Activating DDL Sources

To generate an SQL view in the ABAP Dictionary, you must first activate the DDL source, in which the entity for the view is defined.

Prerequisites

Make sure that the DDL source you wish to activate is syntactically correct. Before it is activated, the system performs a syntax check of the entire object.

Procedure

To activate the DDL source from the DDL source editor ...

1. Open the relevant DDL source in the DDL editor.
2. Click the icon (Activate the ABAP Development Object) in the toolbar.

   TIP: Alternatively, you can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + F3.

To activate the DDL source from the Project Explorer ...

1. Select the node of the relevant DDL source in the ABAP project in the Project Explorer.
2. Open the context menu and choose Activate.

Results

In the selected package, the ABAP back-end system creates an active version of an SQL view and stores it in the ABAP Dictionary.