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Git-Enabled Change and Transport System

With this feature, you can manage your ABAP development using Git repositories. For more information about functions that were delivered for the first time with ABAP Platform 2021, but downported to ABAP Platform 2020 FPS02, see the table under Additional Details.

Technical Details

Type

Changed

Functional Localization

Not applicable

Scope Item

Not applicable

Application Component

BC-CTS-GIT (Git-Enabled CTS)

Valid as Of

ABAP Platform 2020 FPS02

Additional Details

The following functions that were delivered for the first time with ABAP Platform 2021, were downported, and delivered with ABAP Platform 2020 FPS02:
Function Type of Change Description Links to More Information
gCTS registry New

The gCTS registry defines the original repository of an ABAP object. It helps you organize your Customizing objects and assign them to the relevant Git repository. In addition, it supports distributed development, where developers no longer work in one central development system, but in their local development systems.

Support of Customizing objects of type CDAT (View Cluster Maintenance) New   gCTS für Customizing-Daten verwenden
Repository parameter VCS_TARGET_DIR is obsolete (read-only). Changed Use the Layout property Sub directory path instead. Repository-Layout festlegen
Various UI enhancements were made to the gCTS app: Changed
  • More detailed log display.
  • Improved visualization of transport request log on Activities tab.
  • Enhancements to the conflict resolution editor:
    • Introduction of scroll functionality (synchronized scrolling in all panels)
    • Highlighting of conflict markers
    • Dialog box for conflict options, as known from common IDEs by clicking on a conflict header line
    • Jump to next/previous conflict functionality
    • Jump to next/previous conflicting file functionality
    • List of conflicting files directly in conflict resolution editor
    • Mark conflicting files as resolved ('Git add' functionality)
    • Full screen mode for each panel
    • Existing conflicts are evaluated when saving file.
    • Conflict counter for existing conflicts in file
  • Improved visualization of configuration parameters selection dialog