Consuming existing HANA artifacts in ABAP is easy!
If you’re already started developing ABAP on SAP HANA or if you’re planing on doing so, then you’ll soon ask yourself; “How do I consume my HANA artifacts in ABAP?”. Once you’ve figured that one out...
View ArticleCreating Exception Classes using Code Templates
Maybe you already asked yourself how to create an exception class with the ABAP development tools in eclipse without having the exception builder for generating the exception IDs. In this blog you will...
View ArticleConnectivity and Integration with ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver...
Overview ABAP Connectivity & Integration Tools aims at providing the following:Enhance your integration experience by bringing together all the essential pieces (ABAP, Proxy, Enterprise Services...
View ArticleOpen SAP GUI in separate window with AIE
Development Objects that are not integrated in eclipse with a native editor are opened with the workbench tool within a SAP GUI. The GUI is opened within an eclipse window. If you don't like that...
View ArticleWhere to hell is the Pretty Printer ?
You already discovered that the good old Pretty Printer from the ABAP workbench has changed its name to Format in ABAP in Eclipse. Congratulations But unfortunately it does not the job that you...
View ArticleDuplicate a codeline in ABAP editor in eclipse
Duplicating a codeline in ABAP is done via CTRL+D. Upps, I did that in ABAP in Eclipse: Where is my code? The editor just deleted my code and did not duplicate it. Grggghhhh.... Don't worry. We can...
View ArticleWeb Dynpro ABAP Code Templates in ABAP Development Tools (ver 2.7)
ABAP Development Tools for Eclipse (version 2.7) enables you to develop Web Dynpro ABAP application faster. In the blog Developing Web Dynpro ABAP Applications using ABAP development tools (for...
View ArticleSurround your code using ABAP in Eclipse code templates
A very powerful feature in Eclipse is the usage of code templates. Few months ago I already described in my blogInsert Code Patterns and Templates within Eclipse how to use it. Just start typing the...
View ArticleCreating new Code Templates with ABAP in Eclipse
As described in my previous blog Surround your code using ABAP in Eclipse code templates you can also create your own templates and use it to surround your code with predefined patterns. Let's have a...
View ArticleUsing Wildcards in Code Completion to insert code patterns
One of the most powerful features of source code editors is for sure the code completion.In ABAP in Eclipse you use this for example also to insert code patterns into your source code.I described this...
View ArticleADT Feature Availability Matrix for AS ABAP Releases
With the ABAP development tools for eclipse we follow the strategy that the latest eclipse client (currently Version 2.7) is compatible with all ABAP backends with version 7.31 SP4 and higher. Most of...
View ArticleJoin the first SAP CodeJam on ABAP in Eclipse and the SDK in Bielefeld
Craig already announced that there will be SAP CodeJam on ABAP in Eclipse in Bielefeld on the 14th of June. See his blog post:...
View ArticlesmartDevelop for ADT a preview
I just wanted to give an update on our experience with ADT aka ABAP in Eclipse. After the release of ABAP Development Tools 2.7 in May 2013 (http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-34380), we wanted to find out...
View ArticleCompare with active version using ABAP in Eclipse
ABAP developers know the concept of inactive versions in ABAP. That means whenever you change a development object it is saved in an inactive state without disturbing the running system. Before you...
View ArticlePimp my ABAP in Eclipse IDE
You may already noticed that eclipse comes along with a huge set of functions in the menu and in the toolbar. A lot of these functions you will never use. Am I right? Do you know that there is a...
View ArticleEclipse don't want to get connected with my SAP-Systems (DE/EN)
[deutsche version - german version, english version see below] Mit meinem ersten Blogpost zeige ich Ihnen, wie Sie Fehler bei der Verbindung zwischen Eclipse und Ihren SAP-Systemen korrigieren. Wenn...
View ArticleAutomatic syntax check for source code objects
One of my favorite features in ADT has been introduced with the new version (2.13): the automatic syntax check for source code objects. It tells you whether you have introduced new syntax errors while...
View ArticleAutomatic code completion
Beside the automatic syntax check, we introduced also the automatic code completion after component selectors with ADT 2.13. If you enter a component selector (like ->, =>, - or ~) after an...
View ArticleNew version of ABAP Development Tools for Eclipse 2.13 available now
Since today a new version of the ABAP Development Tools for Eclipse 2.13 is available for download on the SAP service market place. This version is the successor of the ADT 2.7 version and runs against...
View ArticleABAP development in the cloud with ADT
One of the biggest pain points of using ABAP Development Tools for Eclipse is that you need at least an AS ABAP 7.31 application server in your landscape. When you want to test drive the powerful...
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