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The AS ABAP kernel contains processors for transformations for XML.

The development objects created there are called simple transformations, or ST, and XSL transformations, stored in the Repository, and linked to the Transport Organizer. Simple transformations, or ST, is an SAP programming language used for describing transformations between ABAP data and XML formats. XSL transformations transform XML to XML.

The Transformation Editor is a tool for defining transformations for XML that are later executed on the application server. They are displayed and edited in XML format. As of SAP NetWeaver 7.5 SP00, you can, for example, create and edit transformations in their own source-based XML editor.

You can use the Transformation Editor to:

  • Create transformation programs for defining transformation rules
  • Edit source code, for example, to map structures or data elements onto XML documents
  • Check and activate transformation programs
  • Test transformations
  • Create breakpoints for debugging simple transformations (enabled for at least 747 kernel version)
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