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ADT Eclipse/HANA Studio for ABAPers

In the SAP ABAP on HANA Part I, we talked about some common
questions and answers. We also created our rst program in HANA Studio. In
this article, we would get accustomed with the HANA Studio screen, various
buttons and icons. How/Why to use them and also we would try to correlate
the functionalities of HANA screen icons to that of classic GUI icons.
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Open ABAP Development Object: The system-wide search for development

objects is possible.
Search: The workspace-wide search for development objects is possible.
With this function, we can search for ABAP development objects across all
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table within the LOOP. Is it a
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usable ABAP projects.

Taboo? A big NO NO?

A. What is NOT there in ADT Eclipse/HANA Studio, which was

available in ABAP GUI editor?

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1. Change/Display Icon
We were not able to gure out the change/display toggle icon in HANA
Studio ABAP editor. Whenever we opened the program in our development
system, it opened in change mode. If any reader knows about the
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comment section or email us and educate all.
2. Pattern Icon
Another signi cant button which we could not gure out in HANA Studio is
the Pattern Icon. When we want to auto generate the FM/Class/Method or
any custom pattern, we are so habituated to use this Pattern icon in ABAP
editor. We were little surprised, not to nd this commonly used button. But you
need not be disappointed. Type initial letters of the syntax you want to use
and then use Ctrl + Space and Shift + Enter to insert the full signature (e.g. for
function module / method selected).

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3. Pretty Printer
There is no pretty printer icon. How would developers impress their team leads
and quality reviewers without the pretty printer?
Do not worry, the pretty
printer button might not be there, but the functionality still exists. Go to
Windows -> Preference -> ABAP Development -> Source Code Editor ->
Formatter to set up the formatting needs.

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You might not see the Formatter option upfront. You need to click on Source
Code Editors. Then you would see settings for different options (number 5 in
above image) and Formatter is one of them.
Once you set the format, Shift + F1 is the shortcut for the desired
formatting.
So, Pretty Printer in GUI = Shift + F1 in HANA Studio
These are some commonly used icons/buttons which are missing in Eclipse ADT.
Please note, this is not the whole elaborate list.
Also Read:SAP HANA from space level.
B. Check the common/similar or near similar features in Vanilla ABAP
editor and Eclipse/HANA Studio ABAP editor
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1. Outline View
Let us start with the Outline View in HANA Studio. Check the outline view
on the lower left corner of the studio.

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The Outline view displays the internal structure of a program or class that is
currently open in the ABAP source code editor. The Outline view is synonyms
to the Object detailed screen of ABAP editor in SE80. Just like when we click
any element on SE80, it takes to that element in the main program,
similarly, the outline is synchronized with the contents of the editor. Hence,
when an element in the Outline view is selected, we can navigate quickly to
the corresponding position in the ABAP source code.
Just like in SE80 editor, for each element in Outline View in Studio, we can
navigate to the declaration part in the source code editor or the
implementation part (e.g. in the case of methods of a class).
2. Keyword Completion/Suggestion
Just like in GUI, ABAP editor on HANA studio suggests keywords as you type
the syntax. The GUI shortcut Ctrl +Space holds good in eclipse too.

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3. Where-Used List
This powerful feature is still available.

4. Revision History.
Like in GUI ABAP editor, we can compare changes from one transport of source
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code to another in ADT. Right click on the source code area of the program
and choose Compare with -> Revision History.

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4. Transport Organizer
Transport Organizer in ADT for Eclipse enables ABAP developers to perform
the below Transport related operation through Studio.
i) Adding user to Transport request (TRs)
ii) Changing owner of TRs and tasks.
iii) Checking consistency
iv) Releasing and deleting TRs

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Right-click on the transport to see all the activities you can perform. One
example of adding a user under an existing transport is shown below.

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Limitation of Transport Organizer in HANA Studio:

Transport request CANNOT be created within the Transport Organizer view of
ABAP Development Tools. But, if you create/edit an object (say
table/program/FM/package etc) in Studio ADT and it asks for a new
transport, you can create new transport within that corresponding wizard.
Remember, transports can be created from those wizards and not stand
alone from Transport Organizer.
Advantage of Transport Organizer in HANA Studio:
The Search option in the Transport Organizer. Any object
(table/program/FM/package etc) can be searched for, to check the TR and task it
belongs to. In SAP GUI transaction SE10, we cannot search that easily.
Although we have other t-codes and ways to gure it out. But the ease and
user experience in Transport Organizer in HANA Studio is unmatched.
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Read more: SAP HANA at Ground Zero

C. The new features in Eclipse/HANA Studio ABAP editor, which were
not available in GUI editor.
1. Syntax Error Marker:
Check the red cross on the left side of the code editor. This feature warns
you of any error lines while you are typing your program and even before you
hit the syntax checker. This comes really handy for the ABAPers to type the
right syntax as and when he/she is.

2. Local code comparison:

Compares current saved version with the selected saved version.

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Right click on the code area of the program and choose Compare with ->
Local History. Choose one of the previously saved version and see the
comparison. This local change history gives the comparison between saves in
the ADT, showing changes in the code as stored in the local workspace.

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Check, the code difference can be so easily identi ed.

3. Rename elements/texts.
Although we have Find and Replace (or Ctrl + H) option in SAP GUI, but
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Eclipsed based ADT has better renaming experience. Just right click on the
source editor and select Rename or hit Alt+Shift+R, to open the replace
wizard.

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Select the element you want to replace and hit Rename (Alt+Shift+R), give
the new name for the element and hit Next.

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Before it nishes, it would show the Original code and the new code after the
change. It would also show all the lines which would be changed.

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Hit Finish and the element is renamed throughout the entire source code.
Also Read: View the HANA Views from different angles
Summary of some prominent misses and inclusions
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Hope, with the help of this article, you have realised that we need not be
scared of HANA Studio. It is old wine (ABAP) in a new bottle. In the next
article, we would see how we can debug our ABAP program in Eclipse Studio
and more.
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murugan ramamoorthy | June 8, 2016 at 2:06 pm | Reply

thanks for your effort.Really its very usefull

SAP Yard | June 10, 2016 at 4:03 pm | Reply

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Soyab | June 8, 2016 at 2:38 pm | Reply

Very good information
.. thanks for sharing n keep it up

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Dear Soyab Thank you very much for your

comment. We are happy, you found our post
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fhenn | July 1, 2016 at 5:35 pm | Reply

In a few months I will work on SAP HANA (for the
moment SAP ECC 6)
So thank you very much for your share.
It is very interesting.

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Dear Fab You are lucky to be able to get the

opportunity to work in SAP HANA. Congrats.
Welcome to our blog. Hope these articles would
help you transition better when HANA is on-boarded in your
workplace.
All the best.
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