In SAP NetWeaver 7.4 SP 5 and
higher, the SAP HANA-based
ABAP Source Search functionality enables you to find text that is contained in source-based
repository objects (like classes, programs, function pools, and so on) as well as message
classes of an ABAP project.
Prerequisites
Your ABAP system must be using a SAP HANA database.
Ensure to have at least 10 GB of free database memory before you switch on this
business function. If the database memory is not enough, the ABAP system may become
very slow or unusable. To provide the required space for the ABAP Source Search and
its indexing, your SAP administrator needs to activate the
SRIS_SOURCE_SEARCH business function in the Switch Framework
(transaction code SFW5) of the corresponding ABAP system.
Context
You have two options for performing a search in ABAP source code:
- If you want to search within the entire ABAP system, select from the menu or open the shortcut (Ctrl
H).
- If you want to search within a certain development object, select a certain
development object in the Project Explorer or open it in
the source code editor and choose Search Content... from
the context menu.
The same dialog is provided for both options. Proceed as follows:
Procedure
- In the following dialog box, choose the ABAP Source
Search tab.
Note If the recommended tab is not displayed, choose the
Customize... button to select the corresponding
one.
- In the ABAP Source Search tab, enter the text you wish
to find in the Search Term field.
Note
In the Search Term field, the following operators
are available to adjust your search criteria:
| Operator |
Description |
|---|
| * (asterisk) |
You can add an asterisk '*' to search for all
characters. |
| OR |
Matches containing at least one of the terms joined
by the OR operator are
returned. |
| - (minus) |
Matches that do not contain the term immediately
following the minus sign are returned. |
| "SEARCH_TERM" (quotation
marks) |
Only exact matches for SEARCH_TERM
are returned. Terms within quotation marks are not
tokenized and are handled as a string. |
If you enter multiple search terms, the AND operator is
automatically interpreted by default. As a consequence, only the
repository objects are displayed that contain all search terms.
- [Optional:] In the Search Filter field, you can restrict
the search by one or more:
- ABAP packages
- ABAP source-based development objects
- Object types like clas, intf
- Responsible User that is provided in the table
TADIR, field AUTHOR
Tip
When editing the search filter, you can benefit from the content
assistant functionality by pressing Ctrl + Space.
If you want to select several ABAP packages and / or development objects,
leave a space between the entries.
Note Search filters currently do not support patterns like
CL_*. You can only use complete identifiers.
- [Optional:] Move the Maximum number of results slider to
limit the quantity of the results that are displayed in the
Search view.
Note You can define the number from 25 up to all search
results.
- [Optional:] Choose the Browse... button for selecting
the Project if you want to search in another ABAP
project.
Note By default, the current ABAP project is used.
- Choose Search to launch the search.
Results
If the text is found, the matching code snippets are displayed in the result list of the
Search view. These code snippets are grouped according to
their repository objects and packages. In addition the search term is
highlighted.
From the results list, you can navigate to the repository object or source code
position by using double-click. In addition, you can do the following:
- Scroll to the next or previous match
- Copy the content of the result to the clipboard
Tip In the
Search view, you can choose the
Open Search Dialog button from the tool bar to redefine the
search.
Search 
Search 
from the menu or open the shortcut (Ctrl
H).