Here is an overview of the most significant changes in the context of ABAP core development that relate to the current ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver the (ADT) client and the SAP NetWeaver 7.5 SP01 back end.
Working with Breakpoint Conditions
When debugging ABAP code, you have now the option to specify a condition for an ABAP breakpoint. The condition is evaluated at runtime whenever the source code position of the related breakpoint is reached. If the condition is fulfilled, the debugger will stop execution at the breakpoint.
For more information, look here: Adding Conditions to Breakpoints
Creating, Editing, and Displaying Supplementary Documentation for Data Elements
From the toolbar, you can provide additional supplementary documentation for each data element in order to provide individual program-specific and dynpro-specific field help.
For more information, look here: Providing Supplementary Documentation
Using Search Patterns for Opening ABAP Development Objects
When using Ctrl + Shift + A, you can now define the following defaults for the search text field:
To fill these defaults in the search text field, define the following Search preferences:
For more information, look here: Open ABAP Development Object Dialog
Displaying the ABAP Language Version of ABAP Programs and Classes
You can now indicate for which scenario (such as Unicode program (default) and ABAP for Key Users) the syntax rules and language elements of ABAP programs and classes need to be checked.
For more information, look here Defining the ABAP Language Version of ABAP Programs and Classes