ABAP Keyword Documentation

This documentation describes the syntax and meaning of the keywords of the ABAP language and its object-oriented variant ABAP Objects.

• ABAP # Overview
  
  An introduction to ABAP and the most important umbrella topics.

• ABAP # Reference
  
  A complete description of all ABAP key words in their relevant context.

• ABAP # Short Reference
  
  A short overview of all statements, ordered alphabetically.

• ABAP - Release-Specific Changes
  
  List of all changes and enhancements made to ABAP since Release 3.0

• ABAP Programming Guidelines
  
  Rules and hints on using ABAP.

• ABAP # Glossary
  
  Terms in the ABAP environment, and their explanations.

• ABAP # Index
  
  Alphabetical index of all language elements.

• ABAP # Keyword Directory
  
  Alphabetical keyword directory for searching by topic.

• ABAP - Examples
  
  Compilation of executable example programs.

This external version of the ABAP key word documentation only supports text links within the documentation itself. Other links, such as links to the chapters in the extended help or to programs in the SAP system, are not active in this version.

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Note

The programs and program extracts outlined in the ABAP keyword documentation are syntax examples and are not intended for use in a production system environment. The purpose of the source code examples is to enable a better explanation and visualization of the syntax and semantics of ABAP statements. SAP does not guarantee either the correctness or the completeness of the code. In addition, SAP takes no legal responsiblity or liability for possible errors or their consequences, which occur through the use of the example programs.

The database tables of the flight data model used in the example programs can be filled using the program SAPBC_DATA_GENERATOR.