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ABAP Statements - Overview

This section contains a thematically organized overview of all statements that are opened with ABAP keywords. For an alphabetical list of all ABAP words, see ABAP words.

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Introductory Statements for Programs

CLASS-POOL	Introduces a class pool
FUNCTION-POOL	Introduces a function group
INTERFACE-POOL	Introduces an interface pool
PROGRAM	Introduces a module pool orsubroutine pool
REPORT	Introduces an executable program
TYPE-POOL	Introduces a type pool

Modularization Statements

Procedures

FUNCTION ... ENDFUNCTION	Defines a function module
METHOD ... ENDMETHOD	Defines a method

Dialog Modules

MODULE ... ENDMODULE	Defines a dialog module

Event Blocks

AT LINE-SELECTION	List Event
AT SELECTION-SCREEN	Selection Screen Event
AT USER-COMMAND	List Event
END-OF-PAGE	List Event
END-OF-SELECTION	Reporting Event
GET	Reporting Event
INITIALIZATION	Reporting Event
LOAD-OF-PROGRAM	Program Constructor Event
START-OF-SELECTION	Reporting Event
TOP-OF-PAGE	List Event

Source Code Modules

DEFINE ... END-OF-DEFINITION	Defines a macro
INCLUDE	Includes an include program

Declarative Statements

Data Types and Data Objects

CONSTANTS	Declares a constant
DATA	Declares a variable
FIELD-SYMBOLS	Declares a field symbol
INCLUDE	Includes a structure
NODES	Declares a table work area
STATICS	Declares a static variable
TABLES	Declares a table work area
TYPES	Defines a separate data type

Classes and Interfaces

ALIASES	Declares an alias name
CLASS ... ENDCLASS	Defines a class
CLASS-DATA	Declares a static attribute
CLASS-EVENTS	Declares a static event
CLASS-METHODS	Declares a static method
EVENTS	Declares an instance event
INTERFACE ... ENDINTERFACE	Defines an interface
INTERFACES	Includes an interface
METHODS	Declares an instance method
PRIVATE SECTION	Introduces the package visibility section
PROTECTED SECTION	Introduces the protected visibility section
PUBLIC SECTION	Introduces the public visibility section

Object Creation

CREATE DATA	Creates an anonymous data object
CREATE OBJECT	Creates an object.

Calling and Exiting Program Units

Calling Programs

CALL TRANSACTION	Calls a transaction
LEAVE TO TRANSACTION	Calls a transaction
SUBMIT	Calls an executable program

Calling Processing Blocks

CALL FUNCTION	Calls a function module
CALL METHOD	Calls a method
PERFORM	Calls a subroutine
RAISE EVENT	Triggers an event
SET HANDLER	Registers an event
SET USER-COMMAND	Triggers a list event

Exiting Program Units

CHECK	Exits a loop pass or processing block
CONTINUE	Exits a loop pass
EXIT	Exits a loop or processing block
LEAVE PROGRAM	Exits an ABAP program
REJECT	Exits a processing block
RETURN	Exits a processing block
STOP	Exits a processing block

Program Flow Logic

Control Structures

DO ... ENDDO	Loop
CASE ... WHEN ... ENDCASE	Branch
IF ... ELSEIF ... ELSE ... ENDIF	Branch
WHILE ... ENDWHILE	Loop

Program Interruption

WAIT UP TO	Program interruption for a certain amount of time

Exception Handling

RAISE	Triggers a non-class-based exception
RAISE EXCEPTION	Triggers a class-based exception
TRY ... CATCH ... CLEANUP ... ENDTRY	Handles class-based exceptions
RESUME	Resumes after a resumable exception

Assignments

Value Assignments

MOVE	Assignment according to conversion rule
MOVE-CORRESPONDING	Assignment according to structure components
UNPACK	Unpacks a packed number

Setting References

ASSIGN	Sets a field symbol
UNASSIGN	Initializes a field symbol
GET REFERENCE	Sets a data reference

Initializations

CLEAR	Initializes a data object
FREE	Initializes a data object

Processing Internal Data

Calculation Expressions

COMPUTE	Calculates a calculation expression

Calculation Statements

ADD	Adds numeric data objects
DIVIDE	Divides numeric data objects
MULTIPLY	Multiplies numeric data objects
SUBTRACT	Subtracts numeric data objects

Character String and Byte String Processing

CONCATENATE	Concatenates character strings orbyte chains
CONDENSE	Condenses a character string
CONVERT TEXT	Converts a character string
FIND	Searches in a character string orbyte chain
GET BIT	Reads individual bits in a byte chain
OVERLAY	Replacement in a character string
REPLACE	Replacement in a character string orbyte chain
SET BIT	Sets individual bits in a byte chain
SHIFT	Moves a character string or byte chain
SPLIT	Splits a character string orbyte chain
TRANSLATE	Converts a character string
WRITE TO	Formats values as a character string

Internal Tables

APPEND	Attaches rows to an internal table
AT	Control level processing of aninternal table
COLLECT	Condensed insertion of rows into an internal table
DELETE	Deletes rows from an internal table
FIND IN TABLE	Searches in an internal table
INSERT	Inserts rows into an internal table
LOOP AT ... ENDLOOP	Loop for an internal table
MODIFY	Changes rows in an internal table
READ TABLE	Reads a row of an internal table
REPLACE IN TABLE	Replacement in an internal table
SORT	Sorts an internal table
SUM	Summation of numeric fields in an internal table

Extracts

AT	Control level processing ofextract dataset
EXTRACT	Fills extract dataset
FIELD-GROUPS	Declares a field group
INSERT	Builds a field group
LOOP ... ENDLOOP	Loop for the extract dataset
SORT	Sorts extract dataset

Attributes of Data Objects

DESCRIBE	Determines the properties of a data object

User Dialogs

Dynpros

CALL SCREEN	Calls a dynpro sequence
CONTROLS	Declares a control
EXIT FROM STEP-LOOP	Exits a table control or step loop
GET CURSOR	Reads the cursor position
GET PF-STATUS	Sets the GUI status
LEAVE [TO] SCREEN	Exits a dynpro
LOOP AT SCREEN ... ENDLOOP	Loop for screen elements
MODIFY SCREEN	Modifies a screen element
REFRESH CONTROL	Initializes a table control
SET CURSOR	Sets the cursor position
SET HOLD DATA	Activates/deactivates standard menu entries
SET PF-STATUS	Sets the GUI status
SET SCREEN	Sets the next dynpro
SET TITLEBAR	Sets the GUI title
SUPPRESS DIALOG	Suppresses the screen

Selection Screens

PARAMETERS	Defines a parameter
SELECTION-SCREEN	Defines a selection screen or ascreen element
SELECT-OPTIONS	Defines a selection criterion

Lists

BACK	Relative positioning of list cursor
DESCRIBE LIST	Specifies the properties of a list in the list buffer
FORMAT	Formats a list
GET CURSOR	Reads the cursor position
HIDE	Saves a data object in a list level
LEAVE TO LIST-PROCESSING	Calls the list processing
LEAVE LIST-PROCESSING	Exits list processing
MODIFY LINE	Changes a list in the list buffer
NEW-LINE	Line break in a list
NEW-PAGE	Page break in a list
POSITION	Positions the list cursor
PRINT-CONTROL	Formats a print list
READ LINE	Reads a list in the list buffer
RESERVE	Relative page break in a list
SCROLL LIST	Scrolls in a list
SET BLANK LINES	Controls the blank characters in a list
SET CURSOR	Sets the cursor position
SET MARGIN	Sets the margin of a print list
SET PF-STATUS	Sets the GUI status
SET LEFT SCROLL-BOUNDARY	Sets the scroll boundaries of a list
SET TITLEBAR	Sets the GUI title
SKIP	Positions the list cursor
ULINE	Displays a line in a list
WINDOW	Displays a list in a dialog box
WRITE	Displays data in a list

Messages

MESSAGE	Send a message

Processing External Data

Open SQL

CLOSE CURSOR	Closes a database cursor
DELETE	Deletes rows from a database table
FETCH NEXT CURSOR	Reads rows using a database cursor
INSERT	Inserts rows into a database table
MODIFY	Changes or inserts rows in a database table
OPEN CURSOR	Opens a database cursor
SELECT ... ENDSELECT	Reads rows from a database table
UPDATE	Changes rows in a database table

Native SQL

EXEC SQL ... ENDEXEC	Defines an area for Native SQL

Secondary Database Connections

COMMIT CONNECTION	Completes an SAP LUW on a secondarydatabase connection
ROLLBACK CONNECTION	Cancels an SAP LUW on a secondarydatabase connection

Data Clusters

DELETE	Deletes data clusters
EXPORT	Exports data objects into a data cluster
FREE MEMORY	Deletes data clusters from the ABAP memory
IMPORT	Imports data objects from a data cluster
IMPORT DIRECTORY	Creates the interval directory of a data cluster

File Interface

CLOSE DATASET	Closes a file
DELETE DATASET	Deletes a file
GET DATASET	Specifies the properties of a file
OPEN DATASET	Opens a file
READ DATASET	Reads a file
SET DATASET	Sets the properties of a file
TRANSFER	Fills a file
TRUNCATE DATASET	Changes the size of a file

Data Consistency

AUTHORITY-CHECK	Checks an authorization
COMMIT WORK	Completes a SAP-LUW
ROLLBACK WORK	Cancels a SAP-LUW
SET UPDATE TASK LOCAL	Sets the local update

Program Parameters

SAP Memory

GET PARAMETER	Reads an SPA/GPA parameter
SET PARAMETER	Sets an SPA/GPA parameter

Language Environment

GET LOCALE	Specifies of the text environment.
SET COUNTRY	Sets the formatting settings of the language environment
SET LANGUAGE	Loads a text pool
SET LOCALE	Sets the text environment

Date and Time Information

CONVERT INTO TIME STAMP	Converts date and time into time stamp
CONVERT TIME STAMP	Converts a time stamp into data and time
GET TIME	Fills the system fields for date and time
GET TIME STAMP	Creates a time stamp

Program Processing

Testing and Checking Programs

ASSERT	Defines an assertion
BREAK-POINT	Defines a breakpoint
LOG-POINT	Defines a logpoint
GET RUN TIME	Specifies a measuring interval
SET RUN TIME ANALYZER	Controls the runtime analysis
SET RUN TIME CLOCK	Sets the measurement accuracy for measuring intervals

Dynamic Program Development

GENERATE SUBROUTINE POOL	Generates a subroutine pool
INSERT REPORT	Stores an ABAP program
INSERT TEXTPOOL	Stores a text pool
READ REPORT	Imports an ABAP program
READ TEXTPOOL	Imports a text pool
SYNTAX-CHECK	Calls the syntax check

ABAP Data and Communication Interfaces

Remote Function Call

CALL FUNCTION DESTINATION	Remote Function Call
RECEIVE	Receives parameters for the remote function call
WAIT UNTIL	Waits for completion of the remote function call

ABAP and XML

CALL TRANSFORMATION	Calls an XSLT program or asimple transformation

OLE Interface

CALL METHOD	Calls a OLE automation method
CREATE OBJECT	Create an OLE automation object
FREE OBJECT	Releases memory in the OLE automation
GET PROPERTY	Reads an attribute in the OLE Automation
SET PROPERTY	Sets an attribute in the OLE Automation

Enhancements

Source Code Enhancements

ENHANCEMENT ... ENDENHANCEMENT	Implements a source code enhancement
ENHANCEMENT-POINT	Defines a source code enhancement
ENHANCEMENT-SECTION ... END-ENHANCEMENT-SECTION	Defines a source code enhancement

Enhancements Using BAdIs

GET BADI	Creates a BAdl object
CALL BADI	Calls BAdI methods

Statements for Experts

INFOTYPES	Declares an internal table for HR info types
PROVIDE ... ENDPROVIDE	Loop for multiple internal tables

Obsolete Statements

Obsolete Modularization

FORM ... ENDFORM	Defines a subroutine
LOCAL	Temporarily stores a data object

Obsolete Declarations

FIELDS	Addresses a data object
RANGES	Declares a ranges table
TYPE-POOLS	Loads a type pool

Obsolete Calls

CALL CUSTOMER-FUNCTION	Calls a function module exit
CALL DIALOG	Calls a dialog module
PUT	Triggers a reporting event

Obsolete Exit

LEAVE	Context-dependent exit of an ABAP program

Obsolete Control Structure

ON CHANGE OF ... ENDON	Obsolete branch

Obsolete Exception Handling

CATCH SYSTEM-EXCEPTIONS	Catches catchable runtime error

Obsolete Assignments

MOVE - PERCENTAGE	Assigns a subobject of a data object
PACK	Packs a packed number

Obsolete Calculation Statements

ADD-CORRESPONDING	Addition of structure components
DIVIDE-CORRESPONDING	Division of structure components
MULTIPLY-CORRESPONDING	Multiplication of structure components
SUBTRACT-CORRESPONDING	Subtraction of structure components

Obsolete Character String and Byte String Processing

|CONVERT DATE|INVERTED-DATE|Transforms a character string into nine's complement| |----|----| |REPLACE|Replacement in a character string orbyte string| |SEARCH|Obsolete search in a character string orbyte string|

Obsolete Internal Table Processing

REFRESH	Obsolete initialization an internal table
SEARCH itab	Obsolete search in an internal table
WRITE TO itab	Writes to an internal table (obsolete)

Obsolete Database Access

DELETE	Deletes a row in a database table (obsolete)
LOOP AT	Obsolete loop for a database table
MODIFY	Changes a row in a database table (obsolete)
READ TABLE	Reads a row in a database table (obsolete)
REFRESH FROM	Reads rows in a database table (obsolete)

Obsolete cursor processing in native SQL

EXIT FROM SQL	Exits obsolete cursor processing of Native SQL

Contexts

CONTEXTS	Data type for contexts
DEMAND	Requests a context
SUPPLY	Fills the key fields of a context

Obsolete Statements in List Processing

AT PFnn	Obsolete List Event
DETAIL	Intensity of the background color in a list
INPUT	Input-ready status of a list
MAXIMUM	Maximum value of outputs in a list
MINIMUM	Minimum value of outputs in a list
NEW-SECTION	Controls a print list
SUMMARY	Intensity of the background color in a list
SUMMING	Sum of outputs in a list

Obsolete Editor Calls

EDITOR-CALL FOR itab.	Calls a GUI Control (obsolete)
EDITOR-CALL FOR REPORT	Calls the ABAP Editor

Obsolete Tests and Checks

SET EXTENDED CHECK	Controls the enhanced program check

Obsolete External Programming Interface

COMMUNICATION	Controls the CPI-C interface

Internal Statements

Program Processing

DELETE DYNPRO	Deletes a dynpro
DELETE REPORT	Deletes an ABAP program
DELETE TEXTPOOL	Deletes a text pool
EXPORT DYNPRO	Exports a dynpro
GENERATE DYNPRO	Generates a dynpro
GENERATE REPORT	Generates an ABAP program
LOAD REPORT	Loads an ABAP program
IMPORT DYNPRO	Imports a dynpro
SCAN	Splits an ABAP program into tokens
SYNTAX-CHECK FOR DYNPRO	Syntax check for a dynpro
SYNTAX-TRACE	Influences the syntax check

External Interface

CALL	Calls a c function of the ABAP runtime environment