User-Specific Settings

Purpose

You can use this function to adjust the user-specific settings in the ABAP Workbench.

Features

Your personal settings are accessible from the Object Navigator or any other tool in the ABAP Workbench. To display the settings, in the menu bar, choose Utilities → Settings.

Note

You can use the Upload and Download pushbuttons to save and upload your personal settings to a different place.

ABAP Workbench Tools Settings

Tool	Setting	Description
Workbench (general)	Display Workbench News	If you set this option, the Welcome Page is displayed in the Object Navigator.
ABAP Editor	Source code-based Editor	Enables the source code-based editor mode of the ABAP Editor. See also: Front-End Editor (Source Code Mode).
ABAP Editor	Text-based Editor	Enables the old text-based editor. When you work in this mode, the source code of your program is loaded at the frontend and can be edited locally. See also: Front-End Editor (Plain Text Mode).
Pretty Printer	Indent	Indents lines in the ABAP source code. For example, all statements belonging to an event are indented by two characters. See also: Improving the Layout.
Pretty Printer	Convert upper-/lowercase	This option allows you to standardize the source code display. Lowercase (for the entire program apart from literals and comments). Uppercase (for the entire program apart from literals and comments). Keyword uppercase (highlights ABAP keywords).
Split-Screen Editor	Window arrangement	You can arrange the programs either next to each other or one above the other in the Split-Screen Editor.
Split-Screen Editor	Comparison operations	If you choose Ignore indentations, the system recognizes the program lines as identical as long as they have the same contents, even if they are indented differently. If you choose Ignore comments, the system recognizes program lines as identical as long as they have the same contents apart from comments appended using <">. The Ignore upper-/lowercase setting is initial. For more information, see Special Split-Screen Functions.
Class Builder	Display filter	Options for displaying the components of global classes or interfaces in the Class Builder. They allow you to extend or restrict the standard display.
Class Builder	Scope Filter	Restricts the display of class components to instances or static components.
Screen Painter	Graphical layout editor	If you set this option, the system uses the graphical layout editor in the Screen Painter. If the option is not set, the system starts the alphanumeric editor.
Menu Painter	Output length in status maintenance	Function code: The function code field in the Menu Painter can be set to allow input length between 4 and 20 characters. Text length: The text field for function texts in the Menu Painter can be set to allow input length between 10 and 40 characters. Note that these user-defined settings are only valid in the status maintenance screen of the Menu Painter.
Menu Painter	Front-end platform	Front-End: All function codes maintained in the Menu Painter are platform-independent but the function key names are not. By selecting a platform, you ensure that the function keys are labeled using the convention of the selected platform.
Function Builder	Check syntax in test	When you test a function module, the system can check the syntax of the function group to which the function module belongs. To improve performance in the Function Builder test environment, this option is switched off by default.