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Use

You use the Back-End Editor to edit ABAP source code as well as any development objects based on the ABAP Editor.

The editor is line-based, which means that it presents only a single line for editing at a time. In order to use editor functions such as cut, copy, and paste, you must first select a block of lines.

The Business Object Repository Editor is available only with the Back-End Editor.

Prerequisites

There are no operating system restrictions for the Back-End Editor.

Features

The Back-End Editor has the following functions:

  • Navigation functions (forward navigation)
  • Block selection
  • Compression logic (only available in this mode)
  • Line numbering (only available in this mode)
  • Find and Replace function
  • Colored highlighting for comment lines
  • Insert Statement function
  • Include expansion (only available in this mode)
  • Single-step Undo function
  • Conversion of a text block to comment lines
  • Pretty Printer for standardizing program layout
  • Syntax check
  • Upload and download of local files.