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At the next level of granularity, you can compare changes from one transport of source code to another.

You usually transport ABAP code much less frequently than you save it in the ADT. Therefore, comparing transported code versions shows changes over a much longer period of time than the local change history does.

Procedure

  1. From the context menu of an object in the Project Explorer or in the source code editor, choose Start of the navigation path Compare With Next navigation step Revision History End of the navigation path
    In the ABAP editor, the comparison automatically appears with the open code. If you are comparing an ABAP class and start from the Project Explorer), you can choose the section of code you wish to compare. For example, you can compare 'global class' code or 'ABAP Unit test code' versions.
  2. Double-click the active version or one of the transported versions of the code.

Results

A new editor window opens, showing the currently open code in the Local: view. The saved code version is shown with its time stamp in an adjacent view.

Changes are highlighted in the two windows. Locations or changes are shown as icons at the right edge of the saved code version.

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