User-Specific Settings (SAP Library - BC

User-Specific Settings

You can preset many of the user-specific settings for the different tools in the ABAP Workbench. These are arranged in a tab that you can call from any of the tools.

Displaying the Settings

You can display your personal ABAP Workbench settings from the Object Navigator or any other tool in the ABAP Workbench. Choose Utilities ® Settings.

ABAP Workbench Tools Settings

Tool	Setting	Description
Workbench (general)	Display background picture		If you set this option, a background picture is displayed in the Object Navigator. This setting has no effect in a WAN.
	No picture	If you set this option, the picture is never displayed
ABAP Editor	Frontend editor	Enables the textedit control mode in the ABAP Editor. When you work in this mode, the source code of your program is loaded at the frontend and can be edited locally. See also Frontend Editor
	Backend editor	The conventional line-based backend editor. See also: Backend Editor
	Numbering	The With and Without line numbering options only apply to table control mode.
	Compression	In table control mode, you can use the With compression logic option to compress logical blocks of ABAP coding. This provides a readable display of complex ABAP programs. For further information, refer to Using Compression Logic.
	Path for local editing	Determines the path for local editing. This is the path to which the program is downloaded or stored temporarily, or under which it is started in a local editor. This option only applies to table control mode.
	Upper-/lowercase conversion in display mode	Setting this flag only applies to display mode. The conversion then applies each time you display source code. The display form is based on the settings you make in the Pretty Printer under the Convert upper/lowercase option. The Keyword uppercase option is not supported for performance reasons. If this flag is not set, there is no special formatting in display mode. In this case, the display is the same in both change and display modes. The source code is displayed exactly as it is stored in the database.
Pretty Printer	Indent	Indents lines in the ABAP source code. For example, all statements belonging to an event are indented by two characters. See also: Improving the Layout.
	Convert upper-/lowercase	Option allowing you to standardize the source code display. Lowercase (for the entire program apart from literals and comments). Uppercase (for the entire program apart from literals and comments). Keyword uppercase (highlights ABAP keywords). Note that the Keyword uppercase option can be very runtime-intensive in long programs.
Splitscreen	Window arrangement	You can arrange the programs either next to each other or one above the other in the splitscreen editor.
	Comparison operations	If you choose Ignore indentations, the system recognizes program lines as identical as long as they have the same contents, even if they are indented differently. If you choose Ignore comments, the system recognizes program lines as identical as long as they have the same contents apart from comments appended using <">. The Ignore upper-/lowercase setting is initial. For further information, refer to Special Splitscreen Functions.
Class Builder	Display filter	Options for displaying the components of global classes or interfaces in the Class Builder. They allow you to extend or restrict the standard display.
	Scope Filter	Restricts the display of class components to instance or static components.
Screen Painter	Graphical layout editor	If you set this option, the system uses the graphical layout editor in the Screen Painter. If the option is not set, the alphanumeric editor is used instead.
Menu Painter	Output length in status maintenance	Function code option: The length of the function code field in the Menu Painter can be set to between 4 and 20 characters. If the function code you want to enter is longer than the length specified in this option, the field cannot accept input beyond its defined length. Text length option: The length of the text field for a function text in the Menu Painter can be set to between 10 and 40 characters. If the text you want to enter is longer than the length specified in this option, the field cannot accept input beyond its defined length. Note that these user-defined settings are only valid in the status maintenance screen of the Menu Painter.
	Frontend platform	Frontend option: The function key settings depend on the platform you are using. All function codes maintained in the Menu Painter are platform-independent, but the function key names are not. By selecting a platform, you ensure that the function keys are labeled using the convention of the selected platform.
Function Builder	Check syntax in test	When you test a function module, the system can check the syntax of the function group to which the function module belongs. The default setting for this option is inactive to improve performance in the Function Builder test environment.