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The Online Debugging Tool

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The Online Debugging Display

Source Code The program and the

event the debugger is processing.

Execution control

buttons. Click to display

current statement.

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Online Debugging Display

ModesUse these buttons

to page through

the code

Online debugging

navigation buttons

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Displaying Field Contents

Area for watch variables. These are user chosen variables that can

be monitored as they change value during execution.

Buttons for

hexadecimal display

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Contents of

internal table

Displaying the Contents of an

Internal Table

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The change button

Replacing Field Values at

Runtime

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Changing Internal Tables at

Runtime

Initial Values of an Internal Table

Debugger

New Values of an Internal Table

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The Delete Button

Deleting a Row from an Internal

Table

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Editing a Row of an Internal

Table

The Change button

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Adding a Row to an Internal

Table

The Insert and Append Buttons

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Debugging Strategies

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Using Breakpoints

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CASE WORLD_SERIES.

WHEN COLORADO_ROCKIES.WRITE WORLDS GREATEST

TEAM.

WHEN OTHERS.WRITE MAYBE NEXT YEAR.

BREAK-POINT.

Setting Static Breakpoints

Setting a static

breakpoint

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Setting Dynamic Breakpoints

Double click here to

add break point

Use menu

path to add

break point

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Displaying Dynamic Breakpoints

Double click on the Stop icon to

delete a break-point

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Setting Breakpoints at

Keywords or Events

Menu path to create / change /

delete a break-point

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Setting Watchpoints

Createwatchpoint

screen

Logical Operators to compare watch point variables value

Create watchpoint

buttons

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Watch points overview screen

Logical Operators

between watch points

Watch pointchange/delete

Button to

display watch

point overview

screen

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Deleting and Deactivating

Breakpoints

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Deleting and Deactivating

Dynamic Breakpoints

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Debugging Without Breakpoints

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Switching to the ABAP Editor

from within the Debugger

Editing

@#!##?*&% No Problem!

Debugging

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Releasing the Database During

Debugging