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Changes Before Release 3.0

Changes were made in the following subjects before development for SAP Basis Release 3.0:

1. Country-specific decimal point and date format

2. Lists as modal dialog boxes
3. Line width for each list / list level

4. New key word DESCRIBE LIST

5. Cross-client SAP SQL
6. Cross-client EXPORT/IMPORT

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Modification 1

Country-specific decimal point and date format:

The new key word SET COUNTRY allows you to change the the decimal point and date format for all subsequent output (WRITE).

Modification 2

Lists as modal dialog boxes:

You can now display lists as modal dialog boxes, if the lists are formatted with LEAVE TO LIST-PROCESSING on screens that

- have the appropriate attribute set in the screen attributes.
- are called with CALL SCREEN (more precisely with the addition
... STARTING AT ... ENDING AT).

Modification 3

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Modification 4

New key word DESCRIBE LIST:

Previously, you could use DESCRIBE to describe the attributes of fields, field strings and internal tables. Now, you can also do this for lists by using DESCRIBE LIST.

Modification 5

Cross-client SAP SQL:

By using the addition CLIENT SPECIFIED with the SAP SQL key words SELECT, UPDATE, and DELETE, you can now access tables in any client.

Modification 6

Cross-client EXPORT/IMPORT:

By using the addition CLIENT with the key words EXPORT ... TO DATABASE, IMPORT ... FROM DATABASE, and DELETE FROM DATABASE, you can now access the cluster databases in any client.