Repository Information System: Where-Used List

Determining Uses

Access the ABAP Repository Information System. To do this, start the ABAP Development Workbench from the Easy Access Menu by choosing Tools  ABAP Workbench. In the ABAP Development Workbench, choose Overview  Information System.

To find out where modeling objects are used, position the cursor on Modeling and choose Edit  Expand Node. Under the heading Data Modeling, you will find all the points relating to the Data Modeler, namely Data models, Entity Types, and Entity Type Attributes. Select Data Models or Entity Types and choose Repository Infosys.  Where-Used List.

A dialog box appears in which you have to enter the name of the object for which you wish to see a where-used list. In the case of entity types, you also have to specify which type of where-used list you require (that is, for use in data models or in tables). Once you have done so, choose Continue. A hit list is displayed.

You can execute the following functions from within this list.

• You can access the display screen for an object by selecting the object you are interested in and choosing Display.

• You can access the maintenance screen for an object from within the list by selecting the object in the first column of the display and choosing Change.

• You can display the occurrences of an object from the list in other objects by selecting the object and choosing Utilities  Where-Used List.