Functions in the Version Overview

Version management allows you to compare two versions of a repository object, and also to display old versions. It also has a provision to retrieve an older version from the version repository.

Functions Available

Display

Clicking the Display icon, displays the selected version in ABAP editor in read-only mode.

Compare

Clicking the icon compares the difference between two selected versions.

Retrieve

Clicking the icon retrieves the version selected.

Fetch Remote Versions

Clicking the icon displays a window

Provide the RFC Destination(s) and do one of the following:

Click the Save icon to save your variants.

You see two additional buttons for Get Variant and Delete Variant in the above window.

Enter or Confirm Selection after providing the RFC destination displays the following window with these additional columns:

Clicking the search icon displays a window to enter the search text:

Note:

  • If your search contains multiple lines, we recommend entering it as such, without merging them in a single line.

  • The system performs a search in the deltas of adjacent versions.

  • For every match of the full search text entered, the version list shows a check-mark on the corresponding version row.

  • The search is also performed on every remote version, if present in the version list.

    For example, if your search text is IF SY-SUBRC = 0

    • The search will find all deltas with lines having IF SY_SUBRC = 0

    • If your deltas have line IF A = B AND SY-SUBRC = 0 then search cannot find it with above search text.

    • The expected search text is IF A = B AND SY-SUBRC = 0.

    If the search text has multiple lines, for example:

    Line 1: IF

    Line 2: SY-SUBRC = 0

    • The search finds the deltas where one line has IF and another line

      (or same line) which has SY-SUBRC = 0

    • The line IF SY-SUBRC = 0 will also be found.

    • The line IF A = B AND SY-SUBRC = 0 will also be found.

The search finds the deltas where one line has IF and another line (or same line) which has SY-SUBRC = 0

If the search term results in a hit, the compare column will reflect with a green tick to indicate the result.

The Search result is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

The compare column displays a tick mark to indicate a successful search in those versions.