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Use

The ABAP Debugger is an integrated test tool within the ABAP Workbench. You use it to check the program logic and to find errors in the source code of an ABAP program. In the Debugger, you can step through the source code of a program. The running program is interrupted after each step, allowing you to check its processing logic and the results of individual statements.

As of Release 6.10, you can also run Business Server Pages (BSP) in the debugging mode. You can also display and set breakpoints here. Business Server Pages can be displayed in the Object Navigator when you select an appropriate application under BSP Application.

Features

The Debugger provides an efficient means of identifying errors in ABAP programs. It contains the following functions:

  • Ways of starting the Debugger

  • Choosing different views

  • Choosing different execution options in the Debugger

  • Displaying source code in the Debugger

  • Setting and deleting breakpoints

  • Setting and deleting watchpoints

  • Stopping a program at a particular statement or event

  • Displaying and changing field contents at runtime

  • Displaying ABAP Objects and references

  • Displaying and positioning strings

  • Setting and deleting database locks

  • Opening the ABAP Editor, or Object Navigator

  • System settings and runtime warnings