The tools in the Workbench are integrated. For example, when you are working on a program, the ABAP Editor will also recognize objects created using other tools. This integration means if you double-click an object, the Workbench automatically launches the tool that was used to create the object.

SAP has developed the Object Navigator to help you to organize your application development in this integrated environment. It provides a context that makes it easier for you to trace the relationships between objects in a program. Rather than working with tools and packages, you work with objects and allow the Workbench to launch the appropriate tool for an object.

We recommend that you use the Object Navigator to develop your applications. For this reason, this documentation is written from the perspective of an Object Navigator user.