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dialog step
State of a user session between a user action on the user interface of a dynpro and the sending of a new screen. During a dialog step, the AS ABAP does not react to user actions. The current user session is assigned a work process of the application server which executes the program logic of the dialog step. Generally, the dialog step is made up of the logic programmed for the points PAI of the current screen and PBO of the following screen.