Displaying Properties of Development Objects

Context

Let us assume you found a development object using Ctrl + Shift + A keyboard shortcut and you would like to find out some simple details, such as the person who made the last change or the original language of this object. If the object in question is a source code object (class, interface, program, function module, include), then you can open the corresponding Properties view.

Procedure

Open the relevant development object in the ABAP source code editor.
Choose the toolbar menu Window Show View Properties .

Alternatively, you can open the context menu of the editor and choose Show in Properties .

Results

The properties are displayed in the Properties view.

Figure 1: Displaying properties of an ABAP program

Tip

With your own development objects, you have the option of changing the object description in the Properties view. The Description field is provided as an editable field for this purpose – however, this is only the case if the logon language (project language) does not differ from the original language of the object. Otherwise the Description field is not an editable field and it is labeled with a corresponding decorator.

Figure 2: Description field non-editable when original language different from logon language

Note To find out the properties of development objects that can only be opened in the GUI-based editor (packages or Dictionary objects), double-click the respective node in the Project Explorer. The assigned editor is opened in the integrated GUI window and you can then find the properties you are interested in at the appropriate position in the editor.