Questions tagged [abap-adt]

ADT is toolset provided by SAP for developers getting used to Eclipse-based development tools, and also it is recommended tool for ABAP CDS and RAP development. This tag aims all question related to configuration of ADT, developing ABAP programming objects with ADT and developer techniques within ADT

ABAP Development Tools (ADT) is programming toolset distributed like Eclipse plugin and freely provided by SAP for downloading.

Key Features

  • Highly flexible, customizable Eclipse UI for ABAP development tools
  • High-performance, failover-safe online development in several ABAP systems simultaneously
  • Display and edit functionality for multiple ABAP objects in parallel Advanced and efficient source code editing including refactoring support
  • Fast search and navigation capabilities
  • Cross-system version management
  • Ideal support of task-oriented and test-driven development
  • Built-in extensibility of the IDE through the established Eclipse plug-in technology
  • Powerful SDK for building and integrating custom ABAP development and testing tools

Typical scenarios for ADT: creating, editing, testing, debugging, and profiling development objects

Prerequisites for using ADT:

721 Kernel version
SAP NetWeaver 7.31 SP04 for ABAP back-end.

Configuration guide: https://help.sap.com/doc/2e65ad9a26c84878b1413009f8ac07c3/201909.001/en-US/config_guide_system_backend_abap_development_tools.pdf

Development guide: https://help.sap.com/doc/saphelp_nw75/7.5.5/en-US/4e/c0ca886e391014adc9fffe4e204223/frameset.htm

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How can I edit report texts with the ADT for Eclipse?

I am developing a classic ABAP report in Eclipse using the SAP ABAP development tools Eclipse extension. Is there a way to edit report text elements (text symbols, selection texts and list headings) in Eclipse directly or do I still need to open the…
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Create a persistent class in eclipse for abap (ADT)

Can I create a persistent class from within Eclipse? How? In the ABAP Classbuilder I can simply tick a checkbox to do that, but in eclipse, I did not see something like that.
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How to find package for a dictionary object in Eclipse ADT?

I am trying to determine a package for an data element, or domain, or whatever via Eclipse ADT, but have no luck. I'm doing usual object search via project search (Ctrl-Shift-A), and both Global search (Ctrl-H), the result is the same. I see domain…
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How to export SQL query results to file in ABAP ADT?

right now I am using Eclipse to do SQL-commands on tables from a SAP HANA Database. I would like to save these results as csv- or Excel-data. When I do a Select-Statement I get a result in Eclipse. By right-clicking into it, there is a button called…
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How can I add standard fields to a standard API in SAP without using Eclipse?

I have a standard API where I have to add 2 standard fields in SAP. I don't have access to Eclipse. Can anyone help me regarding this? I am new to this concept. I asked for Eclipse access but I was informed that there is no need for it. My process…
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How to search package in ADT?

After installing the Eclipse ADT I created the ABAP package in cloud system, and I can't find that package in the ZLOCAL parent package to put it on my Favorite Packages. How can I find it? Thanks.
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Logon to system DEV failed (System DEV does not support Eclipse based ABAP Development Tools)

I get that error: Logon to system DEV failed (System DEV does not support Eclipse based ABAP Development Tools) I have the credentials to the SAP system and I have already setup ABAP in Eclipse. But whenever I try to logon I get that error.
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$TMP is shown incorrect in Eclipse, comma is Included into property filter

My SAP Username is: schmelzer,t. (yeah with comma and point) Adding a connection to Eclipse the Project Explorer shows me my local objects ($TMP) seperated with schmelzer and t. how can I fix this. Problem is that it wants to separate with the…
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Display system+client in Eclipse ADT tab description?

We have just switched to Eclipse ADT in our SAP ABAP development environment, and now we are developing in client 100 and test in client 200, so we have opened two tabs with the same source in different SAP clients. In the project pane we see The…
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No repository found error while installing ABAP ADT

An error occurred while collecting items to be installed session context was:(profile=C_Users_ssp2_eclipse.jee-2019-09_eclipse, phase=org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.engine.phases.Collect, operand=, action=). No repository found containing:…
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ABAP ADT prerequisites?

What do i need for setting up a connection to a local database in Eclipse to start developing in ABAP? I already installed the plugin for ABAP but i can't connect to a database. Any suggestions?
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Is there a way to declare a key attribute in ADT without the use of SE24?

When using the interface IF_WORKFLOW design a Business Object to be used in SAP Workflow, one can declare a key attribute using SE24. This helps when using SWUE to raise business events and test workflows. Is there a way to declare and display this…
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No authorization for data preview in ADT 2023-06

The error I faced when trying to access view demo_cds_curr_conv on ABAP BTP Trial is I want to find out what is the authorization missing, is there a way? In classic ECC accessed via SAPGui we can use SU53 for that, it shows which exact auth object…
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How to setup things in local to run ABAP Programs

I wanted to run ABAP programs in my local. So far I tried to setup SAP NetWeaver for ABAP, and also tried to install ADT in my eclipse but I couldn't proceed with any of these. EDIT: I tried to follow the steps mentioned here but I got an error…
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How to connect Eclipse to remote SAP server via rdp?

Good afternoon, I have an rdp file to connect to a SAP server remotely via SAP Logon. Also on the local machine I have Eclipse which I want to connect to a remote SAP server. Is such a connection possible or does Eclipse need to be on a remote…
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