Linking to Open Development Objects in Another ADT Installation

Context

You can initiate the creation of a hyperlink that refers to a specific development object. The receiver can then open the referenced development object directly in ABAP Development Tools (ADT) in the corresponding ABAP project.

For this purpose, you can generate an email where the hyperlink path is added or paste it from the clipboard manually into any document.

Limitations

ADT links are available for all development objects except trace files, profiler settings, debugger variables, and so on.

Procedure

In the Project Explorer, select the development object.
In the context menu, select the Share Link... entry.
In the Share Link dialog, select ADT Link.
Choose Email link to generate an email from your default email client.
An email is opened that contains a generated header and the hyperlink.
[Optional:] Choose the Copy link to clipboard button and paste the link into any document.
The hyperlink path is then saved in temporary storage. If you paste it in your document or editor, the path is added as text.

Results

Example

The following example displays an ADT hyperlink of a specific ABAP class:

adt://[ABAP system name]/sap/bc/adt/oo/classes/cl_demo_test_save

Note In order to make a hyperlink click-sensitive, the receiver needs to define the application that is launched when opening a hyperlink.

To enable ADT links, you need to define ADT as the installation to be opened. Note that for an MS Windows operating system, you can set the handler path on the preferences page: Start of the navigation path Window Next navigation step Preferences ABAP Development End of the navigation path and activate the ADT Link Handling option. Alternatively, you can select Navigate Open ADT Link from the menu bar. This functionality enables you to enter the copied URL and open the referenced development object directly.

To enable http links, you may need to edit the hyperlink preferences of your operating system.