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The following changes refer to the ABAP development tools as well as the test and analysis tools that are provided in the Eclipse-based IDE and the SAP GUI.

ABAP Development Tools (Eclipse-Based)

Fundamental Task and Tools

The What´s New in ABAP Development Tools (ADT) list provides you with an overview of the updated and newly integrated functions.

For more information, look here: Version 2.31

Help Content

The help content of the Eclipse-based IDE can now also be accessed through the Internet.

Consequently, the following user guides for ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver are now available on the SAP Help Portal:

  • SAP - ABAP Development User Guide
  • SAP - ABAP for HANA Development User Guide
  • SAP - ABAP Web Services
  • SAP - BOPF Business Object Development User Guide
  • SAP - Core Data Services for ABAP
  • SAP - Support Guide for Eclipse-Based SAP Development Tools
  • SAP - Web Dynpro ABAP Development User Guide

For more information, look here: ABAP Development Tools - Eclipse

ABAP Workbench (GUI-Based)

Availability of the Back-End Editor

For simplification reasons, the option for using the back-end editor has been removed.

Since this release, only the front-end editors (old and new) are provided in the ABAP WB for editing ABAP source code. In the user-specific settings, these options are renamed as follows:

  • Front-End Editor (Old) has been renamed to Source Code-Based Editor
  • Front-End Editor (New) has been renamed to Text-Based Editor

For more information, look here:

ABAP Editor
Test and Analysis Tools in ABAP (GUI-Based)

SQL Monitor

Time Series-Oriented View on Performance Data:

With the time series you have the option to focus on SQL Monitor data for a specific time interval. In this way, you are able to determine the granularity of measurement results.

For more information, look here: Specifying Settings for Time Series

Activating SQL Trace for Individual Statements:

Starting from the SQL Monitor, you can activate SQL Tracing for individual SQL statements in order to analyze performance issues in detail.

For more information, look here: Activating SQL Trace for Individual Statements

Executing Remote Static Checks Within the HANA Migration Context

You would like to execute the latest static checks for your custom code and thus benefit from recent check variants in the Code Inspector tool. For this type of scenario, the remote static check might be the best solution for you.

For more information, look here: Executing Remote Static Checks in Context of HANA Migration