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Context

In SAP NetWeaver 7.4 as well as 7.31 SP11 or higher, you can display or edit text elements of an:

  • ABAP class
  • ABAP program
  • ABAP function module, or
  • ABAP include

This enables you to add language-dependent messages that have to be translated. For this, a SAP GUI is opened in a separate tab beside the source code editor.

Note The master language of the text element is the same as the master language. You can only change the content of a text element that has been created in the master language.

Procedure

  1. Open an ABAP class, ABAP program, ABAP function module, or ABAP include in the source code editor.
  2. In the context menu, choose Start of the navigation path Open Others Next navigation step Text Elements End of the navigation path to open the SAP GUI-based text editor in a separate tab.
  3. Enter or edit the text element.
  4. Save your changes.

Results

The text element is created. You can now add the code for the text element in the source code.

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