ABAP Keyword Documentation → ABAP - Release-Specific Changes
Changes in Release 3.0
Changes were made in the following areas as part of the development for SAP Basis Release 3.0:
Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54
Features
Declaration Statements
RFC - Remote Function Call
Logical Databases and Selection Screens
String Processing
Internationalization
List Processing
Debugger
Arithmetic Expressions
Typing of Formal Parameters
Displaying Icons on Dynpros
OLE2 Automation Controller
ABAP SQL
Messages
Further Changes
14.03.96
New language elements SET LOCALE,
SORT AS TEXT, and CONVERT TEXT for locale-friendly text handling
14.12.95
User-specific variables in variants
14.12.95
Passing dynamic selections with SUBMIT
23.11.95
05.10.95
Performance option: Field selection when using logical databases
20.07.95
Ability to display simplified SELECT-OPTIONS on the selection screen
17.05.95
Report-specific selection options can be passed direct to the database
14.03.95
Selection screens: Nested blocks
28.02.95
ABAP SQL: SELECT list and INTO list in SELECT and FETCH
22.02.95
Selection screens: User-specific keys in application toolbar
22.02.95
Selection screens: Ability to define/change block titles at runtime
15.02.95
Output of QUAN fields (WRITE addition UNIT)
26.01.95
List processing: Symbols in lists
20.01.95
ABAP SQL: Explicit cursor processing
19.01.95
User interface for entering user database selections
19.01.95
Dynamic selections on selection screens
18.01.95
Selection screens: User pushbuttons
18.01.95
Selection screens: Ability to define/change comments at runtime
18.01.95
Selection screens: Maximum of 200 lines; no more continuation screens
18.01.95
Selection screens: Selection screen versions instead of model screens
18.01.95
Selection screens: Blocks (with or without boxes)
29.12.94
List processing: System tables %_LIST ... read-only
27.12.94
List processing: F1, F4 and GET CURSOR
15.12.94
15.12.94
14.12.94
PARAMETERS ... RADIOBUTTON GROUP ...
13.12.94
ASSIGN COMPONENT with Component Name
27.10.94
Converter for assigning types to formal parameters
24.10.94
ABAP SQL: ... ACCEPTING DUPLICATE KEYS
19.10.94
New SPLIT variant: SPLIT ... INTO TABLE itab
17.10.94
Function module RS_SET_SELSCREEN_STATUS for setting user's own GUI status on selection screens
17.10.94
Increase size of selection screens to 60 lines
15.10.94
13.10.94
Integration of data model with logical databases
04.10.94
New OK code field SSCRFIELDS-UCOMM on selection screens
16.09.94
New additions with WRITE [TO] for alignment
08.09.94
New ABAP keyword SPLIT for splitting character strings
07.09.94
New behavior of SKIP at end of page
07.09.94
Fixed list columns when displaying a list (leading column)
05.09.94
SET PF-STATUS SPACE activates standard list status
02.09.94
New keyword CONCATENATE for concatenating multiple character strings
29.08.94
New language element CONTINUE for continuing a loop
25.08.94
New SHIFT variants (SHIFT ... DELETING ...)
20.08.94
19.08.94
New additions for LEAVE: LEAVE PROGRAM, LEAVE LIST-PROCESSING
19.08.94
Handling of EXIT in list events
19.08.94
SET CURSOR and GET
CURSOR with addition LINE... (without FIELD)
17.08.94
New operators and functions in arithmetic expressions (COMPUTE)
01.08.94
Debugging system dynpros and system programs
28.07.94
MESSAGE with numbered variables
22.07.94
Ability to leave lists and return to the selection screen
22.07.94
SET TITLEBAR with numbered variables
20.07.94
20.07.94
20.07.94
SUBMIT: Runtime information from function module RS_SUBMIT_INFO
20.07.94
Blank selection screens no longer generated
18.07.94
15.07.94
15.07.94
Variable format specifications with FORMAT, WRITE, and MODIFY LINE
15.07.94
WRITE and ULINE with variable position and length specifications
15.07.94
ASSIGN and PERFORM with offset specifications and without exceeding field limits (feld+off(*))
15.07.94
MOVE with variable offset and length specifications
01.07.94
Matchcode selection with logical databases
23.06.94
User's own F1/F4 on selection screens
15.06.94
01.06.94
Earlier Changes in ABAP
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Declaration Statements in Release 3.0
RFC - Remote Function Call in Release 3.0
Logical Databases and Selection Screens in Release 3.0
String Processing in Release 3.0
Internationalization in Release 3.0
List Processing in Release 3.0
Arithmetic Expressions in Release 3.0
Typing Formal Parameters in Release 3.0
Representation of Icons on Dynpros in Release 3.0