Displaying Details in the Element Information Popup and the ABAP Element Info View

You can display details of the elements of a development object in the Element Information Popup and the ABAP Element Info view. In this way, you can – for example – compare the details of several elements or methods.

Context

You open the Element Information Popup and the ABAP Element Info view from a usage in the ABAP source code editor.

Figure 1: Example of the ABAP Element Info view for displaying ABAP source code information

Note

You can only display details on the use, not on the definitions of elements.

1. Position the cursor on the relevant element and press F2.

   The info popup is opened and displays the corresponding details.

   As of SAP NetWeaver 7.5 SP04, you can navigate between the content of different usages in the Element Information Popup/ABAP Element Info view. To do this, position the cursor on the type usage in the corresponding element information. The usage then becomes a link and you can click it.

   As of SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP 7.51 innovation package SP00, you can open a development object directly in the ABAP source code editor from its usage in the Element Information Popup/ABAP Element Info view. To do this, open the context menu for the relevant usage and choose Navigate to.

2. To open the ABAP Element Info view, press the @ "Show in ABAP Element Info view" button.