Display Modes in the Debugger
When you are debugging a program, there are various display modes that you can use. All of the display modes have the same structure. The top part of the screen displays an extract of the program source code. The bottom part displays the information specifically available in that display mode. There are also pushbuttons on the screen allowing you to switch to the most frequently-used display modes.
Display Modes Available Using Pushbuttons
Fields |
The scrollable field display contains the contents of up to eight fields. The contents of the three most important system fields are always displayed. This is the default display mode in the Debugger. See also Processing Fields |
Table |
Displays the contents of an internal table. This mode allows you to display and edit the entries in an internal table. See also Processing Internal Tables |
Breakpoints |
A scrollable display containing up to 30 breakpoints. Next to each breakpoint is a counter. You can also delete breakpoints in this display. See also Managing Dynamic Breakpoints |
Watchpoints |
You can set a watchpoint for a field so that the program is interrupted whenever the value of that field changes. This display mode contains a list of watchpoints, the fields and programs to which they are assigned, the current values of the fields, and the conditions upon which the watchpoint is activated. See also Setting Watchpoints |
Calls |
This mode displays the current sequence of events, and the sequence of calls up to the current breakpoint. The last active call is displayed at the top of the list; previous calls are listed in reverse chronological order. When an event (for example, START-OF-SELECTION) concludes, it is deleted from the display. |
Overview |
This mode displays the structure of the program. It lists its events, subroutines, and modules, and shows which sections belong to which events. It also displays the section currently being processed. |
Settings |
This mode displays the current Debugger settings. You can change the settings by selecting or deselecting various options. For further information, refer to Settings and Warnings |
Other Display Modes
You can access other display modes by choosing Goto ® Display data object.
Single field |
Displays the contents and technical attributes of a field. |
Structured field |
Displays the components of a structure, along with their contents and attributes. If you double-click a component, the system displays detailed information for it. |
Strings |
Display the content and current length of the string. You can also display part of the content by means of offset and length. |
Internal table |
Displays the type, line numbers and contents of an internal table. |
Object |
Displays the structure of an ABAP Object. |
For further information on these displays, refer to
Displaying Attributes and Displaying ABAP Objects