The ABAP Dictionary editors are provided for developing or editing classic objects of ABAP Dictionary in Eclipse.
Since SAP NetWeaver 7.5 SP00, a source-based editor is provided to create and edit structures in ABAP Development Tools (ADT).
Structures are persisted as metadata in several database tables. In the source-based structure editor, structures are represented as source code. The source code of a structure is generated when it is read from the database. When you save or activate a structure, the source code is converted to the existing persistence. Underneath the editor the same persistence is used as in ABAP Dictionary. This means, any individual formatting of the source code is overwritten after saving.
Since SAP NetWeaver 7.5 SP00, a form-based editor is provided to create and edit data elements in ABAP Development Tools (ADT).
The form-based editor provides the following information of an opened data element:
Currently, the remaining classic objects in ABAP Dictionary, such as database tables, domains, and so on, can be opened and edited in the integrated SAP GUI.