ABAP Workbench

ABAP workbench is graphic programming to develop various applications by using ABAP language in ERP SAP R/3 system. It is a central part of SAP business applications. SAP ABAP Workbench provides various tools to create ABAP programs and perform development activities such as ABAP Dictionary, Editor, and painter.

Workbench is used to develop, test, and run various ABAP programs in the SAP R/3 system.

  •  ABAP Dictionary: – It records and processes all objects and processes database table definitions.
  • ABAP Editor: – ABAP  editor is used to write and maintain programs, edit the screens and edit the reports.
  • ABAP Painter: – ABAP painter designs and maintains SAP GUI (Graphical user interface) screen for a client.

Features of workbench: – The main features of the workbench are as follows

  1. It provides support to a common and graphical user interface (GUI).
  2. Easy distribution of channels among servers.
  3. Integration of information that allows the transfer of development among systems.
  4. It supports communicating with external applications through remote functional calls.
  5. It also supports communicating with desktop applications.
  6. Workbench tools support the entire life cycle of software development.

ABAP Workbench tools

All the tools are integrated with each other, by using workbench tools you can create programs, interfaces, web services, and access database connections. The important tools of the workbench are as follows-

  1. ABAP Dictionary
  2. ABAP Editor
  3. ABAP Painter
  4. Class builder
  5. Function builder
  6. Maintain message
  7. Object navigator
  8. Menu painter
  9. Maintain transactions
  10. ABAP text elements

 How to start SAP ABAP Workbench 

SAP ABAP workbench can be opened by two methods –

1. Logon to SAP R/3 system and click on the tool from SAP easy access screen, click on ABAP workbench and start to work workbench.

SAP ABAP Workbench main menu

 

2. Enter transaction code “S001” in the SAP command field and press enter, then a new screen opens with the title “SAP Easy Access ABAP Workbench”. Here we get only workbench menu options.

SAP Easy Access ABAP Workbench