Editing a Program (Former Editor Modes) 

Purpose

You use this process description to guide you through the different stages of editing an ABAP program.

Process Flow

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       1.      Open your new program and navigate to the place where you want to start editing.

See Navigating in the Source Code.

       2.      Edit your source code accordingly.

See Editing Source Code.

       3.      Use templates to avoid unnecessary typing.

See Inserting Statement Patterns.

       4.      Copy and insert code within a single editor session or between sessions.

See Using Buffers.

       5.      Use the Find and Replace function to apply global changes to your source code.

See Find and Replace.

       6.      If you use includes, you can add them to the source code of your main program.

See Expanding Includes.

       7.      Improve the layout of your program.

See Improving the Layout.

       8.      Use ABAP Help, if necessary.

See Using ABAP Help.

       9.      Save and activate your program.

See Saving and Activating a Program.