FAQ's, intros and memorable discussions in the ABAP General Forum

[Former Member]

Welcome to the SDN ABAP General Forum!

In addition to release dependent information avalaible by:

- pressing the F1 key on an ABAP statement,

- or searching for them in transaction ABAPDOCU,

- using the [SDN ABAP Development Forum Search|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/directforumsearch?threadid=&q=&objid=c42&daterange=all&numresults=15&rankby=10001],

- the information accessible via the [SDN ABAP Main Wiki|https://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/ABAP],

- usefull coding examples from the [ABAP Code Gallery|https://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/Snippets/CommunityCodeGallery]

- the [SAP Service Marketplace|http://service.sap.com] and see [SAP Note 192194|https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/192194] for search tips,

- the 3 part [How to write guru ABAP code series|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/f2dac69e-0e01-0010-e2b6-81c1e8e5ce50] ... (use the search to easily find the other 2 documents...)

... this "sticky post" lists some threads from the ABAP forums as:

- An introduction for new members / visitors on topics discussed in threads,

- An introduction to how the forums are used and the quality expected,

- A collection of some threads which provided usefull answers to questions which are frequently asked, and,

- A collection of some memorable threads if you feel like reading some ABAP related material.

The listed threads will be enhanced from time to time. Please feel welcome to post to [this thread|; to suggest any additional inclusions.

Note: When asking a question in the forum, please also provide sufficient information such that the question can be answered usefully, do not repeat interview-type questions, and once closed please indicate which solution was usefull - to help others who search for it.

[Former Member]

ABAP General
=> Do not ask simple interview questions without enough information, because "it depends"...
=> Different ways to start the browser on a hyperlink.
=> Icons on either side of the selection-screen.
=> Uploading an image to the MIME repository.
=> Just as the subject title says... perhaps he read the forum rules before posting... 😉
=> Usefull information about the impact of unicode conversions on ABAP.
=> committed to the details of COMMIT WORK
=> Input parameters with hidden visibility.
=> How to find all character sub-strings in a string using ABAP Char utilities.
=> Little tricks which become obsolete after a while ... 🙂
=> Rich demonstrates IMPORT and EXPORT statements.
=> Obsolete functions are dead. Long live released APIs.
and => ABAP Char utilities, find and replace '##' on the application server.
*NEW!!!* => Interesting behavior of SUBMIT without VIA SELECTION-SCREEN addition

Last edited by: Thomas Zloch on Sep 18, 2011 10:10 PM

Edited by: Suhas Saha on Jan 31, 2012 11:55 PM

[matt]

How to backup my programs: use the transport mechanism, copy and paste, print to spool and save the list, 3rd party program. For details - search.