
Class Builder............................................................................................................................149
Introduction to the Class Builder............................................................................................151
Naming Conventions in ABAP Objects.............................................................................154
Overview of Existing Object Types.........................................................................................159
Class Browser...................................................................................................................160
Creating Object Types............................................................................................................162
Initial Screen......................................................................................................................163
Creating New Classes.......................................................................................................165
Creating New Interfaces....................................................................................................167
Defining Components.............................................................................................................169
Class Editor.......................................................................................................................171
Creating Attributes.............................................................................................................173
Creating Methods..............................................................................................................175
Creating Parameters and Exceptions...............................................................................177
Implementing Methods......................................................................................................179
Creating Events.................................................................................................................180
Creating Internal Types in Classes...................................................................................182
Defining Relationships Between Object Types......................................................................184
Implementing Interfaces in Classes..................................................................................186
Creating Subclasses.........................................................................................................188
Extending Subclasses..................................................................................................190
Nesting Interfaces.............................................................................................................192
Activating Classes and Interfaces..........................................................................................193
Testing....................................................................................................................................195
Testing a Class..................................................................................................................196
Creating Instances............................................................................................................198
Testing Attributes..............................................................................................................200
Testing Methods................................................................................................................202
Testing Event Handling.....................................................................................................204
Testing an Interface View of an Object.............................................................................205
Screen Painter..........................................................................................................................207
Screen Painter Concepts........................................................................................................208
Screen Painter: Initial Screen.................................................................................................210
Creating Screens....................................................................................................................212
The Flow Logic Editor.............................................................................................................215
Flow Logic Keywords........................................................................................................217
Graphical Layout Editor..........................................................................................................219
Overview of Screen Layout...............................................................................................222
Types of Screen Elements...........................................................................................223
Selecting Fields.......................................................................................................227
Creating Screen Elements without Fields...............................................................229
Modifying Screen Elements....................................................................................230
Using Icons.............................................................................................................232
Using Radio Buttons...............................................................................................234
Tabstrip Controls.....................................................................................................235
Defining a Tabstrip Control................................................................................237
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Table Controls.........................................................................................................241
Defining a Table Control....................................................................................243
Editing Table Controls.......................................................................................245
Creating a Custom Container.................................................................................246
Working with Step Loops........................................................................................248
Converting a Step Loop.....................................................................................250
Element List in Graphical Mode........................................................................................251
The Alphanumeric Fullscreen Editor......................................................................................253
Creating Screen Elements................................................................................................255
Using Dictionary and Program Fields on a Screen......................................................257
Creating and Modifying Table Controls........................................................................259
Creating a Tabstrip Control..........................................................................................262
Creating an SAP Custom Container............................................................................264
Creating and Modifying Step Loops.............................................................................266
Modifying Screen Elements..............................................................................................268
Converting Elements.........................................................................................................270
Using the Field List View...................................................................................................271
Defining the Element Attributes..............................................................................................273
General Attributes.............................................................................................................274
Dictionary Attributes..........................................................................................................276
Program Attributes............................................................................................................278
Display Attributes..............................................................................................................280
Tabstrip Control Attributes.................................................................................................282
Table Control Attributes.....................................................................................................283
Custom Container Attributes.............................................................................................284
Choosing Field Formats....................................................................................................285
Testing Screens......................................................................................................................287
Checking Screens..................................................................................................................288
Saving, Activating, and Deleting Screens..............................................................................289
Menu Painter............................................................................................................................290
The Menu Painter: Introduction..............................................................................................291
The Menu Painter Interface....................................................................................................294
Menu Painter: Initial Screen...................................................................................................296
Creating a GUI Title................................................................................................................298
Defining a Status....................................................................................................................299
Creating a GUI Status.......................................................................................................300
Creating a Context Menu..................................................................................................302
Working with Menu Bars...................................................................................................304
Creating a Menu Bar....................................................................................................305
Observing Standards...................................................................................................306
Adding Functions to a Menu........................................................................................307
Defining Function Key Settings.........................................................................................310
Defining an Application Toolbar........................................................................................312
Defining Icons in the Application Toolbar.....................................................................314
Fixed Positions.............................................................................................................316
Inserting Separators.....................................................................................................317
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Creating the Standard Toolbar..........................................................................................318
Testing and Activating a Status..............................................................................................319
Using the Extended Check................................................................................................320
Copying a Status....................................................................................................................321
Linking Objects in a GUI Status.............................................................................................324
Working with Overview Lists...................................................................................................326
Functions................................................................................................................................327
Using Function Types........................................................................................................328
Defining a Fastpath...........................................................................................................329
Activating and Deactivating Function Codes.....................................................................330
Deactivating Functions at Runtime...................................................................................332
Defining Dynamic Function Texts.....................................................................................333
Defining Dynamic Menu Texts..........................................................................................335
Setting a GUI Status and GUI Title........................................................................................336
Evaluating Function Codes in the Program............................................................................337
Area Menu Maintenance from Release 4.6A.........................................................................338
Function Builder......................................................................................................................339
Overview of Function Modules...............................................................................................340
Initial Screen of the Function Builder................................................................................343
Looking Up Function Modules...........................................................................................345
Getting Information about Interface Parameters...............................................................347
Calling Function Modules From Your Programs...............................................................350
Creating new Function Modules.............................................................................................354
Creating a Function Group................................................................................................355
Creating a Function Module..............................................................................................356
Specifying Parameters and Exceptions.......................................................................358
Understanding Function Module Code........................................................................360
Checking and Activating Modules................................................................................364
Testing Function Modules.................................................................................................365
Saving Tests and Test Sequences...................................................................................368
Documenting and Releasing a Function Module..............................................................370
Debugger..................................................................................................................................373
Runtime Analysis.....................................................................................................................376
Performance Trace..................................................................................................................378
Performance Trace: Overview................................................................................................380
Architecture and Navigation..............................................................................................381
Initial Screen......................................................................................................................382
Recording Performance Data.................................................................................................383
Starting the Trace..............................................................................................................384
Stopping the Trace............................................................................................................385
Analyzing Performance Data..................................................................................................386
Display Filter......................................................................................................................387
Other Filters.................................................................................................................389
Displaying Lists of Trace Records.....................................................................................391
Analyzing Trace Records..................................................................................................394
SQL Trace Analysis.....................................................................................................397
Embedded SQL......................................................................................................398
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Measured Database Operations.............................................................................399
Logical Sequence of Database Operations............................................................400
Buffering..................................................................................................................401
Analyzing a Sample SQL Data File........................................................................402
Example Explanation of an Oracle Statement........................................................404
Example Explanation of an Informix Statement......................................................406
Enqueue Trace Analysis..............................................................................................408
Enqueue Trace Records.........................................................................................409
Detailed Display of Enqueue Trace Records..........................................................410
RFC Trace Analysis.....................................................................................................411
RFC Trace Records................................................................................................412
Detailed Display for RFC Trace Records................................................................413
Other Funtions........................................................................................................................414
Configuring the Trace File.................................................................................................415
Saving Lists Locally...........................................................................................................417
The Explain SQL Function................................................................................................418
Finding Dictionary Information..........................................................................................420
Information About Development Objects................................................................................421
Navigation and Information System: Overview....................................................................422
The Repository Information System......................................................................................423
Environment Analysis.............................................................................................................425
Determining the Environment............................................................................................426
Where-used Lists....................................................................................................................427
The Application Hierarchy......................................................................................................429
The Data Browser....................................................................................................................431
Customizing the Data Browser Display..................................................................................433
Other Data Browser Functions...............................................................................................434
New Concepts............................................................................................................................435
Inactive Sources......................................................................................................................436
Concept..................................................................................................................................437
Support in the ABAP Workbench Tools.................................................................................439
Activating Objects..............................................................................................................441
Overview of Inactive Objects.............................................................................................442
Status Display...................................................................................................................443
Activating Classes and Interfaces.....................................................................................445
Effect of Inactive Sources on Operations...............................................................................447
Further Effects........................................................................................................................448
Inactive Sources and Modifications........................................................................................449
Business Add-Ins....................................................................................................................450
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The old version of the ABAP Workbench is no longer available in Release 4.6B. It
is therefore no longer possible (as in Release 4.6A) to switch between the old and
new versions using the User-specific settings.
This change means that the command line version of the ABAP Editors is no longer
available.
Topics in this Documentation
New Features in Release 4.6B [Page 11]
Object Navigator [Page 12]
ABAP Workbench Tools [Page 40]
Information About Repository Objects [Page 421]
New Concepts [Page 435]
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