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ABAP Repository Information System

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Objectives

 The participants will be able to:

 Explain and use the Repository Information System.
 Perform Object Searches (FIND).
 Search for SAP Objects using other SAP Objects (WHERE-USED).
 Search for Objects outside of the ABAP Dictionary.

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ABAP Repository Info System: Typical Queries

ABAP
Dictionary

Find (Object Where-used lists

Search)
Find all objects of Find all objects of
type A with type A that use
attributes X, Y, Z. object B

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ABAP Repository: Initial Screen

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Find: Selection Screen

Enter a single
value for
the search
attributes or
use the arrow
push-buttons
for selection
options

Use the All Selections

pushbutton to limit search criteria
on other object attributes

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Selection Options

Use SELECT and EXCLUDE

FROM SELECTION
pushbuttons to perform
inclusive and exclusive
range searches.

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Hit List Options: Standard Options

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Where-Used List: Selection Screen

Where-Used List
pushbutton

List all programs that

use the table MARA

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Demonstration

 Finding of all the tables using a SAP standard field in the ABAP Dictionary by use
of the Where-used functionality.

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Practice

 Finding of all the tables using a SAP standard field in the ABAP Dictionary by use
of the Where-used functionality.

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ABAP Repository Info System

Business Engineering Enterprise Services

ABAP Dictionary Enhancements

Program Library BSP Library

Class Library Test Objects

Web dynpro Development Coordination

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Summary

 The ABAP Repository Information System is a tool which allows you to perform
quick searches for information on all ABAP development objects
 The two basic functions available in the Repository Info System are the Find and
Where-used list functions.
 The Find function allows you to search for objects from a specific object class
meeting selection criteria.
 The Where-used list function allows you to determine the use of an object in other
objects. Both functions produce a list of results which met the specified search
criteria.

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Questions
 What is the ABAP Repository System ?
 How to use the Where-used-list functionality ?

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